Mad Max Effect

<i>The Mad Max Effect</i> provides an in-depth analysis of the <i>Mad</i><i>Max</i> series and how it began as an inventive concoction of<br/>a number of influences from a range of exploitation genres (including the biker movie the revenge film and the car chase<br/>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.<br/><br/><i>The Mad Max Effect</i> is the first detailed academic study of the most famous and celebrated post-apocalypse film series and<br/>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.