34 Facts About Randall Miller

Randall Miller was born on July 24,1962 and is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, editor, and occasional actor.

Randall Miller followed this with the indie films Nobel Son, Bottle Shock, and CBGB, all starring Alan Rickman in the lead role.

Randall Miller self-distributed and raised the money for Bottle Shock, his greatest critical success.

Randall Miller has closely collaborated with his wife Jody Savin on many of his projects, writing and producing multiple films together.

Randall Miller served one year in jail and nine years of probation before his record was expunged.

Randall Miller is the only filmmaker in history ever jailed for an on-set accident.

Randall Miller's mother, Leona Miller, was an internist and professor at USC County Medical Center and President of the Diabetes Association.

Randall Miller's father, Alexander Miller, was a professor of microbiology at UCLA after completing his graduate studies at Caltech in Pasadena.

Randall Miller attended UC Davis, where he played football and studied biochemistry, inspired by his own parents' careers in medicine.

At Zemeckis' encouragement, Randall Miller completed his undergraduate degree at the USC film school.

Randall Miller then received a master's degree in film from the American Film Institute.

Randall Miller met his future wife Jody Savin at AFI, where he was a director fellow and she was a writing fellow.

Randall Miller was nominated for CableACE Awards for his writing and direction of Marilyn Hotchkiss.

Randall Miller made his Hollywood directorial debut in 1992 with Class Act, is a modern-day comedic take on The Prince and the Pauper about a pair of teenagers with switched identities.

In 1995, Randall Miller helmed Houseguest, another movie about mistaken identities.

Randall Miller then directed the 1997 American sports comedy film The 6th Man, starring Marlon Wayans and Kadeem Hardison.

In 2005, Randall Miller expanded his 1990 short Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charm School into a full-length feature, incorporating material from the short in the form of flashbacks.

Randall Miller then directed three indie films starring Alan Rickman in the lead role.

In Rickman's character of an egomaniacal genius, Randall Miller was writing about his own professor father.

Randall Miller managed to raise some $10 million from private investors for the film and associated costs.

Randall Miller wrote the screenplay, produced and directed the film revolving around the life of Kristal, musician and owner of the CBGB club.

On March 9,2015, Randall Miller agreed to a plea deal in exchange for having charges dropped against his wife.

Randall Miller was sentenced to 10 years, the first two to be served in jail, followed by probation, along with a $20,000 fine and 360 hours of community service.

The terms of Randall Miller's probation stipulated that he would be "prohibited from serving as director, first assistant director or supervisor" with responsibility for safety on any film production until his sentence was completed.

Randall Miller's conviction marked the first time a director was sent to prison for the death of a cast or crew member.

Randall Miller was released from jail on March 23,2016, after serving slightly more than one year owing to a two-for-one deal made during negotiations for the original plea agreement with Georgia Assistant District Attorney John Johnson requiring the court to revise the original sentence, as it was deemed improper.

In 2019, Randall Miller directed a film entitled Higher Grounds in Serbia, London, and Colombia, during his probation.

Former Georgia Assistant District Attorney John Johnson said that Randall Miller had violated the terms of his probation and requested a warrant for his arrest.

Randall Miller said that the first assistant director, Jason Allen, was designated as the person in charge of safety.

Randall Miller testified that that was how he understood the term.

Attorney Mike Smith had told the film crew of Higher Grounds that Randall Miller was able to direct as long as he did not oversee safety, with the film's first assistant director reportedly tasked with safety compliance; however, Johnson noted that Smith likely has a conflict of interest as he is the movie's executive producer.

At the close of the hearing, Judge Anthony L Harrison ruled that Miller had not knowingly broken his probation, but said that the agreement should be understood to forbid him from directing any more films for the duration of his sentence.

On March 15,2025, Randall Miller was exonerated 11 years after the fatal on-set train crash.

Randall Miller has been married to Jody Savin since March 13,1999.