ohn Frederick Milius 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, and wrote and directed The Wind and the Lion, Conan the Barbarian, and Red Dawn.
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Video: 2010 Conversation Between Francis Ford Coppola and John Milius
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Scott Myers
Sep 7, 2016
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He coined the phrase, “Go ahead, make my day.” That alone earns screenwriter John Milius a place in the Hollywood Dialogue Hall of Fame — if there was such an institution. Milius’ film career stretches back to the mid-60’s and his writing credits include Dirty Harry (1971), Jeremiah Johnson (1972), Apocalypse Now (1979), and Clear and Present Danger (1994).
In this video which takes place in what I can only assume is a Coppola Napa Valley winery, the famed director has an extended conversation with Milius:
Here is a Q&A session at the Austin Film Festival with John Milius and Oliver Stone:
Here’s an excerpt from a Written By interview with Milius talking about his inspiration to write Apocalypse Now:
And for good measure, go here to see Coppola and Spielberg give major props to Milius including how he came up with the U.S.S. Indianapolis speech for the movie Jaws.
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