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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 ...
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).
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.
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.
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.
- Jim McElroy
- April 6, 1946
Major stars like Russell Crowe, Jason Robards, Richard Chamberlain, Linda Evans, Cybill Shepherd, Gary Busey and Jack Thompson have all starred in successful Hal McElroy productions. In 2000 Hal and Di created and produced a world first.
The McElroy Brothers dissolved McElroy and McElroy in March 1992, with James focusing his attention to feature film production (while Hal turned to television). James McElroy has since produced Traps (1994), Mr Reliable (1996) and the romantic comedy Dear Claudia (1999).
