George Miller (filmmaker) - Quiz
  • 1. Who was George Miller married to from 1985 to 1992?
A) Sandy Gore
B) Nicole Kidman
C) Margaret Sixel
D) Charlize Theron
  • 2. Who has George Miller been married to since 1995?
A) Margaret Sixel
B) Cate Blanchett
C) Sandy Gore
D) Debra Winger
  • 3. What is Margaret Sixel's profession?
A) Producer
B) Cinematographer
C) Actress
D) Film editor
  • 4. What film did Miller identify as one of his favourites?
A) Pinocchio (1940)
B) Fantasia
C) Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
D) The Wizard of Oz
  • 5. George Miller is the patron of which film festival?
A) Cannes Film Festival
B) Sundance Film Festival
C) Brisbane International Film Festival
D) Toronto International Film Festival
  • 6. In what year was George Miller appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia?
A) 2016
B) 1995
C) 1996
D) 2007
  • 7. Which university awarded Miller an honorary Doctor of Letters in 1999?
A) Griffith University
B) University of New South Wales
C) Sydney University
D) University of Queensland
  • 8. Which organization named Miller an 'honorary member' in 2010?
A) BAFTA
B) AFI
C) VES
D) AMPAS
  • 9. What role did Miller serve at the 69th Cannes Film Festival in 2016?
A) Film editor
B) Host of the ceremony
C) President of the jury for the Palme d'Or
D) Keynote speaker
  • 10. Into which institution was Miller inducted in 2018?
A) Hollywood Walk of Fame
B) Queensland Business Leaders Hall of Fame
C) National Film and Sound Archive
D) Australian Film Hall of Fame
  • 11. What degree did Miller receive from the Australian Film Television and Radio School in 2007?
A) Bachelor of Arts
B) Master of Fine Arts
C) Honorary Master of Arts
D) Honorary Doctorate
  • 12. How many sons does George Miller have with Margaret Sixel?
A) Two
B) One
C) Zero
D) Three
  • 13. What was the working title of the rock and roll movie Miller wanted to develop after Mad Max?
A) Roxanne
B) The Wasteland
C) The Golden Child
D) Fur Brigade
  • 14. Who did Miller collaborate with on the script for Roxanne?
A) James DiLapo
B) Dennis Feldman
C) Terry Hayes
D) Carl Sagan
  • 15. Why was Miller rejected from directing The Golden Child?
A) Budget concerns
B) Creative differences with the studio
C) Scheduling conflicts
D) Eddie Murphy rejected him
  • 16. Who directed The Golden Child after Miller was passed over?
A) Terry Hayes
B) Michael Ritchie
C) George Miller
D) Robert Zemeckis
  • 17. Whom did Miller cast in the lead role for the film Contact?
A) Brad Pitt
B) Ralph Fiennes
C) Linda Hunt
D) Jodie Foster
  • 18. Who eventually directed the film Contact after Miller was fired?
A) Michael Ritchie
B) George Miller
C) Dennis Feldman
D) Robert Zemeckis
  • 19. What was the title of the Justice League film Miller was signed to direct in 2007?
A) Justice League: Mortal
B) Justice League: Fury
C) Justice League: The Dark Knight
D) Justice League: Odyssey
  • 20. Who was planning to produce the space adaptation of the Odyssey that Miller was set to direct in 2008?
A) Carl Sagan
B) Doug Mitchell
C) Brad Pitt
D) Terry Hayes
  • 21. What is the subject of the movie Fur Brigade?
A) A space odyssey
B) A rock and roll band
C) An animated bear
D) A sequel to Mad Max
  • 22. How did Miller feel about directing Happy Feet Three?
A) He had no interest in making sequels
B) He was already in pre-production
C) He planned to direct it after the lawsuit
D) He would only do it if the story felt authentic
  • 23. What was the initial title for the Mad Max sequel mentioned in 2011?
A) Mad Max: Furiosa
B) Mad Max: Odyssey
C) Mad Max: The Wasteland
D) Mad Max: Mortal
  • 24. What is the working title for the fifth film in the Mad Max franchise?
A) Mad Max: Furiosa
B) Mad Max: Mortal
C) Mad Max: The Wasteland
D) Mad Max: Odyssey
  • 25. What caused the delay in production for the Mad Max sequels in 2017?
A) A lawsuit over a bonus
B) A lack of authentic story ideas
C) The Writers Guild of America strike
D) Scheduling conflicts with Akira
  • 26. Why did Miller leave the Akira live-action remake project?
A) Scheduling conflicts with Mad Max: Fury Road
B) The studio fired him
C) He lost interest in the project
D) He was involved in a lawsuit
  • 27. Which film did Miller produce and co-write in 1995?
A) Babe
B) Happy Feet
C) Furiosa
D) Mad Max
  • 28. Who directed the 1995 film Babe?
A) Chris Noonan
B) A.O. Scott
C) Robert Gibson
D) George Miller
  • 29. How many Academy Award nominations did Babe earn?
A) 7
B) 5
C) 10
D) 2
  • 30. Which film released in 1998 was a commercial failure for Miller?
A) Babe: Pig in the City
B) Video Fool for Love
C) Happy Feet
D) Mad Max: Fury Road
  • 31. Which two films competed with Babe: Pig in the City, causing its commercial failure?
