Andre 1994  PG, 88 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure / Drama
Director: George Miller
Cast: Keith Carradine, Tina Majorino, Keith Szarabajka, Chelsea Field, Joshua Jackson, Shane Meier, Aidan Pendleton, Shirley Broderick, Andrea Libman, Jay Brazeau
The Whitney family lives in Maine where Dad (Keith Carradine) is the harbormaster. Andre is a wounded baby seal that the family takes in. Caring for Andre is a BIG job, and adventures abound. Based on a true story.
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 The Aviator 1985  PG, 98 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama / Romance
Director: George Miller
Cast: Christopher Reeve, Rosanna Arquette, Jack Warden, Scott Wilson, Tyne Daly, Sam Wanamaker, Marcia Strassman, Will Hare, Robert Pierce, Glenn Neufeld, Franco Lasic, Ron Travis
A pilot (Christopher Reeve) with a troubled memory of a plane crash is hired to transport a spoiled young woman (Rosanna Arquette). When the plane crashes in a remote mountain area, the two fall in love during their fight for survival.
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Babe: Pig in the City 1998  G, 96 min.
Genre: Family
Director: George Miller
Cast: James Cromwell, Magda Szubanski, Mary Stein, Mickey Rooney, Elizabeth Daily, Glenne Headly, Steven Wright, Eddie Barth, James Cosmo, Miriam Margolyes
This sequel to "Babe" involves Mrs. Hoggett taking Babe to the city for a paid guest appearance at the fair. But things go awry, and they end up in a boarding house with a wild assortment of animal boarders.
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 Happy Feet 2006  PG, 105 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Musical / Adventure / Comedy
Director: George Miller
Cast: Robin Williams, Hugh Jackman, Elijah Wood, Brittany Murphy, Nicole Kidman, Hugo Weaving, Anthony LaPaglia, Elizabeth Daily, Magda Szubanski, Miriam Margolyes, Jeff Garcia, Lombardo Boyar, Steve Irwin
This computer animated film is set in Antarctica and tells the story of an emperor penguin, Mumble (voice of Elijah Wood), who cannot sing but can tap dance like no other. Believing that he will never win the love of Gloria (voice of Brittany Murphy) with his horrid singing voice, Mumble ventures off and joins Ramon (voice of Robin Williams) and his group of Latino penguins. From there, Mumble sets out to solve the mystery of the diminishing food supply and, in the process, saves the penguins. An Oscar was received for Best Animated Feature.
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 Journey to the Center of the Earth 1999 TV, 139 min.
Genre: Adventure / Sci-Fi / Fantasy
Director: George Miller
Cast: Treat Williams, Jeremy London, Tushka Bergen, Bryan Brown, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Tessa Wells, Petra Jared, Sarah Chadwick, Alan Hardy, John Forsyth, Peter Kaa, Joe Bugner, Bill Charles, Warwick Begg, Christopher Christo
This made-for-TV adaptation of Jules Verne's classic tale follows an expedition led by Theodore Lytton (Treat Williams) that searches for a hidden land at the center of the Earth and for a man who has been missing for several years who also took the same route. They face many obstacles along the way, and surprises await them when they reach their destination.
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Lorenzo's Oil 1992  PG-13, 135 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: George Miller
Cast: Nick Nolte, Susan Sarandon, Zack O'Malley Greenburg, Peter Ustinov, Kathleen Wilhoite, Gerry Bamman, Margo Martindale, James Rebhorn, Ann Hearn, Maduka Steady, Mary Wakio, LaTanya Richardson
This is the true story of Lorenzo (Zack O'Malley Greenburg) who was dying from a rare disease, ALD, a degeneration of the brain. His parents (Nick Nolte and Susan Sarandon) refused to accept the diagnosis without searching for a cure. Susan Sarandon received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress.
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 Mad Max 1979 R, 90 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Action / Adventure / Thriller
Director: George Miller
Cast: Mel Gibson, Joanne Samuel, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Tim Burns, Roger Ward, Steve Bisley, Lisa Aldenhoven, David Bracks, Bertrand Cadart, David Cameron, Robina Chaffey, Stephen Clark, Reg Evans, Mathew Constantine, Jerry Day
Mel Gibson stars in this movie, which, at the time, was the most successful film in Australian history. Gibson plays a cop, 'Mad' Max Rockatansky, in the out-of-control world of the future. When Max and his family go on a vacation, a motorcycle gang, led by Toecutter (Hugh Keays-Byrne), murders Max's family. Now, Max takes the law into his own hands and is relentless in his pursuit of the motorcycle gang. Lots of action.
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Mad Max 2 1981 R, 94 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Thriller
aka: The Road Warrior
Director: George Miller
Cast: Mel Gibson, Bruce Spence, Emil Minty, Virginia Hey, Vernon Wells, Michael Preston, Max Phipps, Kjell Nilsson, William Zappa, Arkie Whiteley, Steve J. Spears, David Downer, Moira Claux, Syd Heylen, David Slingsby
World War III has come and gone. There are just a few survivors, and they are fighting over what is left in gasoline. In this exciting sequel to "Mad Max," Max (Mel Gibson), who has been wandering the Australian outback following the death of his wife and child, comes to the rescue. The survivors hire Max to aid them in protecting their oil refinery that is under siege by a band of sadomasochistic motorcyclists led by The Humungus (Kjell Nilsson) and his warrior Wez (Vernon Wells). The climax, featuring a thrilling car chase scene, is the highlight of this film.
