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