John Milius

John Frederick Milius is an American screenwriter, director, and producer of motion pictures. He was one of the writers for the first two Dirty Harry films, received an Academy Award nomination as screenwriter of Apocalypse Now, and wrote and directed The Wind and the Lion, Conan the Barbarian and Red Dawn. He wrote a number of iconic film lines such as "Charlie don't surf" and "I love the smell of napalm in the morning," from Apocalypse Now, and the famous Dirty Harry one-liners delivered by Clint Eastwood, including "Go ahead, make my day" and "Ask yourself one question, 'do I feel lucky?' Well, do you, punk?"

Notable Roles

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The Searchers: An Appreciation

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A Turning of the Earth: John Ford, John Wayne and 'The Searchers'

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Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse

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Hollywood Gangster

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Made in Hollywood: Die Welt des Raoul Walsh

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Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood

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Frazetta: Painting with Fire

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Iron and Beyond

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Riding Giants

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Hell Hath No Fury: The Making of The Outlaw Josey Wales

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An Opera of Violence

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Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'

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The Making of '1941'

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Milius

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In the Teeth of Jaws

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A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope

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Jaws: The Inside Story

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Dino De Laurentiis: The Last Movie Mogul