StatsAge: 67, born 21 August 1944 Country of origin:  Australia Ethnicity: White / Caucasian Partner: Wendy Stites
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His characters often interact with technology, especially television, in ways that harm them or surprise the viewer, e.g. the church big screen TV in The Mosquito Coast (1986); the living room TV and TV control center in The Truman Show (1998); radio playing in the barn in Witness (1985), and so on.
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 stri
His characters often interact with technology, especially television, in ways that harm them or surprise the viewer, e.g. the church big screen TV in The Mosquito Coast (1986); the living room TV and TV control center in The Truman Show (1998); radio playing in the barn in Witness (1985), and so on.
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 Williams and Jim Carrey.
He was a part of the movement 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.
After Martin Scorsese won the Best Director Oscar for The Departed (2006), Weir and Sidney Lumet became the filmmakers with the most Best Director nominations without a win in that category (4).
He was awarded the A.M. (Member of the Order of Australia) in the 1982 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to the Film Industry.
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 GREATEST DIRECTORS OF ALL TIME by vote+!!!... (71 person items)"PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK (1975)
THE LAST WAVE (1977)
GALLIPOLI (1981)
WITNESS (1985)
FEARLESS (1993)
THE TRUMAN SHOW (1998)
MASTER & COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD (2003)"
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 Most Accomplished ACTIVE Directors (2011) (50 person items)"2010 Rank: #39
2009 Rank: #42
a. Gallipoli (1981)
b. The Year of Living Dangerously (1982)
c. Witness (1985)
d. The Mosquito Coast (1986)
e. Dead Poets Society (1989)
f. Fearless (1993)
g. The Truman Show (1998)
h. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
i. The Way Back (2011)
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Most Accomplished ACTIVE Directors (2010 Edition) (50 person items)"2009 Rank: #42
a. Gallipoli (1981)
b. The Year of Living Dangerously (1982)
c. Witness (1985)
d. The Mosquito Coast (1986)
e. Dead Poets Society (1989)
f. Fearless (1993)
g. The Truman Show (1998)
h. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
i. The Way Back (2010)
It's been a while but it looks like he'll pick up where he left off, with a strong story and impressive cast in 'The Way Back'."
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Best Film Direction - 1980s (51 person items)"#50"Witness" (1985)
#62"Dead Poets Society" (1989)
#68"The Year of Living Dangerously" (1983)
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Most Accomplished ACTIVE Directors (2009 Edition) (50 person items)"a. The Year of Living Dangerously (1982)
b. Witness (1985)
c. The Mosquito Coast (1986)
d. Dead Poets Society (1989)
e. Fearless (1993)
f. The Truman Show (1998)
g. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
h. The Way Back (2010)
He’s a director who makes good actors great; but needs to make more films, because he hasn't made a bad film yet.
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