Mel Gibson, the lead actor known for playing Max Rockatansky in the Mad Max series, was born.
The movie Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome was released as the third installment of the Mad Max franchise.
Production and filming of Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome took place in the Australian outback and other locations.
Maurice Jarre composed the musical score for Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome.
Major global wars and resource depletion lead to societal collapse and the dystopian wasteland setting.
Max Rockatansky arrives at Bartertown, a powerful trading post controlled by Aunty Entity.
Aunty Entity hires Max to transport a shipment of pig iron safely to Bartertown.
Max is betrayed and forced into a deadly Thunderdome duel but manages to escape.
Max encounters a tribe of children who believe he is a god and protect ancient knowledge.
Max leads the children on a dangerous journey back to their ancestral home to save them from starvation.
Max returns to Bartertown to confront Aunty Entity and bring change to the city's corrupt power structure.
