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Linda Weir |
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Birth Place: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Birthday:August 21, 1944
Height:0' 0"
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- His films very often deal with people, who find themselves in surroundings, where they do not fit in (e.g. a Philadelphia Cop among the Amish or a progressive teacher on a strictly conservative school).
- His films often feature a key scene involving a main character fiddling with their radio.
- Famous for making well-known comedy and genre actors into credible dramatic actors such as Harrison Ford, Robin Williamsand Jim Carrey.
- He was a part of the movment dubbed the "Australian New Wave" by the press. They were a group of filmmakers and performers who emerged from Down Under at about the same time in the early 1980's and found work in other parts of the world. Other members included actors Mel Gibson and Judy Davis and directors George Miller and Gillian Armstrong.
- Father of Ingrid Weir.
- Directed 5 different actors in Oscar-nominated performances: Linda Hunt, Harrison Ford, Robin Williams, Rosie Perez and Ed Harris. Hunt won an Oscar for The Year of Living Dangerously (1982).
- Interviewed in "Directors Close Up: Interviews with Directors Nominated for Best Film by the Directors Guild of America", ed. by Jeremy Kagan, Scarecrow Press, 2006.
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