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Mad Max: Fury Road

Completely shot in the Australian outback, the original Mad Max was a favorite for many. The 2015 addition to the Mad Max franchise was filmed in Namibia, against the original plan of again filming in the outback. Shot in 1985, global warming has introduced rain to the first location where it was shot. Because of this change, the land is now unrecognizable. Namibia was the only reasonable alternative aside from filming the movie on a set, which is pretty lame.

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