A) A Bug's Life and The Rugrats Movie
B) Antz and Shrek
C) The Lion King and Mulan
D) Toy Story and Tarzan
  • 32. Who named Babe: Pig in the City the best film of 1998?
A) Roger Ebert
B) Manohla Dargis
C) A.O. Scott
D) Gene Siskel
  • 33. In what year was the film Happy Feet released?
A) 2006
B) 2011
C) 1998
D) 1995
  • 34. What was the worldwide box office gross of Happy Feet?
A) $363 million
B) $20 million
C) $60 million
D) $100 million
  • 35. What was the name of the digital animation studio co-founded by Miller?
A) Kennedy Miller Mitchell
B) Omnilab Media
C) Dr. D Studios
D) Warner Bros. Studios
  • 36. In what year did Dr. D Studios close down?
A) 2015
B) 2011
C) 2007
D) 2013
  • 37. Who starred in Mad Max: Fury Road?
A) Chris Noonan and Robert Gibson
B) Idris Elba and Tilda Swinton
C) Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron
D) Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth
  • 38. How many Academy Award nominations did Mad Max: Fury Road receive?
A) 1
B) 7
C) 4
D) 10
  • 39. What was the budget for the film Three Thousand Years of Longing?
A) $20 million
B) $10 million
C) $363 million
D) $60 million
  • 40. Who starred in the film Three Thousand Years of Longing?
A) Idris Elba and Tilda Swinton
B) Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron
C) Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth
D) Robert Gibson and Chris Noonan
  • 41. Who starred in Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga?
A) Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron
B) Idris Elba and Tilda Swinton
C) Robert Gibson and Chris Noonan
D) Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth
  • 42. Which critic called Miller a 'kick-ass prophet of doom'?
A) Roger Ebert
B) A.O. Scott
C) Justin Chang
D) Manohla Dargis
  • 43. In what year was George Miller born?
A) 1935
B) 1945
C) 1950
D) 1940
  • 44. What is George Miller's profession?
A) Musician
B) Journalist
C) Filmmaker
D) Architect
  • 45. What subject did George Miller study at the University of New South Wales?
A) Engineering
B) Medicine
C) Film studies
D) Law
  • 46. Who was George Miller's original producing partner?
A) Chris Miller
B) Doug Mitchell
C) Byron Kennedy
D) Bill Miller
  • 47. For which film did George Miller win an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature?
A) Happy Feet
B) Babe
C) Mad Max: Fury Road
D) Happy Feet Two
  • 48. What was the name of the production house founded by Miller and Kennedy?
A) Kennedy Miller Mitchell
B) Miller Productions
C) Sydney Cinema Group
D) Australian Film House
  • 49. In which city was George Miller born?
A) Melbourne
B) Sydney
C) Chinchilla
D) Brisbane
  • 50. What was George Miller's occupation before entering the film industry?
A) Graphic designer
B) Journalist
C) Teacher
D) Physician
  • 51. What was George Miller's original family surname before it was anglicised?
A) Anatolia
B) Mitata
C) Miliotis
D) Milleros
  • 52. In what year was the first Mad Max film released?
A) 1985
B) 1992
C) 1979
D) 1971
  • 53. Who was George Miller's twin brother?
A) Byron
B) Bill
C) John
D) Chris
  • 54. Where did George Miller complete his medical residency?
A) Ipswich Grammar Hospital
B) New South Wales General
C) Melbourne University Hospital
D) St Vincent's Hospital
  • 55. What is the name of George Miller's father?
A) Bill
B) Chris
C) John
D) Jim
  • 56. When was the production house renamed to Kennedy Miller Mitchell?
A) 2009
B) 1995
C) 2015
D) 1983
  • 57. Who co-wrote the script for Mad Max with George Miller?
A) Nick Enright
B) Mel Gibson
C) Polly Platt
D) James McCausland
  • 58. What incident during the production of Twilight Zone: The Movie affected Miller's approach to future stunt-work?
A) A helicopter crash
B) A car accident
C) A set fire
D) A camera malfunction
  • 59. Which television miniseries did Miller co-produce and co-direct in 1984?
A) The Cowra Breakout
B) The Dismissal
C) Bangkok Hilton
D) Vietnam
  • 60. Which actor helped convince George Miller to stay on The Witches of Eastwick?
A) Nick Nolte
B) Susan Sarandon
C) Mel Gibson
D) Jack Nicholson
  • 61. Who was the award-winning production designer that collaborated on The Witches of Eastwick?
A) Cher
B) Susan Sarandon
C) Polly Platt
D) Michelle Pfeiffer
  • 62. What advice did Jack Nicholson give to Miller regarding production requests?
A) Avoid using too many extras
B) Exaggerate his needs
C) Ask for exactly what he needed
D) Request a lower budget to please producers
  • 63. Which actress starred in both The Witches of Eastwick and Lorenzo's Oil?
A) Michelle Pfeiffer
B) Cher
C) Nicole Kidman
D) Susan Sarandon
  • 64. Miller's role as a producer was instrumental in the career development of which actress?
A) Nicole Kidman
B) Susan Sarandon
C) Michelle Pfeiffer
D) Cher
  • 65. Who co-wrote the 1992 film Lorenzo's Oil with George Miller?
A) James McCausland
B) Polly Platt
C) Jack Nicholson
D) Nick Enright
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