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John Milius

John Frederick Milius (born April 11, 1944) is an American screenwriter, director, and producer of motion pictures. Milius was born in St. Louis, Missouri, the son of Elizabeth (née Roe) and William Styx Milius, who was a shoe manufacturer. Milius attempted to join the Marine Corps in the late...
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Red Dawn

Red Dawn is a 1984 American war film directed and co-written by John Milius and written by Kevin Reynolds. The film is set in an alternate timeline during the mid-1980s, and deals with an invasion of the United States by the Soviet Union and its...

Initial release date:

  • Aug 10, 1984

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Rating:

PG-13 (USA)

Runtime:

  • 114 min (68.4 hs )

Estimated budget:

  • 4,200,000 (US$)

The Wind and the Lion

The Wind and the Lion is a 1975 adventure film. It was written and directed by John Milius and starred Sean Connery, Candice Bergen, Brian Keith and John Huston. It was based somewhat on the real-life Perdicaris incident of 1904. This movie blends...

Initial release date:

  • 1975

Directed by:

Runtime:

  • 119 min (71.4 hs )

Estimated budget:

  • 4,000,000 (US$)

Screenplay by:

Big Wednesday

Big Wednesday (1978) is an American coming of age film directed by John Milius. Milius co-wrote Big Wednesday with Denny Aaberg, and it is loosely based on their own experiences at Malibu and a short story Aaberg had published in a 1974 Surfer...

Initial release date:

  • May 26, 1978

Directed by:

Runtime:

  • 120 min (72 hs )

Estimated budget:

  • 11,000,000 (US$)

Produced by:

Rough Riders

Rough Riders is a 1997 three hour television miniseries about future President Theodore Roosevelt and the regiment (the 1st US Volunteer Cavalry; aka the Rough Riders). The series prominently shows the bravery of the volunteers at the Battle of San...

Initial release date:

  • 1997

Directed by:

Jornada del Muerte

Jornada del Muerto is a WWE Films movie starring professional wrestler Triple H as Jonah Hawk . The film is a modern Western involving gangs and drugs. The movie is scheduled to be released in 2009. It is directed by John Milius, who co-wrote the...

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Farewell to the King

Farewell to the King is a 1989 film written and directed by John Milius. It stars Nigel Havers, Frank McRae, Gerry Lopez and Nick Nolte, and is based on the 1969 novel L'Adieu au Roi by Pierre Schoendoerffer. Longtime Milius collaborator Basil...

Initial release date:

  • Mar 3, 1989

Directed by:

Runtime:

  • 115 min (69 hs )

Dillinger

Dillinger is a 1973 gangster film which shows evidence of being strongly influenced by the films of Sam Peckinpah, as well as borrowing cinematically from the Warren Beatty vehicle, Bonnie and Clyde. It stars Warren Oates as the violent gangster...

Initial release date:

  • 1973

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Runtime:

  • 107 min (64.2 hs )

Conan the Barbarian

Conan the Barbarian is a 1982 film by director John Milius and is recognized as the acting breakthrough of Arnold Schwarzenegger who had previously been a famous bodybuilder. The film is loosely based on the Conan the Barbarian stories by Robert E....

Initial release date:

  • May 14, 1982

Directed by:

Rating:

R (USA)

Runtime:

  • 129 min (77.4 hs )

Estimated budget:

  • 20,000,000 (US$)

Flight of the Intruder

Flight of the Intruder is a 1991 film directed by John Milius, which is based on the novel of the same name by A-6 Intruder pilot Stephen Coonts. The film stars Danny Glover as Commander Frank 'Dooke' Camparelli, Willem Dafoe as Lieutenant Commander...

Initial release date:

  • 1991

Directed by:

Rating:

PG-13 (USA)

Runtime:

  • 115 min (69 hs )

Produced by:

Motorcycle Gang

Initial release date:

  • 1994

Directed by:

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