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Happy Feet and Happy Feet Two is an American-Australian computer-animated family musical, directed and co-written by George Miller. Born in 1945, George Miller is an Australian film director, screenwriter, producer, but was originally trained as a medical doctor.

It was during his residency at Sydney's St Vincent's Hospital, he spent his time-off crewing on short films, and was where he met student film producer Byron Kenndy, after which the duo worked on numerous films together including the Mad Max movies starring Mel Gibson.

George Miller is best known for writing and directing The Mad Max series but has also worked on numerous films including The Witches of Eastwick, starring Jack Nicholson, Susan Sarandon, Cher and Michelle Pfeiffer, Co-wrote Lorenzo's Oil with Nick Enright and more recently he wrote & directed The Babe movies, Babe and Babe: pig in the city.

Miller won two Oscars for Babe, for Best Picture and Best Screenplay. Later he would go on to also win an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature as well as a BFTA for Happy Feet in 2007.

Happy Feet was said to be partially inspired by documentaries such as the BBC's Life in the Freezer. It was produced at Sydney-based visual effects and animation studio Animal Logic for Warner Bros and used motion capture technology to create the tap-dancing sequences.

Happy Feet stared Elijah Wood, Brittany Murphy, Hugh Jackman, Nicole Kidman, Hugo Weaving as Robin Williams and Steve Irwin. The film was also dedicated to Crocodile Hunter, Steve Irwin.

Mumble's son, Erik, is struggling to realize his talents in the Emperor Penguin world. Meanwhile, Mumble and his family and friends discover a new threat their home, one that will take everyone working together to save them.

Starring:

Elijah Wood ... Mumbl
Robin Williams ... Ramon / Lovelace
Hank Azaria ... The Mighty Sven
Pink ... Gloria
Brad Pitt ... Krill #2
Matt Damon ... Krill #1
Sofía Vergara ... Carmen
Hugo Weaving ... Noah
Magda Szubanski ... Miss Viola
Anthony LaPaglia ... Boss Skua

Happy Feet tells the tale of one penguins quest for love. In the world of the Emperor Penguins, who finds their soul mates through sing a unique song called a "Heart Song", a penguin named Mumble is born who cannot sing. But he can tap dance something fierce! Join Mumble as he uses his fancy footwork to tap dance his way into the heart of the one he loves.

Starring:

Elijah Wood ... Mumble
Elizabeth Daily ... Baby Mumble
Brittany Murphy ... Gloria
Alyssa Shafer ... Baby Gloria
Robin Williams ... Ramon / Lovelace
Hugh Jackman ... Memphis
Nicole Kidman ... Norma Jean
Hugo Weaving ... Noah the Elder
Carlos Alazraqui ... Nestor
Lombardo Boyar ... Raul
Jeffrey Garcia ... Rinaldo
Johnny A. Sanchez ... Lombardo
Magda Szubanski ... Miss Viola
Miriam Margolyes ... Mrs. Astrakhan
Fat Joe ... Seymour