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George Miller described hearing a BBC review of The SheepPig, buying the book, and recognizing its relevance to Joseph Campbell's hero myth. He said he read it and bought it after the review.
I happened to hear somebody reviewing a book written by a pig farmer, Dick King Smith, in England called The Sheep Pig, and the way this was someone on the BBC radio. I immediately went and bought the...
— Episode: 'Mad Max' Director George Miller
Episode: 'Mad Max' Director George Miller
George Miller described hearing a BBC review of The SheepPig, buying the book, and recognizing its relevance to Joseph Campbell's hero myth. He said he read it and bought it after the review.
I happened to hear somebody reviewing a book written by a pig farmer, Dick King Smith, in England called The Sheep Pig, and the way this was someone on the BBC radio. I immediately went and bought the book and read it and recognized that indeed this was a classic Joseph Campbell hero myth.