The Road of Rage. How George Miller Created the Cult Post-Apocalyptic Franchise

«When the world collapsed, each of us broke in our own way. It's hard to say who went crazier — me or everyone else». — Max Rockatansky When an unknown Australian director shot his first feature film «Mad Max» in 1979, no one suspected it was the beginning of the greatest dieselpunk franchise. George Miller, a child of immigrants and a doctor by education, became famous overnight. His first «Mad Max», with a budget of $300,000, entered the Guinness World Records as the film with the highest ratio of production costs to profit (over $100 million). This dizzying record could not be broken for almost 20 years! But back then, few knew how much effort it cost Miller. He raised money for filming literally from friends and relatives, some actors and crew members agreed to work for just a mug of beer, while Miller and his partner Byron Kennedy mixed sound right in the living room. This book is not just a chronicle of the film but a story about two heroes — the brilliant Miller and his mad Max. A true revelation in the best traditions of the universe of the main post-apocalypse of cinema.