Blood, Sweat & Chrome

The Wild and True Story of Mad Max: Fury Road

By: Kyle Buchanan

Narrated by: Fred Berman, Aspen Vincent, Dan Bittner, Derek Perkins, Eva Kaminsky, Fiona Hardingham, Gary Furlong, George Newbern, Ione Butler, Jason Culp, Jeff Gurner, Katherine Littrell, Leon Nixon, Lisa Flanagan, full cast

A full-speed-ahead oral history of the nearly two-decade making of the cultural phenomenon Mad Max: Fury Road—with more than 130 new interviews with key members of the cast and crew, including Charlize Theron, Tom Hardy, and director George Miller, from the pop culture reporter for The New York Times, Kyle Buchanan.

It won six Oscars and has been hailed as the greatest action film ever, but it is a miracle Mad Max: Fury Road ever made it to the screen… or that anybody survived the production. The story of this modern classic spanned nearly two decades of wild obstacles as visionary director George Miller tried to mount one of the most difficult shoots in Hollywood history.

Production stalled several times, stars Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron clashed repeatedly in the brutal Namib Desert, and Miller’s crew engineered death-defying action scenes that were among the most dangerous ever committed to film. Even accomplished Hollywood figures are flummoxed by the accomplishment: As the director Steven Soderbergh has said, “I don’t understand how they’re not still shooting that film, and I don’t understand how hundreds of people aren’t dead.”

Kyle Buchanan takes readers through every step of that moviemaking experience in vivid detail, from Fury Road’s unexpected origins through its outlandish casting process to the big-studio battles that nearly mutilated a masterpiece. But he takes the deepest dive in reporting the astonishing facts behind a shoot so unconventional that the film’s fantasy world began to bleed into the real lives of its cast and crew. As they fought and endured in a wasteland of their own, the only way forward was to have faith in their director’s mad vision. But how could Miller persevere when almost everything seemed to be stacked against him?

With hundreds of exclusive interviews and details about the making of Fury Road, listeners will be left with one undeniable conclusion: There has never been a movie so drenched in sweat, so forged by fire, and so epic in scope.

Read by Fred Berman, Aspen Vincent, Dan Bittner, Derek Perkins, Eva Kaminsky, Fiona Hardingham, Gary Furlong, George Newbern, Ione Butler, Jason Culp, Jeff Gurner, Katherine Littrell, Leon Nixon, Lisa Flanagan, Malk Williams, Michael Crouch, Polly Lee, Ralph Lister, Robin Miles, Samuel Roukin, and Will M. Watt

Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2022 Kyle Buchanan (P)2022 HarperCollins Publishers

A fun and insightful experience.

The well written words came to life with insight to another story behind Fury Road.

Feels comprehensive

Easy listen, felt like they covered everything. Voice acting was distinctive and strong. Strong recommend.

must listen

must listen for fans a star deducted for people not involved commenting time wasting nonsense

Fantastic behind the scenes wonderfully told

This is my first behind the scenes book about a movie, and it was such a great experience l! I adored all the voice actors and acting, and all the detail given. There were such colorful personalities well represented and brought to life, and though I honestly haven’t even seen this movie I definitely want to now! Great storytelling that really drew me in, and I loved it!

Excellent!

Just like the movie this read was amazing, get it! You will not be sorry.

Have to watch movie again

Loved all the background for a movie I thought was fantastic. But now will enjoy even more someday soon realizing there is so much more going on in Fury Road move.

Mad Buchanan

Honestly the way this book was assembled was incredibly genius. Much like Fury Road itself, it’s impressive that it came together. Buchanan really made something wholly original in a making of an incredibly original movie. Great job!

What a lovely day!

Fantastic behind the scenes book with a full cast of voice actors doing their best to replicate the actors and crew! Loved this journey into the wild making of Fury Road!

Greatest Action Movie For A Reason

The movie by itself is one of my all time favorites and without a doubt the greatest action movie ever made. Learning about the massive obstacles they had to overcome, the incredible thought and care that went into every little detail, and the determination of George Miller and his amazing team hooked me from beginning to end. I couldn’t stop listening to it. It’s left me inspired. Much like the movie itself, this book has left me inspired.

Very interesting & great to hear first-hand accounts

Hearing first-hand accounts makes this an amazing listen. They were only a few times that you are unclear who is speaking. Typically, the speaker is announced or is part of an ongoing conversation. While the flow of the book makes sense, there are a few moments that I wondered why we were jumping back in the timeline. I am not a professional, but I wondered if the topic could have been addressed previously. Overall, I felt compelled to rewatch Fury Road halfway through listening.