Mad Max: Fury Road [4K Ultra HD Blu-ray/Blu-ray]

Director: George Miller George Miller

Overview

In this long-awaited reboot of the landmark series that helped define the postapocalyptic genre, loner Max (Tom Hardy) joins forces with the mysterious Imperator Furiosa (Charlize Theron) and a group of warrior women as they flee from an evil despot across a sun-parched wasteland.

Product Details

Release Date:	03/01/2016
UPC:	0883929537631
Original Release:	2015
Source:	STUDIO DISTRIBUTION SERVS LLC
Language:	English
Format:	Blu-ray
Sales rank:	8,623

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Tom Hardy	Max Rockatansky
Charlize Theron	Imperator Furiosa
Nicholas Hoult	Nux
Zoë Kravitz	Toast,Actor
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley	Splendid
Hugh Keays-Byrne	Immortan Joe
Nathan Jones	Rictus Erectus,The Vuvalini,Ripsaw Driver
Riley Keough	Capable
Megan Gale	Valkyrie
Josh Helman	Slit
Richard Norton	Imperator
Abbey Lee	The Dag
Courtney Eaton	Fragile
Debra Ades	Desperate Women
Angus Sampson	Organic Mechanic
John Howard	People Eater
Coco Jack Gillies	Glory the Child
Greg van Borssum	Bulletfarm Imperator
Richard Carter	The Bullet Farmer
iOTA	The Doof Warrior
Jennifer Hagan	Miss Giddy
Melissa Jaffer	Keeper of the Seeds
Melita Jurisic	The Vuvalini
Joy Smithers	The Vuvalini
Antoinette Kellermann	The Vuvalini
Christina Koch	The Vuvalini
Quentin Kenihan	Corpus Colossus
Chris Patton	Morsov
Steve Dunleavy	The Rock Rider Chief
Elizabeth Cunico	Milking Mother
Sebastian Dickins	Polecat Lookout
Darren Mitchell	Black Mask
Crusoe Kurddal	The Accusing Dead
Jon Iles	The Ace,The Ace
Stephen Dunlevy	The Rock Rider Chief / The Winchman
Ben Smith-Petersen	Chanting War Boy / Red Flare Warrior
Russ McCarroll	Blood 'Shed' War Boy
Judd Wild	War Rig War Boy
Lee Perry	Voices
Steve Bisley	Actor
Joanne Samuel	Actor
Vincent Roxburgh	Imperator
John Walton	Imperator
Steve Dunlevy	The Winchman
Shyan Tonga	The Accusing Dead
Cass Comerford	The Wretched
Albert Lee	The Wretched
Ferdinand Hengombe	Drummer
Noddy Alfred	Drummer
Christian Fane	Drummer
Gadaffi Davsab	Drummer
Jackson Hengombe	Drummer
Callum Gallagher	Drummer
Abel Hofflin	Drummer
Junkie XL	Composer
Tom Holkenborg	Composer

Technical Credits

George Miller

Nico Lathouris

Brendan McCarthy

George Miller	Director,Producer,Screenwriter,Sound Editor
P.J. Voeten	Producer
Doug Mitchell	Producer,Sound Editor
Nico Lathouris	Screenwriter
Iain Smith	Executive Producer,Producer
Bruce Berman	Executive Producer
Graham Burke	Executive Producer,Producer
Christopher DeFaria	Executive Producer,Producer
Steven Mnuchin	Executive Producer,Producer
Nikki Barrett	Casting
Ronna Kress	Casting
David White	Sound/Sound Designer
Sven Vosloo	Camera Operator
John Seale	Camera Operator
Alan Shearer	Production Manager
Paul Ranford	Production Manager
Greig Buckle	Production Manager
Guy Norris	Stunts
Steve Griffin	Stunts
Lawrence Woodward	Stunts
Keir Beck	Stunts
Tyronne Stevenson	Stunts
Glenn Suter	Stunts
Andy Williams	Special Effects Supervisor
Dan Oliver	Special Effects Supervisor
Courtenay Valenti	Executive Producer,Producer
Ian Arrow	Sound Effects
Brendan McCarthy	Screenwriter

