When Max’s wife (Joanne Samuel) and child are murdered by a horde of sleazy bikers, he turns rogue and transforms his car into a vehicle of vengeance. It’s “a few years from now” in a world on the verge of social breakdown and the street becomes the battleground between cop and criminal.
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It never really hit in the US and it’s hard to fathom why: Mad Max is classic B movie exploitation.Īn impossibly young, baby-faced Mel Gibson plays both rebel and reliable family man as a cool cop in black leather and a souped up V8 whose specialty is playing chicken with revved up road pirates. The prequel to the 2015 Australian post-apocalyptic action film will see Anya Taylor-Joy play a young Furiosa, while Chris Hemsworth and Tom Burke will also star in unspecified roles.The original Mad Max (1979), George Miller’s grungy 1979 revenge flick, was an international smash when American International Pictures-the kings of the drive-in movies who spawned Roger Corman, teen horror, and biker films-acquired the film and replaced those Aussie accents with good ol’ American talk. Vince's death comes as work continues on the Mad Max: Fury Road prequel, Furiosa. "Step right up, chum, and watch the kid lay down a rubber road, right to freedom' Vale Vincent Gil." The mighty hand of vengeance, sent down to strike the unroadworthy! I'm hotter than a rollin' dice. Integral part of Australia's greatest ever film."Īnother fan wrote: "'I am the Nightrider! I am the chosen one. "We remember the Night Rider and we know who you are," one fan began their tribute on Twitter. Throughout the 90s and early 00s, Vince appeared in futuristic Australia film Resistance (1992), thriller Encounter (1993), drama The Bank (2001) and his final feature, The Long Lunch (2003). "Rest well old friend - we will remember you when we look at the night sky," he wrote on Facebook on Sunday.Īustralian actor Vincent was born in Sydney in 1939 and appeared in a number of features and films before appearing in Mad Max, including Stone, Solo, Against The Wind and You Can't See 'round Corners.Īfter his breakthrough role as Nightrider in the cult 80s classic starring Mel Gibson, Vince went on to appear in a raft of films and thrillers - in both Hollywood and his native Australia. Paul concluded his touching tribute to his late friend with a reference to a scene from his biggest movie, Mad Max. "Vince was remarkable - he rose to the occasion every time, fed off the energy of the wonderful Japanese fans, and on the occasions when I'd glance at him and be worried about his ability to keep going, he'd shrug off any concerns and showed that he had a lot more stamina than many of we much younger men." "We need not have been concerned," Paul continued. "He was already in less-than-ideal health, and in the opening days a couple of us were concerned about his ability to get through the long demanding days of convention and socialising and travel and convention," he recalled. Paul then went on to share one of his favourite memories involving his late friend, which took place during a tour of Japan in 2015. He's been very frail for quite some time and mercifully no longer needs to be constrained by his mortal form."
He captioned the image: "Sadly, it is true.
His friend and Mad Max co-star Paul 'Cundalini' Johnstone announced his passing over the weekend, and broke the news on Facebook alongside a recent snap of the two stars posing together. Vincent was best known for his role of Nightrider in Mad Max. The star's death comes following reports the Hollywood actor had been "frail for some time". The star was best known for playing Nightrider in the cult 1979 classic. Mad Max star Vincent Gil has died at the age of 83.
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