P.j. Hogan
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Another of the Australian filmmakers whose successful work in their homeland brought Hollywood calling, P J Hogan burst into international awareness when his first feature as director and writer, "Muriel's Wedding," debuted to a 15-minute standing ovation at the 1994 Cannes Film Festival's Directors' Fortnight. A box-office champ, "Muriel's Wedding" dominated the Australian Film Institute Awards, earning eleven nominations and winning four. Basically an ugly-duckling story that relied on broad humor to make its point, the film benefited from Hogan's capabilities with actors. He elicited star-making performances from lead Toni Collette and supporting player Rachel Griffiths. Its success led to his directing "My Best Friend's Wedding" (1997), starring Julia Roberts. With a screenplay by Ronald Bass, this "Wedding" presented Roberts in a return to comedy and featured strong turns from Cameron Diaz (as Roberts' rival in love) and Rupert Everett (as her gay editor). Both films utilized popular music (ABBA in "Muriel's Wedding," Burt Bacharach in "My Best Friend's Wedding") and Hogan showed increasing growth handling diverse comic material.
Hogan received attention for writing, directing and editing "Getting Wet" (1984), which won two Australian Film Institute Awards, including Best Short Fiction. His extensive Australian TV credits include the 1986 movie "The Humpty Dumpty Man" (released internationally on video, in 1988), which he directed and co-wrote, and "Sloth" (1993), an episode of the "Seven Deadly Sins" series. In 1991, he was second unit director and script editor on the acclaimed feature "Proof," directed by his wife, Jocelyn Moorhouse.
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1984
Wrote and directed first short film, "Getting Wet"
1986
Co-wrote and directed "The Humpty Dumpty Man" for Australian television
1988
Scripted the Australian horror-thriller, "Vicious"
1991
Credited as the second unit director and script editor for "Proof"; directed by wife Jocelyn Moorhouse
1993
Directed an episode of the Australian TV miniseries, "The Seven Deadly Sins"
1994
Breakthrough feature, "Muriel's Wedding"
1997
Made US debut with "My Best Friend's Wedding"
1999
Hogan Moorehouse Pictures signed three-year, first-look deal with Sony Pictures
2003
Directed the big budget adaptation of "Peter Pan"
2008
Created the story for the musical film, "The American Mall"
2009
Directed the film adaptation of "Confessions of a Shopaholic"
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