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A Discussion About The Nightrider Incident
Fifi
That Code you ran down a few days ago.
Max
The Nightrider?
Fifi
The Nightrider, yeah. Got a problem.
Max
What's that?
Fifi
His friends. Word is they're out to get you.
Max
Scoot jockeys?
Fifi
Yeah, nomad trash.
Max
Well, I'll add it to my threat collection.
Fifi
Good boy, Max. You're a good boy.
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Confident Decision-Making in Mad Max
Bubba Zanetti
Easy. I know what I'm doing.
[to Toecutter, when fighting with Max on the road]
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Unexpected Arrival and Confusion
Pick-up truck driver
Oh my God! What happened?
Jim the Goose
I don't know, man, I just got here myself!
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Larger than Life and Twice as Ugly
Jim the Goose
Jimmy the Goose, larger than life and twice as ugly!
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Vengeance Fuels a Relentless Pursuit
Taglines
They murdered his family...... Now he's going to run them over!
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Treachery and Pride in a Brutal World
Bubba Zanetti
Joviality is a game of children.
Toecutter
Mudguts, get out of there. Cundalini, put her against the post. We have a problem here. She... is not... what she seems. Bubba Zanetti has it on good authority. She's sent by the bronze. Full of treachery. The bronze... take our pride.
[indicating mannequin]
Johnny the Boy
If you're going to waste the bronze, you gotta do it big!
Bubba Zanetti
You just don't have the style, do ya? Chickenshit. Goes to water on a dummy.
[to Toecutter, about Johnny]
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Disdain for the Worthless and Despicable
The Toecutter
You scum sucking trash, throw it!
[to Johnny, ordering him to throw a match into Jim the Goose's wrecked car]
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Hope in a Chaotic World
Taglines
The last law in a world gone out of control. Pray that he's out there somewhere.
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Gratitude in a Desolate World
Taglines
In this hideous no-man's land - be thankful for Mad Max
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Restoring Belief in Heroes
Fifi
They say people don't believe in heroes anymore. Well damn them! You and me, Max, we're gonna give them back their heroes!
[when Max is trying to quit the MFP, once again]
Max
Ah, Fif. Do you really expect me to go for that crap?
Fifi
You gotta admit I sounded good there for a minute, huh?
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The Sovereign of the Highways
Taglines
He rules the roads.
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The Nightrider's Declaration of Freedom
Nightrider
The Toecutter - he knows who I am. I am the Nightrider! I am the chosen one. The mighty hand of vengeance, sent down to strike the unroadworthy! I'm hotter than a rollin dice. Step right up, chum, and watch the kid lay down a rubber road, right to FREEDOM!
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Struggling Between Duty and Descent into Madness
Max
I'm scared, Fif. You know why? It's that rat circus out there. I'm beginning to enjoy it.
Fifi
What is this, funny week?
Max
Look. Any longer out on that road and I'm one of them, you know? A terminal crazy... only I got a bronze badge to say I'm one of the good guys.
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A Decision to Quit
Fifi
What's this?
Max
I'm through.
Fifi
Again?
Max
No, not again. I'm through. I'm quitting.
Fifi
Sit down.
Max
I didn't come here to discuss it, I came here to say it. I'm through.
Fifi
Now just a minute! Alright, so the Goose bought it, but that's the way he always came in the world...
Max
-Off beat!
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A Gruesome Encounter at the Restaurant
Jim the Goose
It was like slow motion. He leaves his seat and goes through the windshield, headfirst straight into the tree, right? And then bounces back through the windshield. And by the time we got to him, he was just sitting there, trying to scream with his face ripped off. What's the matter?
[whilst in a restaurant with MFP assistants; pause]
Restaurant Patron
Not hungry anymore.
Jim the Goose
Give it here.
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The Future's Ultimate Power Unleashed
Taglines
The Maximum Force of the Future
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Silence is Key in Uncertain Times
The Toecutter
It's alright you'll get your chance. But, remember... to keep your sweet, sweet mouth shut.
[to Johnny]
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Discussion of a fallen comrade
Station Master
That must be your friend over there. They didn't leave much of him .
[pointing to the Nightrider's coffin]
Bubba Zanetti
Must have cut his heart out, eh?
Station Master
Yeah. That's what I meant. Poor bastard...
