George Miller's vision for Tina Turner as Aunty Entity in "Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome" worked out, as the performer dedicated herself to the role quite extensively despite her relative lack of acting experience at the time. For one thing, she was willing to don quite the elaborate — and unwieldy — costume for the character, that being a 79 pound suit of metal armor paired with a set of high heels. Per an interview with the Chicago Tribune, she even convinced Miller and his co-director George Ogilvie to allow her to do most of her own stunts for the movie.
Turner hit all the right notes for Miller with her casting in "Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome," bringing the confidence, enthusiasm, and positive energy that he had hoped for in the character. Despite this, she never actually communicated that much with the director regarding his aforementioned reasons for why he specifically wanted her in the role. When asked if she had ever inquired about the subject to the film's creatives, she simply responded: "I didn't have to ask."
