Mad Max: Fury Road - 100 Facts

1. The Iraq war meant that filming had to be delayed in Namibia.
2. The film was supposed to be an animated 3D film, but developed into a 3D live action movie.
3. Filming was delayed twice.
4. The filming first concluded in 2001.
5. In 2013, they had to go back and film additional scenes.
6. In 2003, Warner Bros panicked and insisted that someone write a script for the film.
7. In 2010, stars signed up to be in the film.
8. The film was originally going to be filmed at Broken Hill, but moved to Namibia after consistent heavy rainfall occurred. 
9. $7.5 million was spent on 957 national airings across 42 networks led by MTV and Comedy Central.
10. Crew spent 10 months in Namibia to film.
11. Over 80% of the effects seen in the film are real practical effects, stunts, make-up and sets.
12. CGI was used sparingly mainly to enhance the Namibian landscape, remove stunt rigging and for Charlize Theron's left hand which in the film is a prosthetic arm. 
13. The flame-shooting guitarist in the film is Australian artist/musician Sean Hape, better known as Iota.
14. The guitar that Iota used in the film weighed 132 pounds, and shot real gas-powered flames, which was controlled using the whammy bar.
15. The film editor, Margaret Sixel, is director George Miller's wife.
16. The jacket worn by Tom Hardy is a replica of the one that was worn by Mel Gibson in the second two movies of the original Mad Max trilogy.
17. The film's storyboard was made even before the screenplay.
18. This is the second Mad Max film to have featured Hugh Keays-Byrne. He played the villain Toecutter in Mad Max (1979).
19. Charlize Theron reportedly shaved her head for the role of Furiosa and as a result had to wear a wig for her role in A Million Ways To Die In The West (2014.)
20. Tom Hardy suffered a broken nose during filming when Charlize Theron accidentally elbowed him.
21. Tom Hardy had lunch with Mel Gibson to discuss him taking over the iconic role of Max Rockatansky. Gibson told Hardy that he was fine with the role and gave him his blessing. 
22. Margaret Sixel had 480 hours of footage to edit; watching it took three months.
23. Mel Gibson was originally intended to star again as Max back in 2003, but because George Miller ran into problems with shooting locations, and Gibson's interest in The Passion Of The Christ (2004), it never happened.
24. The music box that was given to the Feral Kid in Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior, was resembled by the music box that was given to one of the wives in Fury Road. 
25. John Seale came out of retirement to head the film's cinematography.
26. A comic book series showing how Immortan Joe came to power is being published by Vertigo.
27. The gesture made by the war boys when they mesh their fingers together is the sign of the V8; they literally revere and worship the power of the engine. It may also be viewed as a reference to Valhalla.
28. Many characters' names are never said in full or at all onscreen and are only provided in the credits at the end of the film. 
29. Max and the main antagonist, Immortan Joe, never directly interact with each other, apart from when Max hijacks the People Eater's Limousine. They exchange gunshots during the takeover.
30. George Miller told cinematographer John Seale to keep the main actor centered in the screen so that the viewer's eye did not have to search the screen due to the film's fast editing style.
31. There is a fan theory that Mad Max in this film is actually the Feral Kid from the second film, Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981). However, a Vertigo comic miniseries cowritten by George Miller establishes that Hardy's Max is the same character as Gibson's Max.
32. The film used three identical War Rigs, the large main truck in the film. They were based on a Czechoslovakian all-wheel drive military vehicle. 
33. The script contains almost no profanities. 
34. In the German-dubbed version seen in Germany, as in the original English version, the Buzzards speak Russian. In the Russian-dubbed version seen in Russia, they speak German. This way, they sound foreign and evil to everyone. 
35. When Max is tied to the front of Nux's car, there is a skull with a pilot's cap and goggles on a spike above him. This is a reference to the Gyro Captain, who appeared in Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior. 
36. Riley Keough, the actress who plays the red-haired bride, Capable, is daughter of Lisa Marie Presley and grand-daughter of Elvis Presley.
37. Writer and feminist Eve Ensler (The Vagina Monologues) was consulted to enhance the portrayal of female characters.
38. The "crows" on stilts are the boys abandoned by the Vuvalini when the green place turned sour.
39. George Miller directed the entire Mad Max action franchise, noted for its violence. Ironically, he is also director of three family friendly movies: the second of the Babe movies, and both Happy Feet movies.
