George Miller (b. 1945)

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Biography

George Miller is an Australian filmmaker. Over the course of four decades he has received critical and popular success, and is widely known for creating and directing every film in the Mad Max franchise starting in 1979, including two entries which are considered two of the greatest action films of all time according to Metacritic. He has earned numerous accolades including an Academy Award from six nominations in five different categories.

Timeline

The story of George Miller, told in moments.

1979 Event

Mad Max released. Budget of $400,000 Australian. He filmed real car crashes on closed highways with volunteer stunt drivers. It grossed $100 million worldwide.

How do you film real car crashes on a $400,000 budget? Were those volunteer stunt drivers insane or brave?

1995 Event

Directed Babe, about a pig who wants to be a sheepdog. Won an Oscar nomination. People couldn't believe the same person made Mad Max.

How does the Mad Max director make a film about a pig that wants to be a sheepdog? Do you see a contradiction?

2006 Event

Happy Feet won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. He'd gone from dystopian car chases to singing penguins. He saw no contradiction.

What connects dystopian car chases and singing penguins? Is there a unified vision?

2015 Event

Mad Max: Fury Road released after 15 years in development. He was 70 years old. It won six Oscars. The entire film is essentially one long chase scene.

What kept you working on Fury Road for 15 years? How does a 70-year-old direct the greatest chase film ever made?

Artifacts (15)

Geo H. Hill

Kelly, Thomas

19th century

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Acanthus Spinosa

Jeffreys, T.

29/04/1755

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H Beard Print Collection

White, George

1739

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H Beard Print Collection

White, George

1739

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A Massowah Pilot

Salt, Henry FRS FLS

1809

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George Miller Sternberg

David Bachrach Jr.

c. 1885 · Gelatin silver print

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Edward Miller

unknown

ca. 18th century

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Miller's Family

early 1800s · copperplate printed cotton

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The Psychology of Communication: Seven Essays

The essays in this book treat a variety of topics - from cybernetics and automation to physical research and the supernatural - but the diversity is largely on the surface. Underneath is a persistent...

1967

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A Delaware Album, 1900-1930

A Delaware Album, 1900-1930 contains over 300 postcard photographs from the entire state taken during the period from 1900 to 1930. Arranged by subjects—City and Town Views; Delaware Beaches;...

2011

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Mad Max: Fury Road: The Prelude to the Blockbuster Film!

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! The same minds behind the summer’s breakout hit, Mad Max: Fury Road-writer-director George Miller, cowriter Nico Lathouris and cowriter-storyboard artist Mark...

2015

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Plans and the Structure of Behavior

By 1960, psychology had come to be dominated by behaviorism and learning theory, which emphasized the observable stimulus and response components of human and animal behavior while ignoring the...

2020

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Athenian Clubs in Politics and Litigation

George Miller Calhoun examines the role of clubs in Athenian politics and litigation, shedding light on how these clubs were used to promote personal interests and sway political decision-making. This...

2023

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Landscaping with Native Plants of the Southwest

As the world heats up and we become more and more conscious of our place in the natural scheme, the appeal of the native plants of the Southwest becomes ever more compelling for gardeners. In addition...

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hands down, the dopest producer ever that anyone would ever want to be, ever

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