Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome

1985 film directed by George Miller and George Ogilvie
Movie film Q426663
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Summary

Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,401 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: George Miller[3], George Ogilvie[4]
  • Screenwriter: George Miller[5], Terry Hayes[6]
  • Composer: Maurice Jarre[7]
  • Genre: action film[8], adventure film[9], dystopian film[10], post-apocalyptic film[11], science fiction film[12]
  • Follows: Mad Max 2[13]
  • Followed by: Mad Max: Fury Road[14]
  • Cast member: Mel Gibson[15], Tina Turner[16], Angry Anderson[17], Bruce Spence[18], Angelo Rossitto[19], Helen Buday[20], Frank Thring[21], Paul Larsson[22], Tushka Bergen[23], Katharine Cullen[24], Justine Clarke[25]
  • Producer: Terry Hayes[26]
  • Part of the series: Mad Max[27]
  • Production company: Kennedy Miller Mitchell[28]
  • Director of photography: Dean Semler[29]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[30]
  • Commons category: Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome[31]
  • Soundtrack release: Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack[32], We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)[33], One of the Living[34]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[35]
  • Review score: 6.5/10[36], 79%[37], 71/100[38]
  • Color: color[39]
  • Country of origin: Australia[40]
  • Publication date: July 12, 1985[41], October 11, 1985[42], September 26, 1985[43]
  • Distributed by: Warner Bros. Entertainment[44], Netflix[45]
  • Narrative location: Australia[46]
  • Filming location: Australia[47], Coober Pedy[48]
  • Film editor: Richard Francis-Bruce[49]
  • Title: Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome[50]
  • MPA film rating: PG-13[51]

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Cultural Impact

Things named for Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome include Beyond Blunderdome[52], an animated series episode[53], directed by Steven Dean Moore[54].

Why It Matters

Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]

Entities named for it include Beyond Blunderdome[52], an animated series episode[53], directed by Steven Dean Moore[54].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [52] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [53] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [54] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [55] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [56] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14671 → 27837
    Filmová databáze film id → 16719
    P14821 → 89530
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  2. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1985-07-12T00:00:00Z, +1985-10-11T00:00:00Z, +1985-09-26T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → George Miller, Terry Hayes
    Duration → {'amount': '+107'}
    Mpa film rating → PG-13
    + 41 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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