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