Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome: We Don't Need Another Hero (Hero, Hero)
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We're launching our second season with Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, the film that inspired our season's title, "We Don't Need Another Hero." Made in 1985, the film is the third installment in George Miller's Mad Max franchise, and the last (thankfully) to star Mel Gibson. Stealing the show are Tina Turner as Aunty Entity, who rules over Bartertown.
Spoilers: Mel Gibson (go to hell), Tina Turner (RIP), Australia, franchise talk, Furiosa prequel details, Babe and Babe 2: Pig in the City, George Miller's filmography, the actress who played Savannah (Helen Buday) was 23 at the time of filming.
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Music by Kirk Rawlings from Courtesy and beige on beige
Cover art by Tuli Lane-McKinley
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