Hundreds of scantily clad revelers channel Mad Max and party all night on the festival’s final day

Thousands of festival-goers descended on Sunday in the Mojave Desert for the final day of the apocalyptic gathering, decked out in cars, guns and costumes inspired by the dystopian film series Mad Max.

The festival features a range of whimsical events, including “Deaths Under the Thunderdome”, burlesque shows and drinking games, but all participants, including staff, journalists and volunteers, are required to wear costumes .

The photos show creative outfits full of references to dystopian movies and themes, with many choosing to go all naked when partying in the sun.

Swimsuit contests and a ‘Jaguar Match’ were also held, and the post-apocalyptic film ‘Salute of the Jaguar’ was honored alongside George Miller’s classic.

According to the website, the festival will offer “a makeover in an event-hosted post-apocalyptic beauty salon.”

Other activities include car cruises, costume contests, film festivals, post-apocalyptic swimsuit contests, and bounty hunter role-playing games.

Carnival in Edwards, California was created in 2010 and received media attention as a tribute to the Mad Max franchise, as well as a video greeting and pre-production sneak peek from director George Miller.

Mad Max – the film that made Mel Gibson famous – was released in 1979. Max Max 2 followed in 1981 and Mad Max Thunderdome closed the series in 1985. The character was then rebooted in his 2015, starring Tom Hardy as Max opposite Charlize Theron. , played Furiosa.

The film’s first set is set in post-apocalyptic Australia, where a band of murderous criminals roam the countryside trying to steal fuel from unsuspecting victims.

The event’s founders, Karol Bartozynski, Jared Butler and James Howard, wanted to create a “fully immersive fan event, just like being in the movies.”

The trio was a success, and the festival’s attendance grew from hundreds to thousands, and fans from all over the country flocked to the desert, creating a wave of frenzy.

Their set includes the “iconic” Wasteland Gates, which greet all who attend the five-day event, and beyond which resembles the patchwork villages common in Miller’s films. , has a fully themed Wasteland City.

Revelers are encouraged to split up into “tribes” that compete against each other in wasteland-themed games such as Jugger, a post-apocalyptic version of armed football/rugby based on the ’80s cult film.

Musicians and DJs from all over the world will be at the event to provide the soundtrack to the festivities. Organizers invite Hollywood set and prop designers to teach workshops.

Mad Max was the first film of 1979 by George Miller, and audiences around the world flocked to see Miller’s visionary social collapse, which starred Mel Gibson as the protagonist, and was widely critically acclaimed. received the praise of

The film was hugely popular and was once considered the highest grossing film, as it grossed $100 million worldwide despite being shot on a budget of $400,000. rice field.

Three sequels were made in the 1980s, and this one also focused on its practical effects, until Miller decided to continue the story of protagonist Max Rockatanski in the 2015 film Mad Max: Fury Road. It was released to glowing reviews of set design and storytelling.

The release of Fury Road only boosted the popularity of Wasteland Weekends as attendees got more inspiration. Many appeared in makeup inspired by the film’s lead role, Imperator Furiosa, played by Charlize Theron.