>All good questions...
Pity no bugger ever answers 'em, then ...
>Another not so good question: is it true that "The Road Warrior" was
>dubbed from Australian into Merkan before its U.S. release?
Yep. Same with 'Babe', 'The Castle, and parts of Crocodile Dundee. And 'Road Warrior's' real name (ie the name under which it was released here) is 'Mad Max'.
Cheers, Rob.