40. Night scenes were filmed in bright daylight, deliberately overexposed, and colour-manipulated. In many shots, the sky was digitally replaced with more detailed or interesting skies.
41. Rosie Huntington-Whiteley remarked that the cast and crew fraternized a lot after work during the shoot since they were all residing in a small Namibia town (the nearest to the desert) without any tourist attractions or fine dining.
42. Near the end of the credits, there is a memorial dedication that reads "Lance Allen Moore II, May 24, 1987 - March 10, 2015". Moore was a Mad Max fan killed in a motorcycle accident near Silverton, New South Wales, Australia, where Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior was filmed.
43. Several vehicles in the film, including the War Rig, were left-hand drive.
44. Charlize Theron and Tom Hardy reportedly did not get along during filming, with Hardy's method acting reportedly bothering Theron.
45. At the final vehicle battle, one of the Immortan Joe's henchmen scares Furiosa, before attacking her, with the exact same hiss as the Toecutter in Mad Max 1.
46. This is George Miller's first R-rated movie since The Witches of Eastwick (1987).
47. This is the first Mad Max film to have been made since Beyond Thunderdome, a gap of thirty years in between the two films. 
48. The paracord bracelet that Max wears belongs to Tom Hardy himself. 
49. Nicholas Hoult learnt how to knit from a makeup artist during the seven-month shoot in Namibia.
50. With a runtime of two hours, this is the longest film in the Mad Max series. 
51. The character Toast the Knowing is named after visual effects crew member Shyam V. Yadav, who is known for serving free French toast to thousands of people all over the world.
52. Toast the Knowing was played by Zoe Kravitz, the daughter of famous musician Lennie Kravitz.
53. Actors were digitally duplicated in post production to expand the crowd scenes so in reality only a few actors were actually needed on set during filming. 
54. During the flashback sequence after going through the crows, you can see eyes popping out briefly. This is an homage to Mad Max, when a rider crashes into the front of a semi.
55. An R-rated version and a PG-13 version were both made of the film. Warner Bros had decided to make the film R-rated after test screenings. 
56. Tom Hardy had a dog named Max that was given to him when he was a teenager, he passed away in 2011. The dog's name was an honor to Mad Max.
57. Second unit director and supervising stunt coordinator Guy Norris was in charge of over 150 stunt performers, which included Cirque du Soleil performers and Olympic athletes. 
58. Megan Gale, who plays The Valkyrie, was previously cast as Wonder Woman in George Miller's film Justice League: Mortal before it was cancelled. This is her first Hollywood film.
59. When Max awakes abruptly from his dream right after the blue sequence, the last image of his dream is a close view of eyes popping out of a face. This footage is from Mad Max 1, when Toecutter is killed.
60. Certain screenings have shown the film in black and white. The crossed belts that the Valkyrie, played by Megan Gale, wears are the same belts Max wore in Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome. The brass belt buckle has been covered or replaced.
61. The girl who Max sees in his visions, commonly believed to be his daughter, is in fact Glory the Child, who can be seen in the comic series. 
62. George Miller described the film as "a very simple allegory, almost a western on wheels."
63. Teresa Palmer was originally cast but due to delays of the production, she dropped out and was replaced by Abbey Lee.
64. Australian crows or ravens are used in the Mad Max films, including Fury Road, as symbols of death and destruction.
65. Despite having custom logos starting the film, Warner Bros. Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures (and RatPac-Dune Entertainment) aren't credited until the very end of the movie, after all other credits have rolled.
66. Amid claims of the film going over-budget and behind schedule, Warner Bros. then sent a produce to oversee production in Namibia.
67. George Miller is the first creator of a film franchise to reboot his own franchise.
68. Although Max never gives his exact nickname to the audience, he refers to himself with similar words like "insane" or "crazy".
69. The film contains about 2,700 cuts of its entire running length, which is equivalent to 22.5 cuts per minute compared to Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior's 1,200 cuts of its 90 minute running time equivalent to 13.33 cuts per minute.
70. Filming lasted 120 days, and the film runs at 113 minutes without credits. So, it could be said that each day equals about a minute of the film.
71. Since Immortan Joe wears a full breathing mask in all of his scenes, no part of his face below his eyes is ever seen.
