![]() ![]() ![]() The whole thing – like the rest of Mad Max: Fury Road itself – is an absolute racket. Doof Warrior and his drummers motivate baddie leader Immortan Joe and his army of chrome-loving war boys with a live set of songs such as Claw Trucks, Spikey Cars and The Chase (actually written by Junkie XL), that wouldn’t sound out of place at Sonisphere – playing faster and faster riffs as the chase intensifies, slowing down to a slow chug in the occasional moments when they come to a stop. In Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior, it's an R-series tractor-tanker that is at the center of much of the action. The engine is two 502-cubic-inch Chevy V8s joined together with air shoved into them by two 8/71 superchargers, and channeling all that power to the wheels is an Allison truck transmission, which. It’s one of the most full-on examples of a diegetic soundtrack you will ever see or hear, where the music appears to be played by someone within the film itself. And in the Mad Max series, the big truck that matters most is the Mack R-series. You may remember him as “Trimalchio the Orchestra Leader” in The Great Gatsby. ![]() The Doof Warrior is played by iOTA (AKA Sean Hape), an Australian actor-musician whose management company pitched the role to him as a “a mix between Keith Richards and a scarecrow”. Impressive work, considering the movie has only been out for one weekend. The character, now inevitably known as “Mad Max Crazy Guitar Guy”, has entered of canon of minor cult movie characters in actions faster than you can say “That Insane ‘Mad Max’ Flame-Throwing Guitar Is No CGI Trick”. ![]()
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