Are all Mad Max movies connected?

There's no connection between them at all. This is the second time Miller has used a major actor twice in Max's films — Bruce Spence played two very similar but ultimately different characters in The Road Warrior and Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
Thunderdome is an arena for steel-cage fights to the death in the 1985 Australian post-apocalyptic film Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome.
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Do you have to watch all the Mad Max movies?

For everyone wondering if they need to watch old Mad Max to understand Fury Road: the answer is no.
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What order do the Mad Max movies go in?

  • 1.1 Mad Max (1979)
  • 1.2 Mad Max 2 (1981)
  • 1.3 Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985)
  • 1.4 Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
  • 1.5 Mad Max: The Wasteland (TBA)
  • 1.6 Furiosa (2024)
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Is the original Mad Max connected to Fury Road?

Reasons for timeline alteration

In 1997, Mad Max: Fury Road was originally intended as a direct sequel to Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome. Mel Gibson was considered for the role yet again and the story was "about an old warrior", i.e. tailored towards Mel's age to continue Max's adventures in The Wasteland.
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Is Mad Max Fury Road a sequel or a reboot?

In fact, Fury Road is likely not a sequel at all, although it certainly isn't a remake of any of the other movies in the series either. Five years ago when the film was still in pre-production, Tom Hardy stated that: It's a relaunch and revisit to the world. An entire restructuring.
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Mad Max Timeline PART 1 - Original Trilogy



Does the Mad Max game tie in with the movie?

Despite its release that year, the game is not directly connected to 2015's Mad Max: Fury Road and was not intended to be a tie-in; its setting and story are original. This decision was made because the game's publisher, Warner Bros.
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Is Max in Fury Road the same Max?

Although many fans have questioned whether Tom Hardy's Mad Max: Fury Road character is the same person as Mel Gibson's original Max, the movie secretly confirms that the two actors are playing the same titular antihero.
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Is Mad Max set in 2021?

Despite what you may have seen on popular memes circulating in the New Year, Mad Max was not set in 2021. The classic dystopian action film portrays a world where lawless motorcycle gangs rule the streets, while violence and anarchy abound.
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Do I need to watch Mad Max before playing the game?

Is it needed or can i get by without watching the movies? You can get buy without watching, but it is a good film so give it a viewing sometime.
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Is Mad Max 3 worth watching?

Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome isn't a bad movie. It has entertaining sections, decent performances and more than a few provocative images. But it also has a major shortcoming: It's too darned sane.
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Is Mad Max worth watching?

Mad Max promises and delivers, it's a low budget action film, but has a terrific story and excellent stunts. Mel Gibson, before he was Mel Gibson in Hollywood, you could see why he made it so big, his presence on screen is truly hypnotic and he makes a great hero.
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Why did Max leave 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 does Max's tattoo say?

They shave his head and face. They tattoo his back with a notice saying he is a universal blood donor (type O negative), intending to use him as a blood supply.
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Is Max immortal in Mad Max?

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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Does Mad Max have continuity?

The Mad Max franchise has always upheld a very loose continuity, with few recurring elements aside from the title character, the Wasteland setting, and rebellion-themed narratives. In an interview with Den of Geek, Miller offered his views on the continuity debate: “they're not really connected in any very strict way.
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Is Mad Max: Fury Road a stand alone film?

No. Fury Road establishes everything you need to know about the characters and world. I mean, you should see the other movies, because they're good (Mad Max), great (The Road Warrior), and very uneven but with some really excellent bits (Thunderdome).
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Where does Mad Max: Fury Road fit in the timeline?

As previously mentioned, Mad Max: Fury Road is difficult to situate exactly in the context of the original trilogy. It's clear that the movie takes place after the events of Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, according to the prequel comics.
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Is Mad Max a canon game?

Mad Max is an upcoming single-player third-person open-world action-adventure driving post-apocalyptic survival video game. It started development as a tie-in game for the upcoming film Mad Max: Fury Road, however has now been confirmed to be a standalone story in the canon.
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Is Mad Max after a nuclear war?

According to George MIller, in the original timeline the nuclear exchange happened after the events of Mad Max 2, but according to the 2015 Mad Max: Fury Road prequel comic books, the war occurs after Max Rockatansky defeats the Toecutter's road-gang and disappears into the Outback, but prior to the events of The Road ...
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