Mel Gibson starred in all three Mad Max movies as the hero 'Mad' Max Rockatansky. (Kennedy Miller Productions/Warner Brothers)
After the (cinematic) apocalypse
Broadcast: Midmorning, 04/04/2008, 10:06 a.m.
From "Road Warrior" to "I Am Legend," Hollywood has produced a steady stream of movies that depict a post-apocalyptic world. How the world ends varies depending on what people are worrying about at the time.
Guests
Annalee Newitz: Writes "Techsploitation," a nationally-syndicated column about high-tech media. She is a contributing writer for Wired magazine.
Matthew Foster: Independent film critic and director of the Dragon*con Independent Short Film Festival.







