The Road of Fury. How George Miller Created the Iconic Post-Apocalyptic Franchise

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