Cast
Mel Gibson as "Mad Max" Rockatansky, a lone warrior who was an MFP (Main Force Patrol) officer before the collapse of society. Aided by his small pet monkey, he roves the desert Wasteland aimlessly.
The rest of the cast were listed under these categories in the end credits:
The Flying Jalopy
Bruce Spence as Jedediah, the marauding pilot of a small plane, who trades stolen goods in Bartertown. Spence previously played "The Gyro Captain" in Mad Max 2.
Adam Cockburn as Jedediah Jr., the son of Jedediah
The People of Bartertown
Tina Turner as Aunty Entity, the ruthless yet determined ruler of Bartertown.
Frank Thring as The Collector, a Bartertown inhabitant who runs Bartertown's trade and exchange network.
Angelo Rossitto as The Master, a diminutive former-engineer of Bartertown's Underworld who used his technical expertise to build the methane extractor responsible for Bartertown's electricity.
Paul Larsson as The Blaster, Master's enormous, silent bodyguard who is revealed to have an intellectual disability.
Angry Anderson as Ironbar Bassey, the head of Bartertown's security and Aunty's top henchman.
Robert Grubb as Pig Killer, a convict in Bartertown sentenced to shovel pig feces in Underworld's methane refinery for the crime of killing a pig to feed his children.
George Spartels as Blackfinger, the head mechanic in Underworld.
Edwin Hodgeman as Dr. Dealgood, Bartertown's flamboyant auctioneer and magistrate who also serves as Thunderdome's master of ceremonies.
Bob Hornery as Waterseller, a man who tries to sell Max radioactive water in Bartertown only for Max to use a geiger counter on that water barrel.
Andrew Oh as Ton Ton Tattoo, a Bartertown inhabitant who is Aunty's saxophone player.
Ollie Hall, Susan Leonard, Ray Turnbull, Lee Rice, Robert Simper, Brian Ellison, Gerard Armstrong, Max Worrall, and Geeling as Aunty Entity's guards
The Tribe Who Left
Helen Buday as Savannah Nix, a girl who is one of the oldest members of an isolated primitive tribe of teenager/child survivors of a plane crash (or the children of those survivors). She and Slake ensure the tribe remembers its oral tradition through "Tells" (recitations of their mythical origin and salvation narrative).
Mark Spain as Mr. Skyfish, a child who flies a feathered kite.
Mark Kounnas as Gekko, a child.
Rod Zuanic as Scrooloose, a mute and alienated teenager who paints his face white with black around the eyes. He's the outcast of the Planet Erf tribe. Scrooloose can replicate anyone else's skills, including driving a vehicle.
Justine Clarke as Anna Goanna, the child who first tells Max that Savannah and the others have escaped into the Wasteland to try to make it to Bartertown.
Shane Tickner as Eddie, the smallest child who later catches up and joins the rescue party.
Toni Allaylis as "Cusha... the pregnant girl".
James Wingrove as Tubba Tintye, the hunter sent with Max and Anna Goanna.
Adam Scougall as Finn McCoo, the child who is the first to hear Savannah when she initially returns with Max.
The Tribe Who Stayed
Tom Jennings as Slake M'Thirst, the leader of the Planet Erf tribe and the largest of the tribespeople.
Gerry D'Angelo, Travis Latter, Miguel Lopez, and Paul Daniel as the Hunters
Tushka Hose, Emily Stocker, and Sandy Lillingston as the Guardians
Adam Willits as Mr. Scratch
Ben Chesterman, Liam Nikkinen, Dan Chesterman, Christopher Norton, Katharine Cullen, Heilan Robertson, Gabriel Dilworth, Hugh Sands, Rebekah Elmaloglou, Marion Sands, Shari Flood, Kate Tatar, Rachael Graham, Pega Williams, Emma Howard, Tarah Williams, Joanna McCarrol, Daniel Willits, Toby Messiter, and Tonya Wright as the Gatherers
Charlie Kenney, Amanda Nikkinen, Flynn Kenney, Nick Panic, William Manning, James Robertson, Adam McCreadie, and Sally Morton as the Little Ones