Writer/directorGeorge Miller drew from several sources of inspiration when conceiving The Road Warrior. In addition to the 1975 film A Boy and his Dog, the primary infl… See more

With a budget roughly ten times larger than Mad Max, The Road Warriorwas the most expensive film production in the history of Australia up to that point. The film was shot in sequenc… See more

The original opening of The Road Warriorwas far different than what appears in the final version. In the original opening footage that was shot but ultimately discarded, … See more

The filming locations in the Aussie outback were so remote that it took two or three days for Miller and his crew to view dailies. This made it impossible for Miller to gauge what footag… See more

The Australian Cattle Dog used in the film, credited as Dog, made his one and only film appearance in The Road Warrior. He was cast in the film one day before he was scheduled t… See more