Mad Max (1979) - Newspaper Ad

Oakland Tribune - April 17, 1980

This was another film whose soundtrack I received in a Christmas package in the early 80s, without having seen the actual film. It would be years before I watched the first Mad Max, long after I had seen both The Road Warrior [Mad Max 2] and Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome. Both of which are superior to this admittedly modest rogue cop action thriller in every way.

But it all started here, with an attention grabbing snarl of dystopian angst.