Russell Mulcahy

Birth Name:

Russell Mulcahy

Birth Place:

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Profession

Director, Writer, Actor, Producer, Soundtrack

Swimming Upstream was nominated for Best Feature Film at the 2003 IF Awards and Best Director at the Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards
Won a Christopher Award in 2002 for "The Lost Battalion․"
Quote: "(On doing episodic) "Actors are given a chance to grow, and do all the dips and falls, and take different journeys and paths, and have different cliffhangers, emotionally․ It's great to watch them personally grow as craftsmen․""
Has directed music videos for such musicians as Duran Duran and Elton John
Is known for his fast cutting and incorporating water as a design element into production
Was the original director of Rambo III, but due to creative differences, he was replaced by Peter MacDonald

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