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The Business

George Miller: From Pigs to Penguins to 'Mad Max: Fury Road'

Mad Max: Fury Road director George Miller has had a successful and exceptionally varied career. He tells us what all his films have in common, despite the differing subject matter.

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By Kim Masters • Feb 13, 2016 • 29m Listen

Best director Oscar nominee George Miller takes us through his eclectic film career, including going from working in Australia to a Hollywood trial by fire on the set of The Witches of Eastwick. Miller is also the man behind family-friendly films like Babe and the Oscar-winning Happy Feet. He shares his experiences working with Mel Gibson on the original Mad Max films and explains why it took almost 20 years to get this most recent offering of the series made

Photo: Director George Miller (C) on the set of Warner Bros. Pictures' and Village Roadshow Pictures' action adventure Mad Max: Fury Road. Photo by Jasin Boland

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    Kim Masters

    partner/writer at Puck News, host of KCRW's “The Business.”

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    Kaitlin Parker

    Producer, 'The Business' and 'Hollywood Breakdown'

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