Movie Trivia DID YOU KNOW In The Movie MAD MAX (1979) Director George Miller was inspired by A Boy and His Dog. Mel Gibson didnt go to the audition for this film to read for a part, he actually went along with a friend who was auditioning. But because he had been in a bar fight the night before and his head looked like a black and blue pumpkin (his words), he was told he could come back and audition in three weeks time because we need freaks!. He did return in three weeks time, wasnt recognized (because his injuries had healed well), and was asked to read for a part. The car that Max drives (a black Pursuit Special; the phrase last of the V8 interceptors was not used until Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior) is a production car, the Ford XB Falcon Coupe, sold in Australia from December 1973 until August 1976. The car in the film had a standard 351 cubic inch (5.75 litre) V8 motor. Only two original Interceptors were used in the Mad Max movies. The one that was used in Mad Max was modified and reused in all of the interior and close up car shots in Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior. After filming was over, this Interceptor was bought and restored by Bob Forsenko and was on display in the Cars of the Stars Motor Museum in England. The Cars of the Stars Motor Museum was in the English town of Keswick, Cumbria, and included a collection of celebrity television and film vehicles. On 8 May 2011, the attraction closed, with a message on the museum website stating ...check the website for details of the relocation of the vehicles to a new location shortly... As of December 2011, all the cars have been sold, except for the original Only Fools and Horses Reliant van. Another car was built for the chase scenes in the second movie but that one was destroyed when the script required it to be pushed off the road and blown up. The wreckage used to be viewable at Broken Hill, Australia but due to thefts it cant be found there any longer. The Planet Hollywood Interceptor is a replica and was never used in any of the films. The stolen interceptor driven by the Nightrider in the opening scenes is another production vehicle; it is a HQ Holden Monaro, which was sold in Australia in the early 70s with a variety of motors including large capacity V8s. Also, the other police vehicles in the movie were sedan versions of the XB, although one was the previous model XA. They also had 351 cubic inch motors and are a common car on Australian roads. Maxs yellow interceptor car, a Ford Falcon XB sedan, was originally a police car from the Australian state of Victoria. Gooses motorcycle is a 1977 Kawasaki Z1000, but the metal Kawasaki badge has been removed from the gas tank and replaced with a decal that reads Kwaka - clearly visible on the Blu-ray version at 0:40:50. One of the yellow interceptors, a Ford Falcon XA GCI, was a decommissioned taxi cab. Some of the cars used as police interceptors were being constantly repainted for other scenes to pass as different cars. Often they were driven while the paint was still wet. Some of the things Nightrider says over the radio are lyrics from the AC/DC song Rocker. The van that is smashed in the opening chase was George Millers own vehicle, as the production was running out of money. About 20% of the chase scenes scheduled were not shot due to lack of money.
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