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He made a low-budget horror film called <em>The Cars That Ate Paris</em>, the film was fairly successful in Australia and allowed him to make more films in his home country <p class="body">The movie <em>Witness</em> was Weir’s first America film. The movie starring <strong>Harrison Ford</strong> was a huge hit and won all kinds of awards. 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