
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
George Miller, George Ogilvie, 1985
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
Joan D. Vinge, 1985
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome is a movie novelization written by Joan D. Vinge in 1985 and based on the movie of the same name, directed by George Miller and George Ogilvie in 1985. The movie features Mel Gibson, Bruce Spence, Tina Turner, Adam Cockburn, Frank Thring, Robert Grubb, and others.
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Storyline
In post-apocalyptic Australia, Max Rockatansky is crossing the desert in a camel-drawn V8 wagon when he is attacked by a Transavia PL-12 Airtruk piloted by a man named Jedediah and his son. Initially refused entry because he has nothing to trade, Max is brought before the founder and ruler of Bartertown, the ruthless Aunty Entity.
Movie vs Book

Year
1985
Minutes
107
Movie Rate
6.30
Source: IMDb
Movie
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
Director: George Miller, George Ogilvie
Country: Australia
Year: 1985
Length: 1h47m
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Year
1985
Pages
224
Book Rate
7.18
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Book
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
Author: Joan D. Vinge
Country: USA
First published in: 1985
Length: 224 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: Mad Max
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“It’s often quite an adversarial relationship between a novelist and the people adapting their work, because a big part of the job is discarding material.”
DAVID NICHOLLS (Writer and Screenwriter)

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