Aunty Entity

Lore & Background

Aunty Entity runs Bartertown with an iron will. The town's energy comes from 'Underworld,' a subterranean refinery that turns pig feces into methane, run by Master and his bodyguard Blaster. When Master Blaster begins to challenge Aunty for control, she hires Max to kill Blaster so she can subvert Master to her will. After Max reveals her plot in Thunderdome, she has Blaster killed anyway and terrorizes Master into keeping the refinery running. When Max breaks their deal, she forces him to play 'Bust a Deal, Face the Wheel,' where he lands on 'Gulag' and is sent into the Wasteland. At the film's end, she spares an injured Max, impressed by his actions, and leaves to rebuild Bartertown.

In Their Own Story

The dust of the wasteland clung to her leathers as she watched the stranger enter her domain. 'You've got nothing to trade,' she said, her voice flat. But she saw something in his eyes—a survivor's edge. She offered him a deal: kill Blaster, and he'd get his supplies. In Thunderdome, when Max relented and revealed her plot, she didn't flinch. She had Blaster killed anyway, then turned to Master. 'You'll keep the refinery running,' she said, and he did. Later, when Max faced the Wheel and landed on Gulag, she watched him ride into the desert. At the end, as he lay injured after crashing his vehicle into her army, she stood over him. 'You're a fool,' she said, but she let him live. 'I've got a town to rebuild.'

Reader's Guide

Aunty Entity is the founder and ruler of Bartertown, a trading post in the post-apocalyptic wasteland. She is played by Tina Turner, whose performance was later listed by Billboard as the 68th best performance of a musician in a box-office film. Key moments in her story: - She offers Max resupply if he kills Blaster, Master's bodyguard. - When Max reveals her plot in Thunderdome, she has Blaster killed and forces Master to keep the refinery running. - After Max breaks their deal, she forces him to play 'Bust a Deal, Face the Wheel,' sending him into the Wasteland. - At the film's end, she spares Max and leaves to rebuild Bartertown. Her character is defined by her determination and ruthlessness, but she also shows a grudging respect for Max's survival instincts.

Did You Know?

• Aunty Entity is played by Tina Turner, whose performance was listed by Billboard as the 68th best performance of a musician in a box-office film.
• She is the founder and ruler of Bartertown, a trading post in the post-apocalyptic wasteland.
• She forces Max to play 'Bust a Deal, Face the Wheel' after he breaks their deal, sending him into the Wasteland.
• At the end of the film, she spares Max's life and leaves to rebuild Bartertown.
• Her top henchman is Ironbar Bassey, played by Angry Anderson.