John Milius
Personal Info
Know For
Writing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1944-04-11 (81 years old)
Place of Birth
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Also known As
Walter Kurtz
John Milius
Biography
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 In...
Acting
2006
1998
1991
2008
as Self
2017
2003
2003
as Self
2002
as Self - Director
2004
as John Milius
1999
2003
as Self - Filmmaker
2000
1996
as Self
2013
as Self
1997
as Self
2010
as Self
2001
1982
as Foodseller in Old City (uncredited)
1986
2003
as Narrator (voice)
1989
as Self
2019
as Self - Filmmaker
2019
as Self (archive footage)
1972
as State Trooper
2008
2001
as Self - Screenwriter
2008
2003
as Self - Filmmaker
1995
2008
1975
as Self
2008
as Self
2008
2003
as Self - Filmmaker
1975
as Cop (uncredited)
Production
1984
as Director
1984
as Screenplay
1973
as Screenplay
1989
as Director
1989
as Screenplay
1972
as Screenplay
1994
as Screenplay
1982
as Director
1982
as Screenplay
1972
as Writer
1973
as Director
1973
as Writer
1983
as Producer
1975
as Writer
1975
as Director
1973
as Director
1978
as Director
1991
as Director
1971
as Screenplay
1994
as Director
1987
as Story
1993
as Story
1993
as Screenplay
1975
as Teleplay
1975
as Story
1980
as Executive Producer
2015
as Thanks
1978
as Writer
1979
as Executive Producer
1969
as Screenplay
1979
as Executive Producer
1979
as Writer
1979
as Story
1967
as Writer
2024
as Thanks
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