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