Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985)

Directors: George Miller, George Ogilvie

Writers: Terry Hayes & George Miller

Stars: Mel Gibson, Tina Turner, Bruce Spence, Adam Cockburn, Frank Thring, Angelo Rossitto, Paul Larsson, Angry Anderson

Max (Mel Gibson) becomes entangled in the politics of Bartertown, a makeshift community in the wilds of the post-apocalyptic Australian desert. 

He also encounters a community of children, survivors of an airplane crash.

 

Before the end of the movie, everyone is involved in a high-speed chase involving planes, trains, and automobiles.

 

There is much to enjoy in "Thunderdome," particularly in the inventive action sequences, but there is much that doesn't work.

 

The stunt casting of Tina Turner as Auntie Entity, the ruler of Bartertown, didn't work for me. 

She delivers every line as if addressing a concert audience. 

The tribe of feral children is also a bit too precious. 

However, the fight in the Thunderdome is great, and I was riveted during every chase scene.