BackgroundThe Road Warrior (1982) (aka Mad Max 2 (1981))is George Miller""s exciting post-apocalyptic adventure-thriller film.When asked at the counter window: "Your name?" and "Occupation?", he identifies himself: "Johnnie Gray.Diverting her physical arousal, he entices Bonnie into a glamorous life with his own unrealistic, ignorant and childish fantasies of freedom, wealth and fame.Later on the ship""s deck with he smooth Lockert, Fran appears ashamed of her cultureless midwestern roots, although projects her insecurities by denigrating fellow traveling Americans - calling them "dreadful" - while Lockert adds hat they are also "snobs.[Note: The first choice for the Bligh role was Wallace Beery.]The film""s tagline reflects his character:"A thousand hours of Hell for one moment of love."Virile Clark Gable, who had won the Best Actor Oscar the previous year forIt Happened One Night (1934), took the secondary role as the fair-minded First Mate Fletcher Christian, although he was reluctant o wear silly-looking breeches, sport a sailor""s pony-tail, and shave off his mustache.