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Where was Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome filmed?

1985 film, directed by George Miller and George Ogilvie.

  • Coober Pedy

The story is set in Australia, about 298 miles (479 km) from where it was filmed.

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Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed

Set in
Australia
Filmed in
Coober Pedy
Distance
About 298 miles (479 km) between Australia and the nearest filming location.
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About Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome

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Released
1985
Directors
George MillerGeorge Ogilvie
Cast
Mel GibsonTina TurnerAngry AndersonBruce SpenceAngelo RossittoHelen BudayFrank ThringPaul LarssonTushka BergenKatharine Cullen
Genre
ActionAdventureDystopianPost-apocalypticScience Fiction

The world is a post-apocalyptic wasteland caused by ecocide and a nuclear war over resources.

Bartertown's energy comes from "Underworld," a subterranean refinery that turns pig feces into methane.

By law, conflicts in Bartertown are resolved by a fight to the death in Thunderdome, a gladiatorial arena.

Famous lines from Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome

Could you name the film from one of these? Famous lines turn up in the daily game.

  • He will be.Max
  • You that good?The Collector
  • Not shit, energy!Master
  • So what's the plan?Max
  • I was a cop, a driver.Max

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