If you don't know him by name, you almost certainly know Vernon Wells by his face if you're a fan of '80s movies. He was Bennett, the Aussie villain with the chainmail tank top and Freddie Mercury mustache in "Commando," and he scared the pants off kids as Mr. Igoe, the sinister hitman with an interchangeable hand in "Innerspace." Or you may remember him as Lord General, the crazed leader of a mutant biker gang that crashes the party in "Weird Science."
Wells' career as one of Hollywood's go-to bad guys at the time was made possible by his ferocious performance as Wez, the psychotic henchman in "The Road Warrior," George Miller's sequel to his low-budget smash, "Mad Max." This time around, a bigger budget enabled the director to go bigger, faster, wilder, and weirder than his original vision. This time, our hero Max Rocktansky is battling a...
Wells' career as one of Hollywood's go-to bad guys at the time was made possible by his ferocious performance as Wez, the psychotic henchman in "The Road Warrior," George Miller's sequel to his low-budget smash, "Mad Max." This time around, a bigger budget enabled the director to go bigger, faster, wilder, and weirder than his original vision. This time, our hero Max Rocktansky is battling a...
- 7/30/2023
- by Lee Adams
- Slash Film
If you were to try and sell audiences on "Mad Max 2" in the 1980s, they would immediately dismiss the film mainly because North American audiences had no idea that there was even an original "Mad Max" film in the first place. Since so few had seen the original "Mad Max"' during its North American debut, the idea came to repackage "Mad Max 2" into a much more intriguing title. Enter: "The Road Warrior"
"The Road Warrior" would become the "Mad Max" film that would set a precedent for future "Mad Max" movies and make Mel Gibson's weary and reluctant post-apocalyptic hero one to permeate throughout pop culture at the time. Moreover, the story and ending narration propels the character of Max into one of legend.
Whereas the original "Mad Max" was much more subdued in its action and storytelling (partly due to its shoestring budget), "The Road Warrior...
"The Road Warrior" would become the "Mad Max" film that would set a precedent for future "Mad Max" movies and make Mel Gibson's weary and reluctant post-apocalyptic hero one to permeate throughout pop culture at the time. Moreover, the story and ending narration propels the character of Max into one of legend.
Whereas the original "Mad Max" was much more subdued in its action and storytelling (partly due to its shoestring budget), "The Road Warrior...
- 9/19/2022
- by Ernesto Valenzuela
- Slash Film
Greetings from The Humungus! The Lord Humungus! The Warrior of the Wasteland! The Ayatollah of Rock and Rolla!”
arner Bros. Home Entertainment announced today that The Mad Max Anthology, featuring 1979’s acclaimed post-apocalyptic action film Mad Max, 1981’s Mad Max The Road Warrior, 1985’s Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome and 2015’s Mad Max Fury Road will be released together on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Combo Pack and Digital HD on November 2. Created by George Miller and Byron Kennedy, Miller directed or co-directed all four films. Mel Gibson starred as Max Rockatansky in the first three films and Tom Hardy took over the lead role in the fourth film. Additionally Mad Max The Road Warrior and Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome will also be available individually in 4K, joining Mad Max and Mad Max Fury Road which are already available in 4K.
The Mad Max Anthology 4K Uhd release, along with the 4K...
arner Bros. Home Entertainment announced today that The Mad Max Anthology, featuring 1979’s acclaimed post-apocalyptic action film Mad Max, 1981’s Mad Max The Road Warrior, 1985’s Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome and 2015’s Mad Max Fury Road will be released together on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Combo Pack and Digital HD on November 2. Created by George Miller and Byron Kennedy, Miller directed or co-directed all four films. Mel Gibson starred as Max Rockatansky in the first three films and Tom Hardy took over the lead role in the fourth film. Additionally Mad Max The Road Warrior and Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome will also be available individually in 4K, joining Mad Max and Mad Max Fury Road which are already available in 4K.
The Mad Max Anthology 4K Uhd release, along with the 4K...
- 9/28/2021
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Writer/director Robert Tarantino (no relation to Quentin) is proud to announce the November 11th world premiere of his newest film Blood City Massacre in Vienna. And much like his namesake's breakout film, Pulp Fiction, Robert Tarantino's film is also filled with psychos, revenge and murder!
We've got the trailer for you below (Tell me that killer couldn't have been The Gimp. He Totally could have been under that mask!) as well as a link to the Blood City Massacre Facebook page. The film stars professional wrestler Humungus, Marie-Therese Lind, Robert Tarantino and Anne Headaway; also featured are Isabella Enzenhofer, Julia-Prock Schauer, Franciskus Beacon-Schandl, Albert Kessler, Biggie Waite and Walter Pepl.
There is currently no official Us release date for Blood City Massacre, but we'll keep an eye on things.
Synopsis
Serial killer Peter Crady broke out of prison psychiatry. Two years ago he killed his parents because they...
We've got the trailer for you below (Tell me that killer couldn't have been The Gimp. He Totally could have been under that mask!) as well as a link to the Blood City Massacre Facebook page. The film stars professional wrestler Humungus, Marie-Therese Lind, Robert Tarantino and Anne Headaway; also featured are Isabella Enzenhofer, Julia-Prock Schauer, Franciskus Beacon-Schandl, Albert Kessler, Biggie Waite and Walter Pepl.
There is currently no official Us release date for Blood City Massacre, but we'll keep an eye on things.
Synopsis
Serial killer Peter Crady broke out of prison psychiatry. Two years ago he killed his parents because they...
- 11/7/2011
- by Doctor Gash
- DreadCentral.com
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