Miller first studied medicine and then film, the latter under director Phillip Noyce at Melbourne University. He practiced as a doctor while raising the money to finance his first feature, "Mad Max" (1979), a low-budget biker/exploitation movie set in an arid, post-industrial wasteland. Together with its first sequel, "The Road Warrior" (1981), the film earned cult and critical acclaim for Miller and partner Byron Kennedy, as well as launching Mel Gibson on the road to international stardom. (Producer and co-writer Kennedy died in a helicopter crash in 1983).Miller has subsequently enjoyed
Moved to Melbourne, formed production company with Byron Kennedy
Wrote and directed the Mad Max movies starring Mel Gibson, "Mad Max" (1980), "The Road Warrior" (1981), and "Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome" (1985)
1987
Directed "The Witches of Eastwick," starring Jack Nicholson, Susan Sarandon, Cher and Michelle Pfeiffer
1987
Returned to Australia to concentrated on producing dramatic TV programming such as, "Bangkok Hilton" and "Vietnam" under his Kennedy Miller company; both starring Nicole Kidman
1989
Produced and served as second unit director of "Dead Calm," directed by Phillip Noyce and starring Sam Neill and Nicole Kidman
