Does the dog die?
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Mad Max
Movie • 1979 • Adventure
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Taking place in a dystopian Australia in the near future, Mad Max tells the story of a highway patrolman cruising the squalid back roads that have become the breeding ground of criminals foraging for gasoline and scraps. After some grisly events at the hands of a motorcycle gang, Max sets out across the barren wastelands in search of revenge.
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Your Triggers
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angrydoberman
Max's Irish Setter dog gets killed offscreen. A part of the dog's body is then seen hanging off a tree
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Abandonment
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Does someone leave without saying goodbye?
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Max leaves Jessie in the hospital. Does not show if he says goodbye or not.
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Abuse
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Is a woman brutalized for spectacle?
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Not on screen.
Skip 1:09:00ish to 1:15:45ish.
See Rape for details
Skip 1:09:00ish to 1:15:45ish.
See Rape for details
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Does the abused become the abuser?
National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-7233)
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makeanote
A couple argue over whether one of them is unfaithful. It is brief.
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Addiction
Is there addiction?
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Cryptid_Crow
There is no addiction in the 1979 movie.
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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makeanote
People are shown impaired, but not imbibing.
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Animal
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Is there a dead animal?
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Bloody fur briefly seen hanging from tree around 1:07:00 to 1:08:00.
See Dog Dies for details.
See Dog Dies for details.
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Are there bugs?
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makeanote
They are not the focus of any shots, but bugs can be seen flying around.
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Does a pet die?
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See Dog death.
Skip from 1h 6m to 1h 9m
Skip from 1h 6m to 1h 9m
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See Dog for Details
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Are animals abused?
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Dog is murdered but only that. See Dog Dies for details.
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Assault
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Anonymous
No, but you do see the aftermath which involves some nudity
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Scribbly
Not shown directly on screen, but it is implied that both a man and a woman are sexually assaulted by a motorcycle gang.
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Is rape mentioned?
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Cryptid_Crow
R*pe is not mentioned, but it does happen off screen.
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Bodily Harm
Is there eye mutilation?
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makeanote
A person does hold another person's eyelids open to see if they are awake. Another person's eyes cartoonishly bugle out in fear.
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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makeanote
A person's hand is ripped off. The dismembered hand is shown briefly.
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Does a head get squashed?
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makeanote
A person's head is seen run over. They are wearing a helmet.
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Is someone burned alive?
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makeanote
A character burns their arm with a lighter. A good guy is burned badly in a car accident. A bad guy is blown up.
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Is there amputation?
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Sid
The main antagonist is named Toecutter. A man’s hand is ripped off by a rope attached to a cat. It is implied that another man attempts to cut off his own foot
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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makeanote
A person's throat is cut. They survive. Another person gets squished and struggles to breathe.
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Does someone asphyxiate?
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Cryptid_Crow
Nobody asphixiates.
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Does someone break a bone?
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Sid
The bone is visible
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Are any hands damaged?
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Cundalini wants his hand back!
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Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
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makeanote
A person is kicked in the crotch.
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Children
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Does a kid die?
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Scribbly
Max's child is killed by a motorcycle gang
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Is an infant abducted?
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One of the bikie gang is holding baby Sprog with one hand and an axe with the other.
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Creepy Crawly
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Death
Does a non-human character die?
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Dog. See Dog Trigger.
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Does someone die?
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Several people in this movie. It’s an action film.
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Disability
Is the r-slur used?
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MegganCampbell
No but there is a character who is inferred to be “slow”
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Is someone disabled played by able-bodied?
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Anonymous
There are lots of disabled characters, I don't think any of them are played by actually disabled people.
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Drugs/Alcohol
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Family
Does a parent die?
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Scribbly
Max's wife is killed by a motorcycle gang.
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Does someone cheat?
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makeanote
We see a couple arguing over one of them being "seen with" someone else.
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Is someone kidnapped?
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kelseyj610
Max's child is taken by the gang. He is eventually rescued, but later dies.
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Fear
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Are there mannequins?
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The bikes do target practice with a mannequin at the beach
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Is trypophobic content shown?
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Cryptid_Crow
Shotgun pellets blast many small holes in a mannequins face, and there is a close up.
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Gross
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Large-scale Violence
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Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
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Sid
It’s a cop film
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LGBTQ+
Is a trans person depicted predatorily?
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GrizzlyClare
There isn't exactly a trans character but there's some stuff with gender/sexuality coding that a person who's especially sensitive might find troubling
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Loss
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Medical
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Is there a hospital scene?
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Scribbly
Burn victim's charred hand is shown emerging from under a sheet
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Mental Health
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Cryptid_Crow
Someone burns their arm with a lighter for fun.
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
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makeanote
The bad guy is described as having various mental illnesses.
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
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makeanote
A person refers to himself as a "fuel-injected su*c*de machine.
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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makeanote
The main character has several moments of heavy breathing and terror that resemble panic attacks.
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Does someone have a meltdown?
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Cryptid_Crow
There are no autistic meltdowns.
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Does someone attempt suicide?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
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Does someone die by suicide?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
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Is autism misrepresented?
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Character is described as a baby. Never addressed further. Not mistreated or portrayed poorly on screen.
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Noxious
Are there flashing lights or images?
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Cryptid_Crow
Yes, the cop lights flash.
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Is there shakey cam?
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makeanote
It's not very dramatic, but it happens throughout the film.
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Paranoia
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Pregnancy
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Are there babies or unborn children?
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There is a toddler
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Prejudice
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Does an LGBT person die?
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DavinJackson
Depends wether or not you think the bikers are gay coded
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Is a minority is misrepresented?
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jdpamv
Queer-coded villains who are portrayed as predatory. A woman's death is used as motivation for the hero (fridging).
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Is there hate speech?
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makeanote
Women are referred to as misogynistic slurs. Some of the villains are queer coded.
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
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makeanote
One character has a stutter which is played for humor. Someone is called a cr*pple. A grievously burned character is referred to as "a thing, not a person."
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Race
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Relationships
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Religious
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Sex
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Are there incestuous relationships?
National Sexual Assault Hotline 800.656.4673
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Is someone sexually objectified?
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jdpamv
Young women are objectified with few lines when they have any at all. The hero's wife is sexually objectified while wearing a bikini, beach cover-up, oversized men's shirt with no pants, etc.
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Sexism
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Sickness
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Social
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Spoiler
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Vehicular
Does a car crash?
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Paci
The whole franchise revolves around car action scenes, most of them end up in a car crash
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Is someone hit by a car?
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Scribbly
Max's wife and child are run over by a gang on motorbikes.
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Violence
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