P.J. Hogan Biography

Fast Facts

• His graduation film, "Getting Wet," won the Best Short Film award from the Australian Film Institute
• Graduated from the Australian Film and Television School in 1984
• Quote: "(On the 2013 film "Mental," which he wrote and directed) "I didn't have to go far from home because it all happened․ My inspiration was my actual life․""
• Quote: "(On seeing "The Sound of Music" with his mother in the 1970s) "It was very simple․ She didn't just love the music; she wanted us to be the Von Trapps․ You know, the family that sings together, loves together, and then defeats the Nazis․""
• His 1994 film, "Muriel's Wedding," was his first big success, and it helped launch the careers of actresses Toni Collette and Rachel Griffiths
• When Julia Roberts asked him to direct "My Best Friend's Wedding" in 1997, his wife and business partner Jocelyn Moorhouse convinced him to do it
• His film version of "Peter Pan" went against convention by casting a boy in the titular role