On this day in movie history - Mad Max 2 (1981)

Mad Max 2

a.k.a. The Road Warrior

directed by George Miller,

written by Robert Benton, Terry Hayes, George Miller and Brian Hannant,

was released in Australia on December 24, 1981.

Narrated by Harold Baigent.

Music by Howard Shore.

Cast:

Mel Gibson, Bruce Spence, Michael Preston, Max Phipps, Vernon Wells, Kjell Nilsson, Emil Minty, Virginia Hey, William Zappa, Arkie Whiteley, Steve J. Spears, Syd Heylen, Moira Claux, David Downer, David Slingsby, Kristoffer Greaves, Max Fairchild, Tyler Coppin, Jerry O'Sullivan, Tony Deary, Kathleen McKay, Guy Norris, Anne Jones, James McCardell, Harold Baigent, Stewart Finlay-McLennan, Joanne Samuel.

On this day in movie history - Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985)

Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome

directed by George Miller and George Ogilvie,

written by Terry Hayes and George Miller,

was released in Australia on August 8, 1985.

Music by Maurice Jarre.

Songs by Tina Turner: One of the Living and We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome).

Cast:

Mel Gibson, Bruce Spence, Adam Cockburn, Tina Turner, Frank Thring, Angelo Rossitto, Paul Larsson, Angry Anderson, Robert Grubb, George Spartels, Edwin Hodgeman, Bob Hornery, Andrew Oh, Ollie Hall, Lee Rice, Max Worrall, Susan Leonard, Robert Simper, Virginia Wark, Geeling Ching, Ray Turnbull, Brian Ellison, Gerard Armstrong, Helen Buday, Mark Spain, Mark Kounnas, Rod Zuanic, Justine Clarke, Shane Tickner, Toni Allaylis, James Wingrove, Adam Scougall, Tom Jennings, Gerry D’Angelo, Travis Latter, Miguel López, Paul Daniel, Tushka Bergen, Emily Stocker, Sandie Lillingston, Adam Willits, Ben Chesterman, Liam Nikkinen, Dan Chesterman, Christopher Norton, Katharine Cullen, Heilan Robertson, Gabriel Dilworth, Hugh Sands, Rebekah Elmaloglou, Marion Sands, Shari Flood, Kate Tatar, Rachael Graham, Pega Williams, Emma Howard, Tarah Williams, Joanna McCarroll, Daniel Willits, Toby Messiter, Tonya Wright, Charlie Kenney, Amanda Nikkinen, Flynn Kenney, Luke Panic, William Manning, James Robertson, Adam McCreadie, Sally Morton, Ross Bombaci, Susan Boyd, David Buchanan, Margaret Cardin, Margaret Dupre, Stephen Hayes, Christian Manon.

On this day in movie history - The Witches of Eastwick (1987)

The Witches of Eastwick

directed by George Miller,

written by Michael Cristofer,

based on the novel by John Updike,

was released in the United States on June 12, 1987.

Music by John Williams.

Cast:

Jack Nicholson, Cher, Susan Sarandon, Michelle Pfeiffer, Veronica Cartwright, Richard Jenkins, Keith Jochim, Becca Lish, Carel Struycken.