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 Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome 1985 PG-13, 117 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Action / Adventure
Director: George Miller, George Ogilvie
Cast: Mel Gibson, Tina Turner, Bruce Spence, Adam Cockburn, Frank Thring, Angelo Rossitto, Paul Larsson, Angry Anderson, Robert Grubb, George Spartels, Edwin Hodgeman, Bob Hornery, Andrew Oh, Lee Rice, Ollie Hall
Mad Max (Mel Gibson) has been roaming the Australian desert when he arrives in Bartertown, which is ruled by Aunt Entity (Tina Turner). Aunt Entity wants to get rid of her competing overlord Master (Angelo Rossitto) who rides on the back of Blaster (Paul Larsson). Aunt Entity forces Max to fight Blaster in the Thunderdome arena, and, when Max refuses to kill Blaster, he is banished into a sand storm. A band of tribal teens and children rescues Max, and he agrees to help them find their Tomorrow Morrow Land–a feat that will require saving them from the desert and from Aunt Entity. Lots of adventures lie in wait.
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 The Man from Snowy River 1982 PG, 102 min.
Genre: Western
Director: George Miller
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Tom Burlinson, Terence Donovan, Tommy Dysart, Jack Thompson, Sigrid Thornton, Chris Haywood, Bruce Kerr, David Bradshaw, Tony Bonner
This family film involves two brothers, both played by Kirk Douglas, who have gone separate ways. One is wealthy; the other has spent his life looking for the wealth that has eluded him. Good action and scenery. Sequel: "Return to Snowy River."
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The Neverending Story II: The Next Chapter 1990   PG, 89 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure / Fantasy
Director: George Miller
Cast: Jonathan Brandis, Kenny Morrison, Clarissa Burt, John Wesley Shipp, Martin Umbach, Alexandra Johnes, Thomas Hill, Helena Michell, Christopher Burton, Patricia Fugger, Birge Schade, Colin Gilder, Andraes Borcherding, Claudio Maniscalco, Ralf Weikinger
Bastian Bux (Jonathan Brandis) is a young schoolboy who uses the world of books to escape from reality. In this sequel, Bastian returns to the dream world of Fantasia and joins young warrior Atreyu (Kenny Morrison) on a mission to save Fantasia from destruction caused by sorceress Xayide (Clarissa Burt). In the process, Bastian finds himself saving the Childlike Empress (Alexandra Johnes).
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 Robinson Crusoe 1997 PG-13, 105 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama
aka: Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe
Director: Rod Hardy, George Miller
Cast: Pierce Brosnan, William Takaku, Lysette Anthony, Ian Hart, Polly Walker, Martin Grace, James Frain, Sean Brosnan, Damian Lewis, Ben Robertson, Tim McMullan, Jim Clark
Daniel Defoe's classic tale of the shipwrecked Robinson Crusoe (Pierce Brosnan) fending for himself is retold in this film. After another shipwrecked man, whom Crusoe names Friday (William Takaku), is saved by Crusoe, the two learn how to survive on the remote island.
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Twilight Zone: The Movie 1983 PG, 102 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Steven Spielberg, John Landis, George Miller, Joe Dante
Cast: Vic Morrow, Kathleen Quinlan, Kevin McCarthy, John Lithgow, John Larroquette, Scatman Crothers, Selma Diamond, Abbe Lane, Burgess Meredith, Dan Aykroyd, Albert Brooks, Bill Quinn, Murray Matheson
This is Vic Morrow's last film as he and two Asian children were killed in a tragic helicopter accident while filming this movie. It is actually a remake of the TV show, and the last segment with George Miller directing is the best story with John Lithgow portraying a terrified passenger on an airplane. Each of the four Directors headed one segment.
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The Witches of Eastwick 1987 R, 119 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: George Miller
Cast: Jack Nicholson, Cher, Susan Sarandon, Michelle Pfeiffer, Veronica Cartwright, Richard Jenkins, Keith Jochim, Carel Struycken, Helen Lloyd Breed, Caroline Struzik
Satan (Jack Nicholson) is a dyed-in-the-wool womanizer who the witches (Cher, Susan Sarandon, Veronica Cartwright, and Michelle Pfeiffer) decide to use as their object of some voodoo fun.
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Zeus and Roxanne 1997 PG, 98 min.
Genre: Family
Director: George Miller
Cast: Steve Guttenberg, Kathleen Quinlan, Arnold Vosloo, Dawn McMillan, Miko Hughes, Majandra Delfino, Jessica Howell, Duchess Tomasello, Shannon K. Foley, Jim R. Coleman
Roxanne, the dolphin, is being studied by a single mother, marine biologist (Kathleen Quinlan). Zeus is a dog that seems to enjoy the company of Roxanne. Zeus is owned by a widower (Steve Guttenberg). Can you guess where this story is going?
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| 1. Andre (1994)
2. The Aviator (1985)
3. Babe: Pig in the City (1998)
4. Happy Feet (2006)
5. Journey to the Center of the Earth (1999)
6. Lorenzo's Oil (1992)
7. Mad Max (1979)
8. Mad Max 2 (1981)
aka: The Road Warrior
9. Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985)
10. The Man from Snowy River (1982)
11. The Neverending Story II: The Next Chapter (1990)
12. Robinson Crusoe (1997)
aka: Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe
13. Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
14. The Witches of Eastwick (1987)
15. Zeus and Roxanne (1997)
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