George Trumbull Miller, the director of The Man From Snowy River and The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter, has died of a heart attack. He was 79.
The Sydney Morning Herald reported the news of the Australian filmmaker’s death on Saturday. No details of the day he died have been shared at this time.
Miller rose to prominence in the 1980s with his massive hit The Man From Snowy River, starring Kirk Douglas. To this day, the Western still has a place on Australia’s list of top 20 grossing films of all time in unadjusted terms. It made 17.2 million locally then, which equals about 68 million in today’s world.
After becoming one of his home country’s most commercially successful filmmakers, the Scottish-born director made his way to Hollywood, where he helmed The NeverEnding Story II, Christmas movie In the Nick of Time and family movie Zeus and Roxanne,...
The Sydney Morning Herald reported the news of the Australian filmmaker’s death on Saturday. No details of the day he died have been shared at this time.
Miller rose to prominence in the 1980s with his massive hit The Man From Snowy River, starring Kirk Douglas. To this day, the Western still has a place on Australia’s list of top 20 grossing films of all time in unadjusted terms. It made 17.2 million locally then, which equals about 68 million in today’s world.
After becoming one of his home country’s most commercially successful filmmakers, the Scottish-born director made his way to Hollywood, where he helmed The NeverEnding Story II, Christmas movie In the Nick of Time and family movie Zeus and Roxanne,...
- 2/19/2023
- by Christy Piña
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
George Trumbull Miller, an Australian film and television director whose most notable credits include “The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter” and “The Man From Snowy River,” died of a heart attack in a hospital in Melbourne. He was 79 years old.
Miller’s death was confirmed by the Sydney Morning Herald. No details regarding a date of death are available at this time.
Miller reached national prominence for his 1982 Western “The Man From Snowy River,” starring Kirk Douglas. The film grossed 17.2 million in Australia and reached more than 20 million worldwide, inspiring a sequel as well as an arena attraction. More than 40 years on, “Man From Snowy River” remains one of the top 20 highest grossing local productions in the history of the Australian box office.
Coincidentally, George T. Miller’s rise as a filmmaker closely paralleled that of his fellow Australian, “Mad Max” director George Miller.
“He was very kind to me,...
Miller’s death was confirmed by the Sydney Morning Herald. No details regarding a date of death are available at this time.
Miller reached national prominence for his 1982 Western “The Man From Snowy River,” starring Kirk Douglas. The film grossed 17.2 million in Australia and reached more than 20 million worldwide, inspiring a sequel as well as an arena attraction. More than 40 years on, “Man From Snowy River” remains one of the top 20 highest grossing local productions in the history of the Australian box office.
Coincidentally, George T. Miller’s rise as a filmmaker closely paralleled that of his fellow Australian, “Mad Max” director George Miller.
“He was very kind to me,...
- 2/18/2023
- by J. Kim Murphy
- Variety Film + TV
Okay, so this week we have covered the "Top Five Indie Horror Films," with an article found here: Best Indie Horror Films of 2010. Also covered was the "Top Five International Horror Films." An article on this posting is here: Top Five International Films. But, now we are exploring a more depraved side of horror, or a lower class of film. This top five list will cover the "Worst Five Horror Films of 2010!"
This year, there was so much to choose from in poor horror films. Abroad, we have the dismal Basement starring Danny Dyer and Jimi Mistry to the absolutely monstrosity of a film from Australia called Outback aka Prey starring the incapable Natalie Bassingthwaighte. Domestically, films like the Zombie Chronicles: The Infected made this reviewer want to scratch his eyes out, while others like Apocalypse of the Dead aka Zone of the Dead made one reach for the off button with lightening like reflexes.
This year, there was so much to choose from in poor horror films. Abroad, we have the dismal Basement starring Danny Dyer and Jimi Mistry to the absolutely monstrosity of a film from Australia called Outback aka Prey starring the incapable Natalie Bassingthwaighte. Domestically, films like the Zombie Chronicles: The Infected made this reviewer want to scratch his eyes out, while others like Apocalypse of the Dead aka Zone of the Dead made one reach for the off button with lightening like reflexes.
- 12/21/2010
- by 28DaysLaterAnalysis@gmail.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
Canadian Movie PosterDirector: Oscar D'Roccster, and George Miller.
Writers: John V. Soto and Robert Lewis Galinsky.
Prey is a film from the production company Top Cat Films, which will release on DVD July 13, 2010. The film is known as The Outback in North America and the screener that was sent to this reviewer was actually from Top Cat Films. This is likely one company that wants its initial investment in this horror failure back. A quick note is required here to inform readers that Prey, despite what some sites states, was directed by the Queensland born George Miller (The Aviator, Frozen Assets) who walked out on the film in post-production (Scary). Director D'Roccster (likely a fake name) walked in to a cluster f*&^ of a film, which did not adhere to John V. Soto's (Crush) original script in anyway, shape, or form. The result is an incoherent, very loosely connected...
Writers: John V. Soto and Robert Lewis Galinsky.
