Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome

Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
Theatrical release poster by Richard Amsel
Directed by
Written by
Based on
Characters
by
Produced byGeorge Miller
Starring
CinematographyDean Semler
Edited byRichard Francis-Bruce
Music byMaurice Jarre
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros. (through Roadshow Film Distributors)
Release date
  • 10 July 1985 (1985-07-10)
Running time
107 minutes
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
Budget$10 million
Box office$36 million (rentals)

Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (also known as Mad Max 3) is a 1985 Australian post-apocalyptic dystopian action film directed by George Miller and George Ogilvie and written by Terry Hayes and Miller. It is the third installment in the Mad Max franchise, as well as the only one in it to be rated PG-13 by the MPAA. The film stars Mel Gibson and Tina Turner, the former in his final performance as "Mad Max" Rockatansky, a lone roving warrior who is exiled into the desert. Billboard later listed Turner's performance in the film as the 68th best performance of a musician in a box-office film.

Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome was released in Australia on 10 July 1985. The film received positive reviews from critics. A fourth film, Mad Max: Fury Road, was released in 2015, starring Tom Hardy as Max.