Why do the Warboys spray their mouths?

The actor who invented and portrayed Immortan Joe, Keays-Byrne, explains the backstory of the War Boys' silvery mouth spray. He says while the hoard believes it's a ritual, it actually involves inhalation of “a very euphoric drug” that, in reality, keeps the War Boys high and suicidal in their devotion to Immortan Joe.
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What is the stuff they spray in their mouths in Mad Max?

In case you have not seen Mad Max: Fury Road, the War Boys are known to spray their mouths with silver spray paint before shouting “WITNESS ME!” and sacrificing themselves for their leader Immortan Joe, on the promise of an eternal trip to feast in Valhalla. Buyers beware.
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Why do they spray their mouth silver in Mad Max?

It has nothing to do with "huffing." They are spray painting their "grills" (teeth) so they will be (as they say in the film) "shiny and chrome" when they go to their Valhalla. Remember, in their Valhalla, they ride forever. It's a kind of statement...it has nothing to do with any toxic or intoxicant effect.
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Why do the Warboys need blood transfusions?

Most of them are plagued by cancer, the most common one being lymphoma, others resulting in partial or complete blindness. They require blood transfusions to prolong their lives and it's one of the reasons they hunt for unsuspecting wanderers of The Wasteland such as Max.
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Why does Immortan Joe wear a mask?

He seems to have respiratory problems but due to his rank in society, he breathes clean air through a respirator mask (decorated with horse teeth to resemble a skeletal jaw) connected to a large breathing apparatus (resembling bellows) worn on his shoulders.
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Nux Talks to Immortan Joe Valhalla - Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) - Movie Clip HD Scene



Why does Furiosa put grease on her forehead?

The highlight really enhanced her cheekbones and made the eyes pop. Furiosa probably would have used a bit of grease or oil to get that sheen, and Charlize [Theron] thought for her character, she'd reapply it like war paint.” “There are different products we used to keep the girls shiny and sweaty.
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Why was Furiosa not a breeder?

In an interview, Charlize Theron revealed that Furiosa was originally to be a wife of the Imperator, but was infertile: "[George Miller and I] talked about backstory, about how she ended up with no arm and that she was discarded. She couldn't breed, and that was all that she was good for.
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Are Toecutter and Immortan Joe the same?

For example, the late Hugh Keays-Byrne returned to the Mad Max series to play Fury Road's primary villain Immortan Joe, decades after he played the original Mad Max's antagonist, Toecutter.
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Is Furiosa Immortan Joe's daughter?

Furiosa was born in a fertile land known as the Green Place. A daughter of Mary Jo Bassa, she is one of the Vuvalini of Many Mothers. She was taught how to read by the many mothers. Her initiating Mother was K.T.
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What is mother's milk in Mad Max?

Mother's Milk is milk gathered from female humans via makeshift milkers. The women hooked up to them, possibly Breeders, are seen with dolls in place of infants. The War Rig had some on board, as revealed when they were stuck in the swamp.
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Why is Mad Max a blood bag?

In the Mad Max universe, the term 'Bloodbag' refers to a person of perfect health who is forced to donate their blood to a person who has fallen ill. In Mad Max: Fury Road, Max Rockatansky is taken by a War party to the Citadel in order to give blood to Nux, who was dying from a blood-borne disease.
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What does Immortan Joe say to Nux?

Immortan Joe: [sprays Nux's mouth with chrome spray paint] You will ride eternal, shiny and chrome.
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How did Immortan Joe get his wives?

The Five Wives were hand picked by Immortan Joe, most likely from the crowds of The Wretched, much like War Pups and other valuable people.
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Why did Max leave at the end of Mad Max?

Even Max feels a sense of purpose after using his blood to save Furiosa. Still, Max can't escape his past, which is both a curse and a remedy, and so he leaves. Hardy's character needs to roam this world alone, as he doesn't know any other way to survive.
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What is the green place in Mad Max?

The Green Place was a fertile area of The Wasteland. It appears in Mad Max: Fury Road. "Further on was the oily bog. Once there had been life and colour here.
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Is Mad Max immortal?

Mad Max Does Age (Despite His Immortality)

In Beyond Thunderdome, Max is going grey at the temples, which is quite an achievement when the script notes that it's been 15 years since the events of The Road Warrior.
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Who died from Mad Max?

Tributes have been paid to Mad Max star Hugh Keays-Byrne, who has died aged 73. The late actor played the villain Toecutter, opposite Mel Gibson, in the 1979 post-apocalyptic, dystopian action movie. British filmmaker Brian Trenchard-Smith confirmed on Facebook that he had died on Tuesday.
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Who is the little girl in Mad Max: Fury Road?

Glory the Child was a little girl from Max Rockatansky's past. She was portrayed by Coco Jack Gillies in Mad Max: Fury Road.
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Who ruined the world Mad Max?

In Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, more is revealed as to how Mad Max's world became what it is. A nuclear apocalypse destroyed the world and all rule of law, hence why Aunty (Tina Turner) and the Collector (Frank Thring) created Bartertown to rebuild civilization, one created on a methane-based energy economy.
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Why does Immortan Joe have breeders?

Breeders were women kept by the Immortan Joe and used as human livestock. They were continually impregnated to produce War Pups and provide a steady source of lactated milk. Their milk, called Mother's Milk, was used as a resource in The Citadel and for trading with other groups.
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Does Max like Furiosa?

Their relationship becomes something much less antagonistic. They're not friends, exactly, but they've got a good enough thing going. Max earns Furiosa's trust and she begins to rely on him, handing over some of her duties as the driver of War Rig.
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Why do they look like that in Mad Max: Fury Road?

War Boys making their skin look as white as that of their leader is further proof of how they were brainwashed from an early age to the point where they would risk their lives and make themselves look like Immortan Joe as their main goal was serving him so they could live again when reaching Valhalla.
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Why is there a guy playing guitar in Mad Max?

Coma-Doof Warrior (also known as The Doof Warrior) is a blind guitarist who was part of Immortan Joe's militia, riding and playing a flame-throwing electric guitar upon the Doof Wagon. He is portrayed by Australian musician iOTA and appears in Mad Max: Fury Road.
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Is Mad Max a feminist film?

Speaking with TIME in May 2015, Ensler remarked on Miller's active efforts to imbue the fourth Mad Max feature with an empathetic and informed feminist sensibility: "I think George Miller is a feminist, and he made a feminist action film.
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