10 More Movies That Did Crazy Things When They Ran Out Of Money

10. George Miller Paid The Crew In Beer & Used His Own Car In A Stunt - Mad Max

The original Mad Max was made for just $400,000, which given the necessity for sequences involving risky vehicular stunts, was certainly quite the ask.

But filmmaker George Miller at least had a novel and very, very Australian way to keep the movie in the black, by deciding to pay his extras and some of the crew not with money, but beer.

It's certainly not a call that'd fly on any union set today, but on this seat-of-the-pants 1979 production shot in rural Melbourne? It was just par for the course, apparently.

And beyond keeping the cast and crew in suds, Miller further kept the balance sheet in check by using and crashing his own 1966 Mazda Bongo for one of the movie's vehicular stunts.

Thankfully Mad Max's phenomenal worldwide success ensured that Miller was blessed with a budget more than 10 times the size for the sequel, allowing everyone involved to actually get paid, you know, cash money.