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Hal McElroy and James "Jim" McElroy (born 6 April 1946) are Australian film and television producers. They are twin brothers. They are best known for three films they produced jointly in the 1970s, all directed by Peter Weir at the start of his career: The Cars That Ate Paris (1974), Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975), and The Last Wave (1977).
They are best known for three films they produced jointly in the 1970s, all directed by Peter Weir at the start of his career: The Cars That Ate Paris (1974), Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975), and The Last Wave (1977). They were also joint associate producers of Let the Balloon Go (1976).
The Cars That Ate Paris is a 1974 Australian horror comedy film, produced by twin brothers Hal and Jim McElroy and directed by Peter Weir. It was his first feature film, and was also based on an original story he had written.
In 1971 Jim joined forces with his twin brother Hal to set up McElroy and McElroy. Their producing debut in 1973 was Peter Weir's first film The Cars That Ate Paris (1974), which became the first Australian film to gain international recognition at the Cannes Film Festival.
With his brother Jim the McElroys produced classic films like The Cars that Ate Paris (1974), Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975) and The Last Wave (1977) and Hal produced Razorback (1984) before moving into business with Hanna Barbera, later renamed Southern Star Entertainment.
Hal and Di McElroy on the set of Sea Patrol. NFSA title: 753422. Hal McElroy’s desire to tell iconic Aussie stories has been a constant across his career and brought him and Australian film and TV viewers many rewards. In the 1990s Hal simultaneously produced three prime-time television hit dramas.
Everything Begins and Ends. This documentary, produced in 2014, features interviews with PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK producers Hal and Jim McElroy, executive producer Patricia Lovell, cinematographer Russell Boyd, and actors Helen Morse and Anne Louise Lambert.
