Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, commonly known as Mad Max 3, is a 1985 Australian post-apocalyptic dystopian action film directed by George Miller and George Ogilvie and written by Terry Hayes and Miller. It is the third installment in the Mad Max franchise, as well as the only one in it to be rated PG-13 by the MPAA. The film stars Mel Gibson and Tina Turner, and follows a lone roving warrior who is exiled into the desert. It was Gibson's last performance as "Mad Max" Rockatansky. Billboard later listed Turner's performance in the film as the 68th best performance of a musician in a box-office film.

Plot

The world is a post-apocalyptic wasteland caused by ecocide and a nuclear war over resources. In Mainland Australia, Max Rockatansky crosses the desert in a carriage pulled by a team of camels. The airborne bandit Jedediah and his young son attack him and steal his vehicle and animals. Max follows Jedediah's trail to a trading post called "Bartertown". Initially refused entry because he has nothing to trade, he impresses the local officials with his toughness, and the founder and ruler of the town, Aunty Entity, offers to resupply him if he completes a task.