<P> Mad Max is a 1979 Australian dystopian action film directed by George Miller , produced by Byron Kennedy , and starring Mel Gibson as `` Mad '' Max Rockatansky , Joanne Samuel , Hugh Keays - Byrne , Steve Bisley , Tim Burns , and Roger Ward . James McCausland and Miller wrote the screenplay from a story by Miller and Kennedy . The film presents a tale of societal collapse , murder , and vengeance set in a future Australia , in which a vengeful policeman becomes embroiled in a feud with a vicious motorcycle gang . Principal photography took place in and around Melbourne , Australia , and lasted six weeks . </P>
<P> Mad Max is a 1979 Australian dystopian action film directed by George Miller , produced by Byron Kennedy , and starring Mel Gibson as `` Mad '' Max Rockatansky , Joanne Samuel , Hugh Keays - Byrne , Steve Bisley , Tim Burns , and Roger Ward . James McCausland and Miller wrote the screenplay from a story by Miller and Kennedy . The film presents a tale of societal collapse , murder , and vengeance set in a future Australia , in which a vengeful policeman becomes embroiled in a feud with a vicious motorcycle gang . Principal photography took place in and around Melbourne , Australia , and lasted six weeks . </P>
when did the first mad max come out
when did the first mad max come out
1979
1979