Some movies you just love, and one of those movies for me is The Road Warrior. Also known as Mad Max 2, the second film in director George Miller’s iconic post-apocalyptic series received a special 35th anniversary screening this past weekend at the brand new Alamo Drafthouse* in Brooklyn. Co-presented by sci-fi convention Wintercon, the event also featured a Q&A with cast members that, for fans, when combined with seeing the film on the big screen, was paradise. The Road Warrior’s old Curmudgeon character couldn’t have put it better himself.
The cast members in attendance were Vernon Wells (who played the insane and dangerous Wez), Bruce Spence (the funny and heroic Gyro Captain), Emil Minty (the fierce, mute Feral Child), Virginia Hey (the tragic Warrior Woman), and Kjell Nilsson (the mysterious hulk Lord Humungus). All had interesting memories and fun anecdotes to relay from the making of the film.
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The cast members in attendance were Vernon Wells (who played the insane and dangerous Wez), Bruce Spence (the funny and heroic Gyro Captain), Emil Minty (the fierce, mute Feral Child), Virginia Hey (the tragic Warrior Woman), and Kjell Nilsson (the mysterious hulk Lord Humungus). All had interesting memories and fun anecdotes to relay from the making of the film.
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