Prey is a film from the production company Top Cat Films, which will release on DVD July 13, 2010. The film is known as The Outback in North America and the screener that was sent to this reviewer was actually from Top Cat Films. This is likely one company that wants its initial investment in this horror failure back. A quick note is required here to inform readers that Prey, despite what some sites states, was directed by the Queensland born George Miller (The Aviator, Frozen Assets) who walked out on the film in post-production (Scary). Director D'Roccster (likely a fake name) walked in to a cluster f*&^ of a film, which did not adhere to John V. Soto's (Crush) original script in anyway, shape, or form. The result is an incoherent, very loosely connected...
- 7/6/2010
- by 28DaysLaterAnalysis@gmail.com (Michael Ross Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
Xenon will be releasing Prey in North America as The Outback: Australian for Fear and now a day after posting a new trailer, the film has a new official Us/Canadian one-sheet. One of the stars of the film, Natalie Bassingthwaighte, can be seen forefont as character Kate while shadowy elements make linger along the fringes. Enjoy some of the other details about the film inside.
The synopsis for Prey aka The Outback: Australian for Fear:
"In April 1987, two Americans disappeared in the Australian outback while on a camping holiday--never to be seen alive again. Their abandoned vehicles and unused supplies were found in sand dunes near an Aboriginal sacred site. Twenty years later, three couples set out to the same desert dunes for a weekend of fun and unluckily become stranded in the same area as the two campers twenty years earlier. As they encounter the horrors of the haunted Australian outback,...
The synopsis for Prey aka The Outback: Australian for Fear:
"In April 1987, two Americans disappeared in the Australian outback while on a camping holiday--never to be seen alive again. Their abandoned vehicles and unused supplies were found in sand dunes near an Aboriginal sacred site. Twenty years later, three couples set out to the same desert dunes for a weekend of fun and unluckily become stranded in the same area as the two campers twenty years earlier. As they encounter the horrors of the haunted Australian outback,...
- 5/20/2010
- by 28DaysLaterAnalysis@gmail.com (Michael Ross Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
Prey or as the North Americans call the film The Outback: Australian for Fear will have a showing in Las Vegas, Nevada June 23rd at the Palms and the film also has a new trailer. In this latest clip Poker phenom' Joe Hachem can be seen doing what he does best, playing onine poker. As well, Natalie Bassingthwaighte as Kate goes on the run from an unknown assailant as the desert dunes come alive with a true tale involving the disappearance of two Americans from 1987. Have a look at the clip that is often funny, sometimes dramatic and very horrific all the way through.
The synopsis for Prey aka The Outback: Australian for Fear:
"In April 1987, two Americans disappeared in the Australian outback while on a camping holiday--never to be seen alive again. Their abandoned vehicles and unused supplies were found in sand dunes near an Aboriginal sacred site. Twenty years later,...
The synopsis for Prey aka The Outback: Australian for Fear:
"In April 1987, two Americans disappeared in the Australian outback while on a camping holiday--never to be seen alive again. Their abandoned vehicles and unused supplies were found in sand dunes near an Aboriginal sacred site. Twenty years later,...
- 5/20/2010
- by 28DaysLaterAnalysis@gmail.com (Michael Ross Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
Once known as Prey , Oscar D'Roccster's Australian supernatural thriller is hitting the U.S. under a new moniker: The Outback . Xenon Pictures is handling distribution and aims to get this title on DVD July 13. Starring Natalie Bassingthwaighte, the film concerns three couples who are about to learn the horrible truth about what happens when your 4Wd holiday goes horribly wrong. In the desert, in the night, in the dark.
- 4/14/2010
- shocktillyoudrop.com
Prey , starring Natalie Bassingthwaighte, is one of those films we've been covering for so long, it's somewhat surreal to hear it will finally get released. In Australia, that is. Since our last update, in which we learned George "Not Mad Max" Miller avoided a directing credit (which has been bestowed to a Mr. Oscar D'Roccster), there's now an official one-sheet, seen below, and a release date in Australia: May 9th. The official site has also experienced a relaunch. Click here and check it out. Stay tuned for U.S. release news as it comes in.
- 2/4/2009
- shocktillyoudrop.com
A film we've been following for quite sometime is the Australian horror film Prey which even was praised for leaving a heavy lesbian scene intact. The latest controversy comes in the new trailer, which doesn't display a director. The IMDb page now lists Oscar D'Roccster as the man behind the camera. Interesting. In the film, three couples, one from the USA and two from Australia, are about to learn the horrible truth about what happens when your 4Wd holiday goes horribly wrong. In the desert, in the night, in the dark. Jesse Johnson, Natalie Bassingthwaighte, Ben Kermode, Natalie Walker and Christian Clark all star.
- 12/4/2008
- bloody-disgusting.com
In addition to the two trailers we introduced you to in October , a new preview has appeared online for the Australian supernatural romp Prey . And it appears there's something amiss going on behind-the-scenes on the film. At the end of this latest trailer, the credits block is missing a "directed by." A quick gander over at the film's Imdb page tells us an Oscar D'Roccster is now responsible for the film. Up until two months ago, the director was George Miller - the one responsible for The Neverending Story II , not of Mad Max and Babe fame. D'Roccster? This mystery figure has no credits to his name. Perhaps Miller wanted no connection to the final product. Written by John Soto, Prey stars Jesse Johnson, Natalie Bassingthwaighte and Ben Kermode....
- 12/4/2008
- shocktillyoudrop.com
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