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John Frederick Milius ( / ˈmɪliəs /; born April 11, 1944) is an American screenwriter, film director, and producer. He was a writer for the first two Dirty Harry films, received an Academy Award nomination as screenwriter of Apocalypse Now (1979), and wrote and directed The Wind and the Lion (1975), Conan the Barbarian (1982), and Red Dawn (1984).
The Wind and the Lion is a 1975 American epic historical adventure film written and directed by John Milius, and starring Sean Connery, Candice Bergen, Brian Keith, and John Huston. The film is loosely based on the real-life Perdicaris affair of 1904.
John Milius is a screenwriter and director who came to prominence in the 1970s, when he was associated with Francis Ford Coppola and the pre-Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) George Lucas.
Apocalypse Now is a 1979 American epic war film produced and directed by Francis Ford Coppola. The screenplay, co-written by Coppola, John Milius, and Michael Herr, is loosely inspired by the 1899 novella Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad, with the setting changed from late 19th-century Congo to the Vietnam War.
Jan 22, 2024 · John Milius would end up changing the face of cinema with his unbridled creativity and poignant writing, but he's also a controversial figure in some ways. Here is his incredible story.
Apr 12, 2012 · A film school pal of George Lucas and Steven Spielberg, Milius had tried to join the Marine Corp, but was turned away due to his asthma.
John Milius is a screenwriter and director who came to prominence in the 1970s, when he was associated with Francis Ford Coppola and the pre-Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) George Lucas.
Apr 13, 2020 · In 1982—a full decade before the release of Reservoir Dogs —Quentin Tarantino was a young cinephile eager to interview John Milius for a planned book.
May 14, 1982 · Conan the Barbarian: Directed by John Milius. With Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Earl Jones, Max von Sydow, Sandahl Bergman. A powerful warrior seeks to avenge the genocide of his people and the murder of his parents at the hands of a snake cult.
Birthday: Apr 11, 1944. Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri, USA. A self-described Zen anarchist, writer-director John Milius was called far worse by friend and foe - everything from a...