It was also a box office success, and the film's post-apocalyptic and punk aesthetics helped popularise the genre in film and fiction writing. The film was released on 24 December 1981 to widespread critical acclaim, with particular praise given to Gibson's role, the sparing use of dialogue, Brian May's musical score, cinematographer Dean Semler's widescreen photography of Australia's vast desert landscapes, the fast-paced and tightly edited battle and chase scenes, and costume designer Norma Moriceau's punky mohawked bikers in leather bondage gear. Filming took place in locations around Broken Hill, in the Outback of New South Wales.
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The film's tale of a community of settlers moved to defend themselves against a roving band of marauders follows an archetypical " Western" frontier movie motif, as does Max's role as a hardened man whose decision to assist the settlers helps him rediscover his humanity. It is the second installment in the Mad Max franchise, with Mel Gibson reprising his role as "Mad" Max Rockatansky.
Mad Max 2 (released as The Road Warrior in the United States) is a 1981 Australian post-apocalyptic action film directed by George Miller.