We're up to the third movie in the "Mad Mad" series of movies, the one that came out in 1985. "Beyond Thunderdome" is often cited as the weakest film in the series and even a bad movie overall, but I disagree. It was clearly more kid-friendly than the others, but I still very much enjoyed it. It continued to have the consistent dystopic future. excellent world building, awesomely grungy sets and costumes, bizarre characters, and great action scenes. Anyway, here we go. Same format as always--questions followed by the answers, many SPOILERS ahead.
Questions:
1) In the opening scene, we see Max's vehicle being pulled by camels. How many?
2) On the sign for Bartertown, it also lists the community's slogan. What is it?
3) We see a transaction taking place in Bartertown before Max confronts The Collector. What is being traded, and in exchange for what?
4) Dr. Dealgood is seen offering up Max's stolen camels for sale. What attributes does he list for them?
5) What is the name of Dealgood's establishment?
6) We see a bar in Bartertown, which has a neon sign. What is its name?
7) Aunty has a musician on staff in her elevated tower apartment. What instrument does the musician play?
8) What is the name of this musician?
9) What is the name of the methane refinery in Bartertown, which MasterBlaster manages?
10) Why did Pig Killer kill the pig that resulted in his sentence?
11) Pig Killer says he received a life sentence. But, given the living and working conditions, how many years does he estimate he has to live?
12) What is the name of Bartertown's mechanic/chief vehicle engineer?
13) How many pounds of dynamite are attached to Max's vehicle, as a security measure?
14) In Max's deal with Aunty, what will he receive in exchange for killing Blaster?
15) What weapons do we see available in Thunderdome?
16) How does Dr. Dealgood introduce Blaster at Thunderdome?
17) And how is Max introduced?
18) How many times does Max hit Blaster with the hammer?
19) What are the 10 possible outcomes on the punishment Wheel?
20) Does what is done to Max as punishment fit the usual definition of gulag?
21) After Savannah drags the unconscious Max back to the kids' home, who is the first child to greet her?
22) What is the kids' name for their lakeside home?
23) What is the name of the kid who lives apart from the others, and paints his face to look like a skull?
24) What were Captain Walker's first and middle initials? (They are written on the wall.)
25) What is the name of the oldest, and biggest male kid, who appears to be at least a co-leader?
26) During the final chase, the kid's record is played on Master's record player. What is on it?
27) We see Ironbar go through many physical traumas. Name them.
28) What city does the airplane group go to? (We see many of its recognizable landmarks.)
29) What is the name of the pilot, and his son?
30) Is this pilot the same Gyro Captain character from "The Road Warrior" (aka "Mad Max 2")?
31) At the start of their introduction, how many kids were living in their lake community?
32) How many people do we see Aunty and her guards kill in the movie?
33) Why didn't Aunty kill Max at the end? (Conjectural)
34) Why did the kids want to leave their lakeside community? (Conjectural)
35) What kind of monkey does Max have as a pet?
36) This is the only Mad Max universe movie (so far) not to be directed solely by George Miller. Name his co-director.
37) What is Aunty's full name, according to the credits?
38) What kind of whistle does Max use to disable Blaster?
39) In what approximate year does this movie take place?
40) A few of the kids from Crack in the Earth leave, and make it to Sydney after a brief time in Bartertown. Name them.
Answers:
1) 6.
2) "Helping Build A Better Tomorrow."
3) For a stack of furs the man gets either a sack of grain, or a woman for two hours.
4) These "ships of the desert" allegedly have independent suspension, power steering, and emission control.
5) The House of Good Deals.
6) The Atomic Cafe.
7) A saxophone.
8) Aunty calls him Ton Ton, and the credits give his last name as being Tattoo.
9) Underworld.
10) He had to feed his kids.
11) 2-3 years.
12) Blackfinger.
13) 12 pounds. Weird that former Australians don't use metric units, but whatever.
14) He gets back his camels, his vehicle, food, water, and methane.
15) At least 1, or maybe 2 poles with blades on the end of them, a large hammer, a spiked club, and a chainsaw (which alas, doesn't have much gas in it, evidently).
16) "Ball Cracker, Death on Foot, you know him, you love him, he's Blaster!"
17) "The challenger direct from the Wasteland, he's bad, he's beautiful, he's crazy, he's....the man with no name!"
18) 6.
19) Forfeit Goods, Death, Underworld, Amputation, Life Imprisonment, Aunty's Choice, Gulag, Acquittal, Hard Labour, and Spin Again.
20) Gulag was actually the official name for the organization in charge of collecting enemies of the Soviet state, and putting them in concentration work camps. Most folks use it as meaning the work camps themselves. Whereas what's done to Max is more like a forced exile into a very harsh desert with no supplies. Maybe Aussies use the word "gulag" in another way?
21) Finn McCoo. In some alternate media he's Savannah's son.
22) Planet Earth, although most fans call it Crack in the Earth. The former is the only one said in the film.
23) Scrooloose.
24) G. L.
25) Slake.
26) It's a class explaining how to speak French.
27) Max hits him with his own pole, and sends him flying nearly out of Aunty's elevated apartment. He's then hit with a large feed pipe on the head, and knocked into a giant vat of pig shit. Later he hits the train head on in a vehicle, and appears burnt in the explosion. He then falls off a bridge when the pipe he's dangling from is cut. Finally, he has another head on vehicle collision with Max at the end, which finally kills him.
28) Sydney. You can see the destroyed Harbor Bridge and Opera House.
29) Jebadiah for both, Senior and Junior.
30) According to creator George Miller, no. It's confusing, since Bruce Spence plays both roles, dresses similarly, and flies planes in both, but they're different guys.
31) According to the credits, there's 46.
32) Surprisingly, only one--Blaster is shot to death with crossbow bolts by Ironbar. Ironbar does shoot Pig Killer with the harpoon, but he's still alive at the end of the movie.
33) It is a somewhat puzzling act of compassion. I guess she realized that Master was gone for good, so killing Max wouldn't change anything. And she seemed to like and respect Max in general. Evidently she wasn't that sadistic, and made the decision to pass on revenge.
34) This has always confused me. They clearly had plenty of food, water, and shelter at Crack in the Earth, enough so that a large group of kids were happy and healthy there for years. High-scrapers and v-v-video are nice and all, but cities also have more danger, possibly radiation, and possibly less resources.
35) A capuchin.
36) George Oglivie.
37) Aunty Entity. She's only referred to as "Aunty" throughout the film, though.
38) It's a sailor's tool, to communicate and signal on the high seas. It's called a boatswain's (or bosun's) pipe, call, or whistle.
39) As we covered in the first "Mad Max" quiz, the first one is set in about 1985-87. The second one is then set 3 years later, or about 1988-1990. This one is set 15 years after that, or about 2003-2005. Also, unlike between the first and second movies, there were definitely nuclear weapons used in Australia between films 2 and 3. The "Pok-eclipse," mushroom cloud images, the fallout in the water-seller's wares, etc.
40) Savannah Nix, Cusha....the pregnant girl (yes, that's how she's credited), Mr. Skyfish, Scrooloose, Finn McCoo, and Gekko leave Crack in the Earth first. Anna Goanna, Tubba Tintye, and Eddie join Max in looking for them. Alas, along the way Finn and Gekko die in a quicksand accident. So, in the end Savannah, Cusha, Mr. Skyfish, Scrooloose, Anna, Tubba, and Eddie make it to Sydney, joined by Jebadiah Sr., Jebadiah Jr., Pig Killer, and Master.
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