"Mad" Max Rockatansky, sometimes referred to as the Road Warrior, is the protagonist from director George Miller's Mad Max series, appearing in the films Mad Max, Mad Max: The Road Warrior, Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome and the fourth entry in the series, Mad Max: Fury Road.

Why is it called Mad Max?

In the first Mad Max movie, he is named thus by the last remaining member of the motorcycle gang that killed his wife and son, shortly before Max kills him in revenge. As Max casually walks away, Johnny started pleading, then laughing, calling Max "... mad! Yer MAD!"

What is Mad Max supposed to be about?

Mad Max is a 1979 Australian action film directed by George Miller. Written by Miller and James McCausland from a story by Miller and producer Byron Kennedy, set between 1983 and 1985, a few years after the 1973 oil crisis. It tells a story of societal breakdown, murder, and revenge.