P. J. Hogan (born 1962) is an Australianfilm director. Jump to: navigation, search 1962 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ...
He was born Paul John Hogan in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. His first big hit was the 1994filmMuriel's Wedding.He followed this up with My best freinds wedding an american production starring Julia Roberts, Cameron Diaz and Dermott Mullroney. His latest effort was a remake of Peter Pan starring Jason Issaacs as Captain Hook, Jeremy Sumpter as Peter Pan and... as Wendy Jump to: navigation, search Brisbane is the capital city of the state of Queensland, Australia. ... Jump to: navigation, search Motto: Audax at Fidelis (Bold but Faithful) Nickname: Sunshine State/Smart State Other Australian states and territories Capital Brisbane Government Governor Premier Const. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... Jump to: navigation, search Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general. ... Muriels Wedding is a 1994 Australian movie written and directed by P. J. Hogan and starring Toni Collette as Muriel, and Rachel Griffiths as her sensible and down to earth friend Rhonda. ...
Hogan had his breakthrough with 1994's Muriel's Wedding, a film of the aforementioned nature that proved to be an international sleeper hit.
In addition to further securing Hogan's reputation, it made a star out of Rupert Everett (who stole the film as Julia Roberts' gay confidante) and marked the triumphant return of Roberts to the romantic comedy genre.
Hogan and Everett re-teamed in 2000 for another romantic comedy, Unconditional Love, which cast the actor as the lover of a murdered pop star (Jonathan Pryce) who joins forces with an American woman (Kathy Bates) to solve the star's murder.