![]() #MAD MAX GUITAR GUY MOVIE#When I initially read that a new Mad Max was being filmed outside Australia I was sceptical, but having since visited the Namib Desert and watched the movie I can say that Namibia does an outstanding job as a stand-in for the Australian outback. I also feel an affinity for the films as the original Mad Max was filmed in and around my home city of Melbourne, and Mad Max 2 (Road Warrior) was filmed in Western NSW, not far from where I grew up. What was Australia’s loss became Namibia’s gain.Īs a child of the eighties in Australia I had watched the first three Mad Max films several times over. Excellent news for farmers, but hardly a backdrop you would want for filming scenes of a dystopian future. It was originally going to be shot near Broken Hill in Australia until heavy rains turned the usually-barren landscape into a carpet of grass and desert flowers. While the Mad Max world is still set in a post-apocalypse Australia, there is a new Max (Tom Hardy replacing Mel Gibson) and a new filming country (Namibia).įury Road was filmed in the Namib Desert near Swakopmund, Namibia. Mad Max: Fury Road heralds the return of the Mad Max franchise thirty years after the third film was released. The official address is 21 Graham Street, Albert Park, while the remains of the old gasworks buildings can be found on Beach Street at Esplanade West.Visiting the filming locations of Mad Max: Fury Road in the Namib Desert It now occupies eight acres of parkland, with the heritage industrial buildings playing host to theatres, art galleries, studios and workshop spaces. Since filming, the complex has been redeveloped and is now known as Gasworks Arts Park. The site closed down and abandoned in 1960 after natural gas reserves were discovered in Australia. These scenes, including the famous ‘Halls of Justice’, were filmed at the South Melbourne Gasworks in Port Melbourne. However, the interior shots of MFP HQ aren’t actually inside the pumping station. In the film, its headquarters is the Spotswood MMBW Pumping Station on Douglas Parade in Spotswood, Melbourne. The Main Force Patrol (MFP) were the Australian Federal Police special task force depicted in Mad Max. Main Force Patrol headquarters ( Mad Max, 1979) According to The Age, it was sold to new owners in January 1997 for approximately $650,000. This beachfront house can be found at 310 Great Ocean Road in Fairhaven, on the B100 coast road 60 miles southwest of Melbourne. In the original movie, when he isn’t causing havoc on dusty highways, Max Rockatansky (Mel Gibson) lived peacefully at home with his wife Jessie (Joanne Samuel) and their young son. “ Fury Road has generated $80 million in production expenditure and hundreds of jobs for the State, and further boosted Sydney’s reputation as Australia’s number one movie-making destination.” “Screen NSW worked closely with the production company to secure Penrith Lakes and another Western Sydney site, Potts Hill at Bankstown, as filming locations for Fury Road,” said NSW Minister for the Arts, Troy Grant. The area contains the Sydney International Regatta Centre as well as recreational facilities and parkland. However, the location was ruined after unexpected heavy rains caused wildflowers to grow in the desert.Įven so, various car chases were still filmed at the Penrith Lakes sand mines in New South Wales. Various car chases ( Mad Max: Fury Road, 2015)įilming for Fury Road was originally meant to take place in Broken Hill, Australia, way back in 2003. Of course, the previous movies in the Mad Max franchise were largely shot in Australia, prompting several cinema fans to embark on their own post-apocalyptic-style road trip.Įven if you don’t own a vehicle equipped with flamethrowers and simply need to find a cheap car hire deal, hitting the fury road might be easier than you think… While filming for Fury Road primarily took place in Namibia, some scenes were shot in Western Sydney. In addition to the fantastic performances of Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron, Mad Max: Fury Road received praise for its screenplay, choreography, stunts and locations. ![]()
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