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Mudguts leads his fellow Acolytes in a daring stunt to acquire gasoline to fuel their motorcycles. The Heist goes off without a hitch, but the bikies are unaware that an MFP Interceptor is hot on their heels. We talk about the difficulty of pole vaulting onto a moving truck, the different methods for siphoning, and the roads where this minute was filmed. Visit us at our Website: www.madmaxminute.com
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Pulling his unwilling informant from under a car, Max continues his interrogation as the Grease Rat struggles to catch his breath. In pain, he can only nod his head and wheeze out answers as Max begins listing the names of the men he plans to kill. Elsewhere, Toecutter’s lieutenants are leaving a watering hole as they head out to get some gas. Along the way, we speculate about the hierarchy of Toecutter’s gang and later on give some free advertising to a Bed & Breakfast.
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Max retrieves the iconic Black on black V8 Interceptor from the MFP Garage, and heads to the one place he knows he can get information. Later at the Grease Rat’s Mechanic Shop, Max has little patience for insults and stalling which leads him to unorthodox methods of squeezing information out of his host. Along the way, we talk about marsupials, suggest a few apocalypse-proof jobs, and finally talk about the tattoo that all of the Acolytes share.
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Week 16 kicks off with Max sitting outside of Jessie’s hospital room as he listens to the doctors talking inside. Later we find him sitting on the beach, once again trying to make sense of it all until something arises in Max and he gears up to go hunting bikers. Julia brings up her frustration with the doctors, Rick brings up the trope of stuffing characters in a fridge, and we talk about Max going over the edge from Lawman to Vigilante.
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Max finally catches up to the van but realizes he’s too late and runs to his family as they lie in the street. An ambulance is called to take Jessie and Sprog to the hospital, but it’s not looking good as Jessie has extensive, life-threatening injuries. We talk about Max’s heartbreaking reaction, a scene deleted before filming, and go down the grocery list of Jessie’s injuries.
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With the van broken down Jessie takes off running as May stays behind to try to slow down the pursuing bikers. Like so many plans, it all goes to waste as Toecutter and his Acolytes quickly overtake Jessie and run her down. We take a close look at May’s plan and wonder how things could have happened differently.
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As May locks the Acolytes in her shed, Jessie gets Sprog in the van and the three of them head out on the open road to find safety. Unfortunately, May’s shed is no match for several grown men and the gang is soon in hot pursuit. We discuss our evaluations of how the door held up against the bikers, question the wisdom of fleeing the farm without Max and Benno, and highlight how Mad Max manages to pass the test for female representation.
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May Swaisey arrives on the scene armed with her old shotgun and confronts the Gang head on, managing to herd them into a small shed. All the while we see more amazing interactions with Toecutter and his lieutenants, May’s questionable marksman skills, and Sprog’s uncanny skill as a ventriloquist. The lactose intolerant should be warned, Rick spends several minutes talking about cheese.
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Jessie finds herself face to face with several threatening individuals with sprog held hostage in the middle of it all. This minute features some remarkable blocking and scene setting that makes the most of the dynamic characteristics of Toecutter’s lieutenants. This scene also features some excellent accent work from Hugh Keays-Byrne (the jury is still out on Rick’s accents). It’s a great start to a week that does not end well.
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May goes to make a phone call as Jessie sits on the couch, wrapped in a blanket, and catches her breath, but there’s no time to rest as Jessie remembers that no one is looking after Sprog and springs back into action. We start this Friday episode talking about May Swaisey name dropping herself like a boss. The conversation then turns to Max and Jessie leaving sprog unattended.
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Max heads into the woods with Benno to take care of their hoon trouble as May leads Jessie into the house so they can calm down and have a nice cup of tea. We talk about Max’s foolhardy plan to take Benno into the woods and take on an entire motorcycle gang, May’s caring nature, and what we call legacy buildings and their charms. If you are annoyed by historical inaccuracy, be warned, you’re going to hear some assumptions.
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Jessie isn’t out of the woods yet, but she soon will be as she passes what’s left of the dog and runs headlong into Benno before finally getting back to the perceived safety of the farm yard. We take some time to ask if Toby was a necessary part of the story, Rick reiterates his distrust of toddlers, and we uncover a secret character that was cut from the movie back in the scripting phase.
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Things are real creepy as Jessie begins making her way back to the farm yard, but caution turns to panic as she runs for her life to safety. We raise the question of whether the bikies are actually in the woods at all, is it possible that all of these shots where we see men in the forest are a figment of Jessie’s imagination? We also talk about over-the-top pratfalls and pigeons that materialize out of nowhere.
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Commander Cody, the time has come. Execute Minute 66. Jessie walks out of the ocean and takes a moment to dry on the beach, meanwhile, Toby hears a noise and runs off leaving Jessie behind to return to the farm alone. We talk about sexy people walking out of the ocean, the strategic use of animal noises, and try our best to fill an entire episode using a minute where someone takes a nap.
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Week 13 wraps up with Jessie heading out to the little beach by the trees that May told her about, with the dog in tow. Rick talks about ecoregions as a way to make up for the fact that he thought Australia was just a big desert, we take a stand and give the Rockatansky dog a name, and Julia brings up Jurassic Park and Friends in reference to staying still to avoid detection.
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Jessie’s invitation to the beach is shot down because the van is broken, so she heads off to the beach solo, passing by May Swaisey on the way. Rick does his best impression of Sprog, Julia has questions about Prisoner: Cell Block H, and we wonder why May wasn’t more helpful with her warning about Jessie not letting Benno bother her.
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Jesse crosses the yard to check in on Max’s progress with the van, only to take the opportunity to tease him. Max retaliates by threatening to touch her with his grease covered hands and the whole situation spins into them kissing and being a cute couple. We crack wise about Jessie’s teasing, groan about their displays of affection, and Rick brings up all of the research he didn’t want to do about UGG boots.
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Max and Jessie hand over the severed appendage they found to the local Sheriff who doesn’t seem that phased by a disembodied hand in a bag. We disagree about how far-reaching the MFP Headquarters’ influence and jurisdiction extends but agree that Ziggy holding onto a hand for someone to pick up later is a ridiculous idea.
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Toecutter plays “got your nose” with the Grease Rat as Jessie and Max escape to a quiet spot by a river. We take a moment to wonder how Jessie described her experience Max and whether he fully grasps how serious it was. Speaking of grasps, Jessie discovers Cundalini’s severed hand dangling from a chain held by a crew member.
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Happy Friday! Jessie speeds back to the Mechanic’s shop and collects Max before speeding off again, leaving a bewildered and frustrated Grease Rat to face the scrutiny of the Toecutter. We complain about the Grease Rat’s lousy customer service, try to uncover why Max is so slow to pick up on Jessie’s distress and discuss the common practice of talking to one’s self.
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