Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985) Press Publicity Still - Framed

Original 8x10 inches Press Publicity Still for Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985) starring Mel Gibson, Tina Turner and Bruce Spence and directed by George Miller and George Ogilvie. ...

Original 8x10 inches Publicity Film Still for The Goonies (1985) starring Sean Astin, Josh Brolin and Jeff Cohen and directed by Richard Donner. Publicity (film/production) stills...

Vintage Poster Italian 2-Foglio (100 × 140 cm), Warner Bros. Directed by George Miller and George Ogilvie, starring Mel Gibson, Tina Turner. Artwork by Richard Amsel depicting Gibso...

Making a bold visual statement with a clean and straightforward design, this small-format poster for the first Belgian release of George Miller's groundbreaking 1979 pre-apocalyptic action thriller 'Mad Max' utilises the same superb Tom Beauvais artwork created for the British campaign posters, which draws us in as we look down the twin-barrels of a shotgun. As noted by Sim Brannaghan in his 2006 book on 'British Film Posters,' the Beauvais design strips "the film down to its basic elements of cop, the car & the road". Set in a bleak dystopian near-future Australia veering towards societal collapse due to critical petrol shortages, the influential film starred a little-known Mel Gibson in the titular role as a police officer turned vigilante when his family are murdered by a sadistic biker gang. Essentially a revenge western meets apocalyptic road movie, the film's sparse dialogue made way for a kinetic combination of visceral action sequences, chaotic car chases and an other-worldly visual style, hinting at the barren wastelands we would see in later films. Shot on a shoestring budget of $400,000 Australian dollars...