John Milius

John Milius

CrewActorProducerWriterDirector Apr 11 (age 81) St. Louis, Missouri, USA 1967–2024 (57 year career)
6.6 avg rating

Biography

John Frederick Milius is an American filmmaker. 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 da…

Known For

Filmography

Acting (38)

Movies (38)

Sword-and-Sandal: The Story of the Period Epic

Sword-and-Sandal: The Story of the Period Epic

2019

as Self - Filmmaker

7.0
A Riddle of Steel: The Definitive History of Conan the Barbarian

A Riddle of Steel: The Definitive History of Conan the Barbarian

2019

as Self (archive footage)

8.5
Made in Hollywood: Die Welt des Raoul Walsh

Made in Hollywood: Die Welt des Raoul Walsh

2017

as Self

Milius

Milius

2013

as Self

7.0
Jaws: The Inside Story

Jaws: The Inside Story

2010

as Self

7.3
Between the Lines: The True Story of Surfers and the Vietnam War

Between the Lines: The True Story of Surfers and the Vietnam War

2008

as Narrator

Hollywood Gangster

Hollywood Gangster

2008

as Self

A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry

A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry

2008

as Self

4.5
The Craft of Dirty Harry

The Craft of Dirty Harry

2008

as Self

6.0
The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry

The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry

2008

as Self

5.8
The Evolution of Clint Eastwood

The Evolution of Clint Eastwood

2008

as Self

7.0
The Business End: Violence in Cinema

The Business End: Violence in Cinema

2008

as Self

8.0
The Searchers: An Appreciation

The Searchers: An Appreciation

2006

as Self

Riding Giants

Riding Giants

2004

as John Milius

7.6
A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope

A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope

2004

as Self

7.5
Frazetta: Painting with Fire

Frazetta: Painting with Fire

2003

as Self

6.4
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood

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

2003

as Self

7.1
Something to Do with Death

Something to Do with Death

2003

as Self - Filmmaker

6.0
An Opera of Violence

An Opera of Violence

2003

as Self - Filmmaker

6.0
Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'

Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'

2003

as Narrator (voice)

6.5
The Wages of Sin

The Wages of Sin

2003

as Self - Filmmaker

7.4
Iron and Beyond

Iron and Beyond

2002

as Self - Director

5.3
Dirty Harry: The Original

Dirty Harry: The Original

2001

as Self - Screenwriter

7.4
Dino De Laurentiis: The Last Movie Mogul

Dino De Laurentiis: The Last Movie Mogul

2001

as Self

6.0
The Bridge on the River Kwai: An Appreciation by Filmmaker John Milius

The Bridge on the River Kwai: An Appreciation by Filmmaker John Milius

2000

as Self

Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'

Conan Unchained: The Making of 'Conan'

2000

as Self

6.7
Hell Hath No Fury: The Making of The Outlaw Josey Wales

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

1999

as Narrator

7.0
A Turning of the Earth: John Ford, John Wayne and 'The Searchers'

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

1998

as Self (voice)

In the Teeth of Jaws

In the Teeth of Jaws

1997

as Self

8.0
The Making of '1941'

The Making of '1941'

1996

as Self

6.6
Shotgun Freeway: Drives Through Lost L.A.

Shotgun Freeway: Drives Through Lost L.A.

1995

as self

Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse

Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse

1991

as Self

7.9
First Works

First Works

1989

as Self

Mackendrick: The Man Who Walked Away

Mackendrick: The Man Who Walked Away

1986

as Self

Conan the Barbarian

Conan the Barbarian

1982

as Foodseller in Old City (uncredited)

6.8
Crazy Mama

Crazy Mama

1975

as Cop (uncredited)

5.5
The Lion Roars Again

The Lion Roars Again

1975

as Self

Deadhead Miles

Deadhead Miles

1972

as State Trooper

5.5

Crew (43)

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