How many years between Mad Max 1 and Fury Road?

The Mad Max timeline can be difficult to decipher, largely because of the nearly twenty-year delay between the intended release of Mad Max: Fury Road and its actual release in 2015.

How much time passed between Mad Max 1 and 2?

Mad Max 2. Three years after the events in Mad Max the society was in complete decay, the economy was nonexistent, people had fled out into the outback for safety only to find that Marauders were roaming there for fuel and resources.

Where does Fury Road fit in the Mad Max timeline?

Mad Max: Fury Road is not a direct sequel to any of the previous Mad Max movies. It's a reboot with another actor, unrelated continuity and completely different filming style.

How old is Mad Max in Fury Road?

Mad Max: Fury Road - Max is in his mid 30's, despite Fury Road technically being set after Thunderdome.

What year does Mad Max 1 take place?

When does Mad Max take place? Based on the 1979 oil crisis in Australia, production documents taken from the set of the films state that the first Mad Max movie begins in the mid-'80s with the third entry to the trilogy concluding in 2005.

Mad Max Timeline PART 1 - Original Trilogy

What is the Mad Max timeline?

It began in 1979 with Mad Max, and was followed by three sequels: Mad Max 2 (1981, released in the United States as The Road Warrior), Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985) and Mad Max: Fury Road (2015); Miller directed or co-directed all four films.

Why Immortan Joe wears 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 and hidden behind his head.

Why does Max wear a mask in Fury Road?

Bane's protective respirator both keeps him alive and obscures the villain's motivations, making him monstrous and unknowable. Max's muzzle, affixed by Immortan Joe's War Boys, emphasizes the character's relative powerlessness, sidelining him in favor of Imperator Furiosa (Charlize Theron), the film's real hero.

Why does Mad Max wear a knee brace?

Story-wise, Max wears a leg brace in film two because of the injuries to his leg that he sustained in film one. The brace, like many of the costumes and props in film two, was made to look like it was assembled from whatever pieces Max could scrounge in the wasteland.

Is Mad Max 1 connected to Fury Road?

The first two are directly, the third is further along the timeline and the misleading Mad Max Fury Road isn't connected in any way beyond a minor character being named Max and the movie was named after him for purely marketing reasons.

Why are Mad Max 1 and 2 so different?

The differences between the two are due to budget, the era in which the films were made, and George Miller's experience as a visionary filmmaker. However, they're the ideal antagonists for their respective movies. Mad Max and Mad Max: Fury Road are two sides of the same coin.

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.

What happened to the US in Mad Max?

In a key scene during the third film, 1985's "Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome," Max is told the final part of the story. In a desperate grab to secure the last reserves of oil, the world was drawn into a nuclear war that decimated the remaining natural resources. The world was dead.

What is half life in Mad Max: Fury Road?

Fully aware of their short lifespans dubbed "half-lives" they only care for serving the Immortan Joe to live again in the afterlife. They are utterly willing to die for their cause, and will call upon their fellow warboys to "witness" their deaths in combat.

When did the apocalypse start in Mad Max?

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 ...

Are toecutter and Immortan Joe the same?

Trivia. Hugh Keays Byrne, who portrays Toecutter, reprises his role as a main Mad Max villain, Immortan Joe, in the 2015 film - Mad Max: Fury Road.

Who is the little girl talking to Max in Fury Road?

Coco Jack Gillies: Glory the Child.

Who is the girl Max sees in 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.

Why is 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.

Why did Furiosa lose her arm?

She lost her arm during one of the battles while serving Immortan Joe. She was the only woman among the military ranks of Immortan Joe's army.

Is Furiosa Immortan Joe's daughter?

Is Furiosa Immortan Joe's daughter? Early childhood. 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.

What is the point of the guitar player in Mad Max?

His role is to both relay Immortan Joe's orders to everyone through sound and encourage the armada to go into battle. Despite the chaotic surroundings of battle, The Doof Warrior does not cease playing his guitar.

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.

Why are the war boys painted white?

While this would already give them a pale appearance, War Boys made themselves look completely white by covering their bodies in a white powder as a tribute to Immortan Joe, who used white powder as medication.