Mad Max 2 (1981)
A full-scale conflict between "two warrior tribes" (presumably the United States and the Soviet Union, serving as a Cold War cautionary tale) results in a victory-less situation where the ruined world is inhabited by scavengers. Fuel, not gold, has become the universal standard for wealth. Loner Max, accompanied by his dog, reluctantly joins forces with a comical sidekick, a former autogyro pilot who now survives as a "sand person" living in the isolated dunes, and a snake hunter. They learn that a monstrous group of marauders led by Humungus plans to raid a peaceful settlement where oil drilling occurs. Initially, Max and Gyro only want to warn the people and take some gas, but they find themselves fighting alongside desert dwellers such as the blonde Warrior Woman and the silent Feral Kid.
Books with substantial mentioning of Mad Max 2
| Roslyn Weaver Apocalypse in Australian Fiction and Film, A Critical Study Jefferson, N.C., 2011 |
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Scott Murray (editor) Australian Film 1978-1994, A Survey of Theatrical Features Melbourne, 1995 |
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| Frank N. Magill (ed.) Magill's Cinema Annual 1983, A Survey of 1982 Films Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, 1983 pp. 277-282 
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Books with an entry on Mad Max 2
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Albert Moran and Errol Vieth Historical Dictionary of Australian and New Zealand Cinema Lanham, Maryland, Toronto, Oxford, 2005 |
Reviews
| Charles Sawyer, The Road Warrior, in: Films in Review, vol. 33, 1982 pp. 491 |