Mel Gibson .... 'Mad' Max Rockatansky
Bruce Spence .... The Gyro Captain
Michael Preston .... Pappagallo (as Mike Preston)
Max Phipps .... The Toadie
Vernon Wells .... Wez
Kjell Nilsson .... The Humungus
Emil Minty .... The Feral Kid
Virginia Hey .... Warrior Woman
William Zappa .... Zetta
Arkie Whiteley .... The Captain's Girl
Steve J. Spears .... Mechanic
Syd Heylen .... Curmudgeon
Moira Claux .... Big Rebecca
David Downer .... Nathan
David Slingsby .... Quiet Man

A former police officer is now a lone wanderer, travelling through a devasted Australia after a nuclear war looking for the now-priceless fuel of petrol. He lives to survive and is none too pleased when he finds himself the only hope of a small group of honest people running a remote oil refinery. He must protect them from the bike gang that is terrorising them whilst transporting their entire fuel supply to safety.