Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior hurls you into a scorched, postapocalyptic wasteland where civilisation has collapsed and fuel is the last remaining currency. Haunted by the losses of his past, lone wanderer Max Rockatansky becomes entangled with a small community defending their precious gasoline from a marauding gang of leatherclad raiders. A brutal struggle that builds toward one of cinema's most infamous and celebrated chase sequences.

Across its lean runtime, The Road Warrior delivers blistering stunt work, ingenious scrapmetal production design, and a stark, nearwordless turn from Mel Gibson that cements Max as an enduring screen icon. Its raw physicality and intense action sequences remain astonishing 45 years on, making this anniversary screening a rare chance to feel its full, ferocious impact on the big screen.

Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior is screening as part of our monthly Retro Vault Night. Head down early with any unwanted DVDs to pick up some new films from our DVD swap box or acquire a poster in our poster sale.

For more details and to book tickets visit www. stokefilmtheatre.org.uk