George Miller

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AKA: Dr George Miller
Nationality: Australian
Birthdate: 03/03/1945
Birthplace: Chinchilla, Queensland, Australia

biography

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 Continued

Credits

Director
2006
Screenplay
2006
Producer
2006
Screenplay
1998
Director
1998
screenplay
1998
Producer
1998
screenplay
1995
Producer
1995
Producer
1992
2nd unit director
1989
Producer
1989
screenplay
1985
Director
1980
screenplay
1980
From Story
1980
Screenplay
2nd unit director
Associate Producer
Producer
Director
Director
screenplay

milestones

Year
Milestone
 
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
Continued

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