The Road Warrior

Selected by the Costume Designers Branch. Introduced by costume designer Tracy Tynan.

Selected by the Costume Designers Branch.

Introduced by costume designer Tracy Tynan.

Norma Moriceau’s vivid costume designs for the post-apocalyptic denizens of the second film in George Miller’s Mad Max series incorporated punk and S&M motifs that helped create some of the film’s most iconic imagery. With daring stunt work and dazzling widescreen cinematography from Dean Semler (Dances With Wolves), the film had a worldwide impact and has been oft-imitated but never equaled.

DIRECTOR: George Miller. WRITTEN BY: Terry Hayes, George Miller, Brian Hannant. CAST: Mel Gibson, Bruce Spence, Mike Preston, Emil Minty. 1981. 96 min. Australia. Color. Scope. English. 35mm.

Academy Museum film programming generously funded by the Richard Roth Foundation.