72. The cast and crew had to endure extreme heat while filming in Namibia.
73. This is the first Mad Max film to be released in 3D.
74. Out of Control of Man With a Mission Feat. Zebrahead is used in the Japanese version of the ending song.
75. Weta Digital was originally involved with the film when it was scheduled for a 2012 release.
76. Fans of the popular British tabletop game Warhammer 40,000 noted that Immortan Joe and his army bore a number of uncanny similarities to Ork war band in the game. 
77. Max's sawed-off shotgun misfires when he tries to shoot off Nux's wrist, as it did in Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior. 
78. The movie was originally planned as a sequel to Mad Max and a prequel to Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior. It is believed that Immortan Joe would've been the Toe Cutter, who survived the accident in Mad Max but was badly injured, resulting in his body being battered and broken.
79. When engine #1 of the War Rig breaks down during the final chase to The Citadel, the sound it makes is the same sound the Millennium Falcon makes when it breaks down in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back.
80. This is the only film in the Mad Max series where the last road battle doesn't end in a head-on collision between two vehicles and a main antagonist is killed in the process.
81. With the exception of Max and Nux, all of the film's male characters are villains. Conversely, all of the female characters are good.
82. After the War Rig is driven off the platform and the platform begins to rise as it is drawn back up into The Citadel, a lone woman can be seen standing in the center. In the previous wide-angle shot of the crowd, The Wretched were shown begging for a place in Immortan Joe's coterie. This woman, played by Debra Ades, was likely brought aboard to be used as a milker or breeder.
83. In the last scene of the movie, Furiosa's eye is swollen shut as a result of injury, the same as Max's is at the end of Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior.
84. In a likely reference, Nux crashes the War Rig in the same way the tanker crashes at the end of Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior.
85. Body count: 114.
86. When Max asks Nux if he's a "blackthumb" and can fix enging #1 while they are on the War Rig may be a reference to the character Blackfinger from Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, who is the chief mechanic in Bartertown.
87. A deleted scene shows Miss Giddy's fate; she is left with Angharad's body, and attacked by crows (the crows were never added).
88. In one of the scenes the War Rig has a collision with a black Mack tractor unit. The same style of Mack tractor unit was featured in Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior to pull the fuel tanker trailer.
89. The blood-bag information tattoo on Max's back contains a description of his capture: "Lone Road Warrior Rundown on The Powder Lakes V8". Calling him a "Road Warrior" is a reference to the second film, Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior.
90. After Max searches Furiosa's cab for weapons and leaves with all her guns, Furiosa reveals a hidden knife sheathed in her gear shift. In Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, Max is disarmed before entering Bartertown, but hides a knife sheathed in a fly swatter.
91. Max's first and last lines revolve around him telling somebody what his name is. The first time he tells the audience in a voice over. The second time he tells Furiosa while giving her his blood.
92. Immortan Joe wears a face mask for medical purposes, which is functionally similar to the mask worn by Tom Hardy when he portrayed Bane in The Dark Knight Rises. In both films, each character is defeated by the hero damaging or destroying the mask.
93. Charlize Theron will not return as Imperator Furiosa for Mad Max: The Wasteland. The Mad Max films are influenced by the western genre and like the mysterious gunfighter, Max leaves and moves on to an entirely new adventure.
94. Max's 1973 Ford Falcon XB GT V8 Pursuit Special (aka The Interceptor), seen in the first two films Mad Max and Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior, is seen in this film as well. Its appearance is indentical to its battered state seen in the second film. 
95. The portion of the blood-bag information tattoo being painfully needled into Max's back at The Citadel that was completed before he escapes reads: Day 12045, ht 10 hands, 180 lbs, No Name, No Lumps, No Bumps, Full Life Clear, Two Good Eyes, No Busted Limbs, Piss Ok, Genitals Intact, Multiple Scars, Heals Fast, O-Negative, High-Octane, Universal Donar, Lone Road Warrior Rundown on The Powder Lakes V8, No Guzzoline, No Supplies, Isolate Psychotic, Keep Muzzled.
96. If George Miller's Justice League movie had gone ahead, we'd have seen Megan Gale as a warrior long before she shows up in Fury Road as The Valkyrie. 
97. In later scenes, Max appears to be wearing a South African M-83 load bearing vest.
98. Keeping in line with the previous incarnations, Max barely speaks in the film. This excludes his narration at the beginning.
99. First Mad Max film to not star Mel Gibson as Max. It was originally rumored that he would have a cameo role as a drifter.
100. John Powell was set to compose the soundtrack.