The Mad Max Effect: Road Warriors in International Exploitation Cinema

In A Series Of Case Studies, And By Analysing The Individual Films Of The Mad Max Series, This Book Examines How The Kinetic Energy And Aesthetic Design Of A Number Of Divergent Exploitation Films Filters Into The Mad Max Series And Resulted In A Fresh Cycle Of International Low-budget Post-apocalyptic Movies That Appeared On The New Home Video Markets In The 1980s. Mad Max: Fury Road Signalled The Return After 30 Years Of The Most Famous And Celebrated Post-apocalyptic Film Series, One That Had A Profound Influence On Numerous Dystopian Films, Video Games, And Comic Books. Fury Road's Academy Award Success Helped To Reestablish The Series As A Mainstream Cultural Icon. By Contrast, The First Mad Max Was An Inventive Concoction Of Influences From A Range Of Exploitation Genres, Including The Biker Movie, The Revenge Film, And The Car Chase Cinema Of The 1970s. The First In-depth Academic Study Of The Extraordinary Journey Of Mad Max, The Mad Max Effect Reveals How A Humble Low-budget Australian Action Movie Came From The Cultural Margins Of Exploitation Cinema To Have An Indelible Impact On The Broader Media Landscape--