Where was Mad Max filmed?

Shooting took place in and around Melbourne. Many of the car chase scenes for Mad Max were filmed near the town of Little River, northeast of Geelong. The early town scenes with the Toe Cutter Gang were filmed in the main street of Clunes, north of Ballarat. Much of the streetscape remains unchanged.
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Where was Fury Road Mad Max filmed?

Principal photography began in July 2012 in Namibia, with most of the filming based in the Dorob National Park. Filming also took place at the Cape Town Film Studios in Cape Town, South Africa.
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Where was Mad Max filmed beach?

Seaford Beach, Melbourne, Filming location for Mad Max in 1979 Australian.
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Where was Mad Max filmed Coober Pedy?

Exterior location filming took place primarily in the mining town of Coober Pedy, with the set for Bartertown built at an old brickworks (the Brickpit) at Homebush Bay in Sydney's western suburbs and the children's camp shot at the Blue Mountains.
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Where is Mad Max 2 filmed?

Mad Max 2, released in 1981 to critical acclaim, was shot in and around Broken Hill, an isolated mining town founded in 1883 deep in the Australian outback. About 15 miles north of Broken Hill is Silverton, a town of 90 or so residents that, in traditional Australian fashion, manages to maintain a busy pub.
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When did Mad Max 3 take place?

The events of Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome provide a date: 1999 written by Cpt. Walker, signifying his departure from the Crack In The Earth in search of civilization. That would be 10 years before the downfall of the society even begun in the comic book.
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How old was Mel Gibson when he filmed Mad Max?

Released in 1979 and filmed when Gibson was a mere 21 years old, director George Miller's sparse, brutal revenge thriller Mad Max was a surprise hit worldwide thanks to its stellar action and memorable cast of characters.
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Was Mad Max filmed in South Australia?

Shooting took place in and around Melbourne. Many of the car chase scenes for Mad Max were filmed near the town of Little River, northeast of Geelong. The early town scenes with the Toe Cutter Gang were filmed in the main street of Clunes, north of Ballarat. Much of the streetscape remains unchanged.
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Who run Bartertown meaning?

Bartertown is ruled primarily by Aunty Entity, though Master [Blaster] openly, and publicly claims to "run Barter Town", forcing Aunty to endorse their leadership through energy embargoes.
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Where was Star Wars filmed in Australia?

FOX Studios, Australia. Fox Studios in Sydney , Australia were used for the set shooting for the star wars films Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith. The Actors and crew travelled to Australia to film the last two part in the new trilogy.
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Where is the railway station in Mad Max?

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This is the place where Mad Max starring Mel Gibson, Joanne Samuel and Hugh Keays-Byrne was filmed at Clunes Railway Station in Clunes, Australia.
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What pier was in Mad Max?

When not terrorising small towns, the gang passes time taking potshots at a shopwindow mannequin by the wooden Seaford Pier on Seaford Beach, at Station Street off Nepean Highway. Seaford is about 20 miles south of Melbourne, near to Frankston.
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Where is Mad Max House?

310 Great Ocean Road, Fairhaven. The luxury pad, at 310 Great Ocean Road, featured as Max Rockatansky's hide-out in the original 1979 Mad Max movie and is one of only two properties in Fairhaven on the beach side of the Great Ocean Road.
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What is the desert in Mad Max?

According to George Miller this detracted from the post-apocalyptic feeling that he had in mind. Therefore the shooting location was moved to the desert terrain of the Namib desert in Namibia, Africa.
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Is Mad Max: Fury Road Set in Australia?

The long-awaited prequel to George Miller's Academy Award Winning Mad Max: Fury Road is set to be filmed in NSW, and expected to become the biggest film ever to be made in Australia.
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What desert was Mad Max: Fury Road?

A new desert location was found in Namibia, on the west African coast north of South Africa. The production was centred around the country's second city, Swakopmund, at the mouth of the Swakop River.
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Why did Aunty Entity let Max go?

He had not only managed to survive the Gulag punishment, but returned to tear down Aunty's empire. This was a man worthy of her respect, and she acknowledged that by sparing his life. Show activity on this post. The leaving him alive unpunished is a sign of respect for his defiance and his bravery.
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What did Tina Turner call Mad Max?

'Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome' at 35: remembering Tina Turner's ruthless villain Aunty Entity.
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Was Blaster in the first Mad Max?

The large childlike character from the 1st Mad Max movie lived with the older couple that befriended Maxs family near the end of the film. Indeed, the guy in the third movie was called Blaster.
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Which Mad Max was in Coober Pedy?

The main location for the third part of the trilogy is the strange, moonlike landscape, scarred by opal mining, around Coober Pedy in South Australia.
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How much did Mel Gibson make for Mad Max?

Mel Gibson got the part of Max Rockatansky while still a drama student. He was paid $10,000.
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Is Mad Max based on a true story?

Mad Max: Fury Road and the whole franchise is based on the real-life apocalypse that happened in the 1970s. Here are the real-life origins of the franchise. Mad Max: Fury Road is considered one of the greatest movie series of all time.
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How is Mel Gibson so rich?

Mel Gibson's net worth is approximately $425 million. He got most of it as a producer and actor. It is believed that as an actor, he gets around $25 million for a film and $15 million if the film is animated and only his voice is being used.
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What happened to Australia in Mad Max?

The "Mad Max" franchise, beginning with the 1979 original movie, takes place in a desolate Australian wasteland where cities have been replaced by infinite stretches of sand. What happened? The world's oil supplies evaporated, touching off a cataclysmic global war.
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