Toecutter
The Nightrider, that is his name. The Nightrider.
Station Master
The Nightrider...
Toecutter
Remember him when you look up the night sky.
Station Master
I will.
Toecutter
Take your hat off.
Station Master
Anything you say.
Toecutter
Anything I say... What a wonderful philosophy you have! Take him away. Bubba, Johnny...
[after a pause; makes the sound of a candle being blown out]
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Beauty and Vulnerability in Desperation
Jessie
Please. Give me my baby.
[pleading]
Toecutter
Jessie, Jessie, Jessie. You've not got a sense of humor. You've got a pretty face, though. Awful pretty. Awful pretty. I suppose you don't need a sense of humor with a pretty face. The only trouble is though, Missy, if you should... ...lose the face...
[wiping his face roughly with his hand, then whispering]
Jessie
Please don't hurt my baby.
Toecutter
...you've got NOTHING.
Jessie
What do you WANT from me?
Toecutter
Don't change the subject.
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Confrontation and Frustration in Mad Max
The Toecutter
Quit toying Bubba!
[after Bubba runs over Max's arm]
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Highway Gangs and a Mysterious Protector
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When the gangs take over the highways... pray he's out there somewhere!
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Acknowledging a Troubling Situation
Jim the Goose
Max.
[via radio]
Max
Go ahead.
[via radio; Max is in his yellow interceptor, ready to move out]
Jim the Goose
We are 100% SNAFU.
Max
You ok?
Jim the Goose
Nothin a year in the tropics wouldn't fix.
Max
Much damage?
Nightrider
You should see the damage, bronze. Huh? metal damage, brain damage. Heheheh. Are you listening, bronze? Born with a steering wheel in his hand and lead in his foot. He is the Nightrider cruising at the speed of fright! This is the Nightrider, and we ain't never coming back! I'm a fuel-injected suicide machine! I am a rocker! I am a roller! I am the out-of-controller! I am the Nightrider!
[cuts in, via radio]
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Struggling to Find Meaning in Loss
Max Rockatansky
I just can't get it clear in my head, Jess. He was so full of living, you know? He ran a franchise on it. Now there's nothing. And here I am trying to put sense to it, when I know there isn't any.
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Unexpected Arrival at the Train Station
Bubba Zanetti
We're here to meet a friend. Comin on the train.
Station Master
Nothin comin on the train except a couple of crates and a, uh, coffin!
Bubba Zanetti
Our friend.
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A Reminder of the Nightrider's Legacy
The Toecutter
The Nightrider, that is his name, the Nightrider (...) Remember him when you look at the night sky.
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Anxiety Reflected in a Destroyed Car
Kid Outside Halls of Justice
Hey Mister! What happened to the car?
[a car that the bikers demolished earlier has been towed to the Halls of Justice]
Bubba Zanetti
What do you think happened?
Kid Outside Halls of Justice
Looked like it was chewed up and spat out.
Bubba Zanetti
Perhaps it's the result of an anxiety.
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Desperation and Defiance in Confrontation
Max
The chain in those handcuffs is high-tensile steel. It'd take you ten minutes to hack through it with this. Now, if you're lucky, you can hack through your ankle in five minutes. Go!
[after handcuffing Johnny to the car, leaking gas next to a fire; drops a hacksaw on the ground]
Johnny the Boy
You're mad, man! You think I look silly, don't ya? Ha, ha! Don't bring this on me, man! Don't do this to me, please! Aw, Sweet Jesus! I was sick! Don't bring this on me, please!
[sobbing]
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Adrenaline-Fueled Action in Mad Max
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A 400H.P. movie that runs on adrenalin, high octane and raw nerves!
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Freedom with Clean Paperwork
Fifi McAffee
So long as the paperwork's clean, you boys can do what you like out there.
[to the MFP officers after Johnny the Boy was released from the Halls of Justice]
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The Toecutter's Demands for Cundalini's Hand
The Toecutter
Well, well, well, it's our little mother. That there is Cundalini, and Cundalini wants his hand back. (...) Tell you what, I'll swap you.
[to Jessie, as the gang holds her son hostage]
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A Humorous Insult from Jim the Goose
Jim the Goose
Hey fella, stop! What a turkey. Hey fella, you're a turkey, y'know that?
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