Mad Max (1979) starring Mel Gibson, Joanne Samuel. In "near future," Australian cop named Max (Gibson) battles road crazies who wander around in gangs making trouble for law-abiding folks. When his best friend is brutally murdered, he gets scared and quits the force. But when motorcycle crazies run down his wife (Samuel) and son, Max goes on a personal crusade to get revenge. That's about it for the plot of this low-budget movie, which I found somewhat disappointing. It was interesting to see a young, pre-crazy Mel Gibson (this was his second film), although he doesn't do much acting in this movie. The disc has available subtitles in English, as well as closed captions -- which I found essential in trying to penetrate the thick Aussie accents. Grade: B
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