Scene Index

Part I Reflecting

1 Thank You for Being Late 3

Part II Accelerating

2 What the Hell Happened in 2007? 19

3 Moore's Law 36

4 The Supernova 85

5 The Market 118

6 Mother Nature 157

Part III Innovating

7 Just Too Damned Fast 187

8 Turning AI into IA 203

9 Control vs. Kaos 244

10 Mother Nature as Political Mentor 298

11 Is God in Cyberspace? 337

12 Always Looking for Minnesota 358

13 You Can Go Home Again (and You Should!) 410

Part IV Anchoring

14 From Minnesota to the World and Back 447

Acknowledgments 455

Index 463

Editorial Reviews

After festering in the mind of writer/director George Miller for more than a decade, the fourth installment of the Mad Max series is finally here -- and boy was it worth the wait. More of a reboot of the franchise than a sequel, Fury Road is an aesthetic masterpiece and a truly unique 21st century action thriller. Miller's universe has been rendered in painstaking detail, and the result is a pulse-pounding two hours of pure anarchy. The film opens with a brief monologue by Max Rockatansky (Tom Hardy) that sets the stage for the barren wasteland the story takes place in: Nuclear war has devastated the earth, and the warring factions that remain have been driven to bloodshed in their search for fossil fuels and human life. Max is quickly captured by the War Boys, the deranged, albino disciples of despot King Immortan Joe (Hugh Keays-Byrne), and taken to their base, the Citadel. He is deemed a "universal donor" and is hooked up to an IV to pump his precious blood into the body of an ailing War Boy named Nux (Nicholas Hoult). Meanwhile, stoic war-rig driver Imperator Furiosa (Charlize Theron) prepares for a dangerous mission to the nearby Gas Town in order to obtain fuel and sustenance for the faction. Furiosa has secretly smuggled Joe's five young brides into her rig and plans to leave the faction for good, but when the warlord learns of this scheme, he launches an all-out assault to retrieve his wives and recapture Furiosa. The tumor-pocked Nux deems himself fit for battle, and affixes Max to the front of his war machine to supply a steady stream of healthy blood into his system. Thus begins the descent into chase-movie madness. While the plot of redemption and survival is nothing new for the action-movie circuit, Fury Road's stylization is simply astounding. The choreography of the vehicular chases is expertly paced and never feels exhausting. Viewers will be able to count the noticeable instances of CGI on one hand -- the film's death-defying stunts were mostly done for real -- and that's quite a feat given modern cinema's overreliance on computer-animated action. Every element of the movie fits perfectly into the wasteland setting thanks to cinematographer John Seale, and each nuance immerses the viewer in Miller's infernal landscape. Deformities are the norm in this post-nuclear world, yet the filmmakers never exploit these oddities; instead, they're used to provide context for the desperation and hopelessness in Fury Road. There is so much to unpack in Miller's universe that it rightfully deserves multiple viewings. Theron elbows Hardy out of her way and shines the brightest amidst this hellscape. Her performance balances strength and compassion, and defies most of the usual conventions of action flicks. Hardy has little dialogue, instead portraying Max as a reserved loner who's haunted by the hallucinations of his past mistakes. He's no superhero, yet his checkered history becomes an inspiration rather than a hindrance as he decides to help protect Furiosa and the brides. Although, ironically, it's Furiosa who must often come to the aid of Max, making the film distinctly female-driven. Hoult also delivers a spectacular performance as the brainwashed Nux. Mad Max: Fury Road is a magnificent attack on your senses, and the ferocious picture will no doubt be held in high esteem in the annals of action classics. The roaring of the steampunk (and supposedly drivable) war machines, the crazed battle drummers and metal guitarist, the nonstop chase scenes, and the earsplitting sound editing will leave viewers searching for a way to pick their jaws up from the theater floor. What a lovely day, indeed.

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