The Mad Max Effect provides an in-depth analysis of the Mad Max series, and how it began as an inventive concoction of a number of influences from a range of exploitation genres (including the biker movie, the revenge film, and the car chase cinema of the 1970s), to eventually inspiring a fresh cycle of international low budget 'road warrior' movies that appeared on home video in the 1980s. The Mad Max Effect is the first detailed academic study of the most famous and celebrated post-apocalypse film series, and examines how a humble Australian action movie came from the cultural margins of exploitation cinema to have a profound impact on the broader media landscape.
Autorentext
James Newton is Lecturer in Media Studies and Film at the University of Kent, UK. He is the author of The Anarchist Cinema (2019), and a filmmaker. He also runs the Newton Talks podcast.
Klappentext
The Mad Max Effect provides an in-depth analysis of the Mad Max series, and how it began as an inventive concoction of
a number of influences from a range of exploitation genres (including the biker movie, the revenge film, and the car chase
cinema of the 1970s), to eventually inspiring a fresh cycle of international low budget 'road warrior' movies that appeared on home video in the 1980s.
The Mad Max Effect is the first detailed academic study of the most famous and celebrated post-apocalypse film series, and
examines how a humble Australian action movie came from the cultural margins of exploitation cinema to have a profound impact on the broader media landscape.
Inhalt
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter One: Origins of the Road Warrior
Chapter Two: The Death Race Lineage
Chapter Three: Contextualising Mad Max
Chapter Four: The Politics of Mad Max
Chapter Five: MadMaxploitation! Transnational Road Warriors
Chapter Six: Fury Road and the Imitation of Exploitation
Chapter Seven: Mad Max and the metatext: Fan Engagement and Online Culture
Conclusion: A Few Years From Now
List of Films
Reference List
Index