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James McCausland. Writer: Mad Max. James McCausland was born in New York City where he worked in various news organisations and publications, specialising in finance. He worked at United Press International, the monthly Finance Magazine as senior editor and was in charge of all internal and external communications at the American Stock Exchange.
- January 1, 1
- Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
- January 1, 1
- Staten Island, New York City, New York, USA
James McCausland. Writer: Mad Max. James McCausland was born in New York City where he worked in various news organisations and publications, specialising in finance. He worked at United Press International, the monthly Finance Magazine as senior editor and was in charge of all internal and external communications at the American Stock Exchange.
- July 23, 1944
- February 20, 2022
James McCausland (born July 23, 1944 - deceased February 20, 2022) was credited as a co-writer along with George Miller on the script for the original Mad Max .
Mad Max is a 1979 Australian dystopian action film directed by George Miller, who co-wrote the screenplay with James McCausland, based on a story by Miller and Byron Kennedy. Mel Gibson stars as "Mad" Max Rockatansky, a police officer turned vigilante in a dystopian near-future Australia in the midst of societal collapse.
Dec 11, 2020 · When George MIller and former journalist James McCausland set out to create this world of roving bikers and cops out for revenge, there was actually some helpful real-world inspiration to get...
- Ben Kaye
But the points Miller and writer James McCausland might have been making about the rituals and rites of their caricatured heavies and bikies and droogs look like they have been lost along the highway.
James McCausland was the unsung hero of the first Mad Max. He was an American journalist of Irish descent who settled in Australia. He was approached by George Miller and Byron Kennedy in 1976 to help them flesh out the script for Mad Max since they had trouble with the story and dialogue.
