Mad Max: Fury Road - 20 Easter Eggs, In-Jokes & References
2. The Hidden Weapons
Having already had his helmet and goggles appear in a blink-and-you'd-miss-it reference, the Gyro Captain is also paid homage to elsewhere in the film.
It is revealed that Furiosa keeps an emergency Glock 17 concealed behind two skulls on the side of her truck, which harks back to the moment in Road Warrior when the Captain has Max at crossbow-point and demands he switch off the boobytrap on his Interceptor.
In that film, the Captain offers a hint at the usefulness of concealed weapons:
"Booby-trapped. Touch those tanks and boom! Booby-trap! Back up!
Oh, you crafty little man, you! You're quick very quick. Never seen a man beat the snake before. Who are you? Reflexes that's what you've got.
Me l've got brains... A fella - a quick fella - might have a weapon under there."
Clearly Max and Furiosa are cut from the same cloth...