Oh, that Mad Max, you know, them movies with all that crazy driving and fighting in the desert. You might think, where in the world did they shoot all that chaos, huh? Well, most of it, they did right there in Australia. Yeah, almost all them Mad Max movies were filmed there. Now, I ain’t never been to Australia, but I hear it’s got some rough places, like them deserts and empty lands. They say these places already look like they’ve been hit by some big ol’ disaster, but really, it’s just from all them years of digging and mining and whatnot. You see, them movie folks thought, “Well, this here looks pretty much like the end of the world,” so they filmed right there.
Now, that new one, Mad Max: Fury Road, they didn’t stick to Australia for that. No sir, they took that one all the way to Namibia in Africa. That’s a place with a whole lotta sand and heat, real dry-like, you know? The actors and crew had it tough out there. They say it was so hot, and them sandstorms made it even crazier. But, oh boy, that made the movie look even wilder, like it was straight out of some post-apocalypse.
Back to them old movies, though. The first Mad Max movie was filmed in and around Melbourne. Now, you know Melbourne, right? It’s a big city, but for the movie, they found some spots that made it look real rough. One place they used is called the Hall of Justice. You can even see the West Gate Bridge in the background. They made that whole city look like it was falling apart. And don’t get me started on the cars. Them cars, oh my, all rusted and souped up, just like you’d imagine in a world gone bad.
Then, there’s that Thunderdome movie. You remember that one with the big ol’ cage fight? Yeah, that was filmed in Australia too. Some of the last scenes were shot near Sydney Harbour, what was left of it in the movie, anyway. They made it look like the whole place had been through hell and back. That’s what made these movies so real, you know? They took real places and made ‘em look like they’d been torn up by all the fighting and struggling for survival.
Now, in Fury Road, they took Max and Furiosa, that tough gal, through them deserts between Walvis Bay and Swakopmund. It’s just sand, sand, and more sand, but it’s where they ran into them warrior women, the Vuvalini. I bet it wasn’t easy filming out there, but it sure looked something else on screen. That place was empty, but in a way that made you feel like something bad happened there a long time ago.
If you ever wanna visit these places, well, some of them you can. You can head to Australia and see some of the spots from the first Mad Max movies. Melbourne has a few places that are easy to find, and you can spot ‘em if you know where to look. And if you’re real adventurous, you could try heading to Namibia to see where they shot Fury Road, though I reckon it might be a bit too hot and sandy for most folks.
So, there you go. Them Mad Max movies were filmed in places that already looked like the end of the world, from the dusty roads of Australia to the burning sands of Namibia. Ain’t that something? Them filmmakers sure knew how to find spots that looked just right for a world gone mad.
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