Mad Max   American International Pictures  Produced by Byron
Kennedy and Bill Miller  Directed by George Miller  Written by
George Miller, Byron Kennedy and James McCausland  In the
“Lethal Weapon” movies Mel Gibson played  L.A. police detective
Martin Riggs who undergoes such a severe psychological trauma
when his wife is killed that the common held belief is that he’s
gone straight flat out crazy.  Insane.  Mad, even.  That’s the
main trait shared with an earlier Mel Gibson character:
Australian highway cop Max Rockatansky who undergoes such a
severe psychological trauma when his wife and son are killed
that the common held belief is that he’s gone straight flat out
crazy.  Insane.  Mad, even.  In fact, so mad that he’s called
MAD MAX.    This starts Max to thinking that maybe it’s time for
him to get out.  He’s got a wife (Joanne Samuel) and a baby boy
he’d like to be around to grow old with.  The Goose conspires
with their boss, Fifi Macaffie (Roger Ward) to get Max to stay
by bribing him with a customize