Several reviews that I read noted the similarity to MAD MAX 2 (aka ROAD
WARRIOR). The filmmaker behind that film is George Miller (writer-producer
of BABE), not Peter Weir (CARS THAT ATE PEOPLE, LAST WAVE, PICNIC AT
HANGING ROCK), though both are excellent Australian filmmakers. The
co-writer of WATERWORLD was David Twohy, who directed DISASTER IN TIME (an
adaptation of one of my all-time favorite SF novellas, C.L. Moore's
"Vintage Season) and THE ARRIVAL (which made a quick departure from cinemas
but was a minor hit on video).
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