Pobesneli Max je kultni film, s katerim se je Mel Gibson povzdignil med najbolj plačane igralce. V ne tako hudo oddaljeni prihodnosti ima policija v opustošeni puščavi polne roke dela z nasilnimi motoriziranimi tolpami. Max je eden od najboljših policistov, vendar je že utrujen od stalnega nasilja, zato se umakne. Ko doma naleti na umorjeno ženo in otroka, izprijencem priseže smrtonosno maščevanje.
Taking place in a dystopian Australia in the near future, Mad Max tells the story of a highway patrolman cruising the squalid back roads that have become the breeding ground of criminals foraging for gasoline and scraps. When his wife and child meet a grisly end at the hands of a motorcycle gang, Max sets out across the barren wastelands in search of revenge.