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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).
John Milius is a filmmaker who worked with Coppola and Lucas in the 1970s. He wrote and directed Conan the Barbarian, Red Dawn, Apocalypse Now and more.
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Jan 22, 2024 · Learn about the life and career of John Milius, a gun-loving militant who wrote and directed classics like Apocalypse Now, Conan: The Barbarian, and Big Wednesday. Discover his influences, collaborations, controversies, and legacy in this comprehensive article.
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John Milius is a screenwriter and director who worked with Coppola and Lucas in the 1970s. He wrote classics like Jaws, Dirty Harry, and Conan the Barbarian, and was a gun enthusiast and a friend of the Coen brothers.
- April 11, 1944
The life story of the one of the most influential and controversial film directors in the history of Hollywood, John Milius.
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Apr 12, 2012 · April 12, 2012 10:04 am. All those who complain about the liberal domination of Hollywood have never come across John Milius. A film school pal of George Lucas and Steven Spielberg, Milius had...
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Aug 27, 2022 · John Milius originally wrote the Apocalypse Now story for George Lucas to direct under Francis Ford Coppola’s American Zoetrope studio, but when Lucas decided to do Star Wars and Coppola decided...
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