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?". Milius also wrote the USS Indianapolis monologue in the film Jaws; the sequence performed by Robert Shaw. After his work on Rough Riders (1997), Milius became an instrumental force in lobbying Congress to award President Theodore Roosevelt the Medal of Honor (posthumously), for acts of conspicuous gallantry while in combat on San Juan Hill. Milius made two films featuring Roosevelt: The Wind and the Lion (where he was played by Brian Keith) and the made-for-TV film Rough Riders (where Tom Berenger took the role). The character of John Milner from the 1973 George Lucas film American Graffiti was inspired by Milius, who was a good friend of Lucas while they were at USC film school. Likewise, the character Walter Sobchak in the 1998 film The Big Lebowski, made by his friends the Coen Brothers, was partly based on Milius. The novella "Blind Jozef Pronek and Dead ...
The Making of '1941' (1996)
A non-narrated documentary, told mainly in interviews with the filmmakers, on the making of the cult comedy classic, featuring outtakes, rare behind-the-scenes home movies, and trivia facts. (more)
A non-narrated documentary, told mainly in interviews with the filmmakers, on the making of the cult comedy classic, featuring outtakes, rare behind-the-scenes home movies, and trivia facts. (more)
In the Teeth of Jaws (1997)
BBC documentary about the making of Steven Spielberg's Jaws. (more)
BBC documentary about the making of Steven Spielberg's Jaws. (more)
Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan' (2000)
Nearly all the cast and crew are on hand to give stories and memories about the making of the film. Plenty of detail on every aspect of the film from pre-production to opening night is covered. (more)
Nearly all the cast and crew are on hand to give stories and memories about the making of the film. Plenty of detail on every aspect of the film from pre-production to opening night is covered. (more)
The Bridge on the River Kwai: An Appreciation by Filmmaker John Milius (2000)
Filmmaker John Milius discusses David Lean's classic Academy Award winner "The Bridge on the River Kwai." (more)
Filmmaker John Milius discusses David Lean's classic Academy Award winner "The Bridge on the River Kwai." (more)
Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre' (2003)
An overview of the making of John Huston's 1948 classic "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre." (more)
An overview of the making of John Huston's 1948 classic "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre." (more)
Dirty Harry: The Original (2001)
A look at the making of the Dirty Harry series. (more)
A look at the making of the Dirty Harry series. (more)
A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry (2008)
The Evolution of Clint Eastwood (2008)
The Craft of Dirty Harry (2008)
The Business End: Violence in Cinema (2008)
Shotgun Freeway (1995)
Before "L.A. Confidential", there was "Shotgun Freeway" -- the groundbreaking 1995 documentary about Los Angeles coming to grips with it's own history. Against a backdrop of never-before-seen archival footage, Shotgun Freeway presents a diverse group of "Angelinos" ... (more)
Before "L.A. Confidential", there was "Shotgun Freeway" -- the groundbreaking 1995 documentary about Los Angeles coming to grips with it's own history. Against a backdrop of never-before-seen archival footage, Shotgun Freeway presents a diverse group of "Angelinos" ... (more)
The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry (2008)
An Opera of Violence (2003)
First part of a three-part documentary series on the making of Once Upon a Time in the West, Italian filmmaker Sergio Leone's masterpiece, released in 1968. (Followed by The Wages of Sin.) (more)
First part of a three-part documentary series on the making of Once Upon a Time in the West, Italian filmmaker Sergio Leone's masterpiece, released in 1968. (Followed by The Wages of Sin.) (more)
The Wages of Sin (2003)
Second part of a three-part documentary series on the making of Once Upon a Time in the West, Italian filmmaker Sergio Leone's masterpiece, released in 1968. (Preceded by An Opera of Violence; followed by Something to Do With Death.) (more)
Second part of a three-part documentary series on the making of Once Upon a Time in the West, Italian filmmaker Sergio Leone's masterpiece, released in 1968. (Preceded by An Opera of Violence; followed by Something to Do With Death.) (more)
Something to Do with Death (2003)
Third part of a three-part documentary series on the making of Once Upon a Time in the West, Italian filmmaker Sergio Leone's masterpiece, released in 1968. (Preceded by The Wages of Sin.) (more)
Third part of a three-part documentary series on the making of Once Upon a Time in the West, Italian filmmaker Sergio Leone's masterpiece, released in 1968. (Preceded by The Wages of Sin.) (more)
A Riddle of Steel: The Definitive History of Conan the Barbarian (2019)
The story of Conan the Cimmerian, from Robert E. Howard's pulp fiction anti-hero to pop culture icon. (more)
The story of Conan the Cimmerian, from Robert E. Howard's pulp fiction anti-hero to pop culture icon. (more)
The Searchers: An Appreciation (2006)
Three directors (Curtis Hanson, Martin Scorsese and John Milius) discuss the movie "The Searchers." (more)
Three directors (Curtis Hanson, Martin Scorsese and John Milius) discuss the movie "The Searchers." (more)
A Turning of the Earth: John Ford, John Wayne and 'The Searchers' (1998)
Documentary on the making of "The Searchers" (1956), starring John Wayne and directed by John Ford, with outtakes, behind-the-scenes footage and interviews with many of the surviving cast and crew. (more)
Documentary on the making of "The Searchers" (1956), starring John Wayne and directed by John Ford, with outtakes, behind-the-scenes footage and interviews with many of the surviving cast and crew. (more)
Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy (2021)
Marcello, I'm Bored (1973)
Marcello, I'm So Bored is a 1966 short animated film co-directed by John Milius and John Strawbridge. An intentionally crude cartoon with a live action epilogue in which Milius appears with Gayle Hunnicutt. The film was made when Milius was a student at the ... (more)
Marcello, I'm So Bored is a 1966 short animated film co-directed by John Milius and John Strawbridge. An intentionally crude cartoon with a live action epilogue in which Milius appears with Gayle Hunnicutt. The film was made when Milius was a student at the ... (more)