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John Milius - news / articles

Milius takes aim at Red Dawn remake - 30 March 2010
-Moviemaker John Milius has blasted plans to remake action film Red Dawn - because the original is only 25 years old.- -Milius, who directed and co-wrote the original, is not part of MGM's planned revamp - and he can't believe it's going ahead.- - He tells the Los A

John Milius - what members say

Red Dawn review by from Salford, Manchester

Awful 23 October 2005
...Extremely daft and completely unrealistic action from John Milius. Just to think this guy wrote Apocolypse Now might be enough to rent this, along with the appearance of P... Read customer review

John Milius - filmography

Flight Of The Intruder on DVD (1991)
Starring: Danny Glover, Willem Dafoe, Brad Johnson
Director: John Milius
Certificate:
In the last days of the Vietnam War, U.S. navy fighter pilots aboard an aircraft carrier have become disillusioned with the way the war is going and the pointless missions they are required to fly. Because the authorities have forbidden them from bombing strategic spots during the Paris peace talks,..read more »

65% from 572 members

Farewell To The King on DVD (1988)
Starring: Nick Nolte, Nigel Havers, Marius Weyers
Director: John Milius
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During World War II a British Army officer is despatched to Borneo to train the local tribesmen to fight the Japanese and is surprised to discover the tribal king is an American. The two train the tribe and fight in a series of battles. The officer is intrigued by the American's loyalty to the ..read more »

54% from 167 members

Red Dawn on DVD (1984)
Starring: Charlie Sheen, C. Thomas Howell, Patrick Swayze
Director: John Milius
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An American city awakens to the surreal sight of foreign paratroopers dropping from the sky -- shockingly, the U.S. has been invaded and their hometown is the initial target. Quickly and without warning, the citizens find themselves prisoners and their town under enemy occupation. Determined to ..read more »

60% from 2,926 members

Conan The Barbarian on DVD (1981)
Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Cassandra Gaviola, Sven-Ole Thorsen
Director: John Milius
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John Milius's jingoistic direction and pulpy screenplay fit perfectly into this film version of the Robert E. Howard fantasy story of the sword and sorcery hero, Conan the Barbarian. Complementing Mulius's heavy metal production is Arnold Schwarzenegger's leaden acting, which in any other context ..read more »

62% from 9,892 members

Conan The Barbarian - Blu-ray (1981)
Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Cassandra Gaviola, Sven-Ole Thorsen
Director: John Milius
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Years after the brutal murder of his parents, Conan the Barbarian (Arnold Schwarzenegger) sets out on a perilous quest for vengeance on the evil Thulsa Doom (James Earl Jones). With his trusted companions, Conan has a series of marvelous adventures which culminate in a face-off against Thulsa Doom. ..read more »

74% from 80 members
Not available for rental

Big Wednesday on DVD (1978)
Starring: Jan-Michael Vincent, William Katt, Gary Busey
Director: John Milius
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Set in the 1960s and early 1970s, BIG WEDNESDAY follows the lives of Matt (Jan-Michael Vincent), Jack (William Katt), and Leroy (Gary Busey), three young Californians who live to surf. Together, the boys ride the waves, throw beach parties, and, of course, get into scrapes. However, as the years go ..read more »

67% from 1,776 member

The Wind and the Lion (1975)
Starring: Sean Connery, John Huston, Geoffrey Lewis
Director: John Milius
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At the turn of the century, a North African sheik kidnaps an American widow and her children in Tangiers, setting off a chain of international incidents. But while she's being held for ransom, the widow finds herself increasingly attracted to her captor. Then, Theodore Roosevelt--with thoughts of ..read more »

68% from 30 members
Currently unavailable

Dillinger on DVD (1973)
Starring: Warren Oates, Ben Johnson, Michelle Phillips
Director: John Milius
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The first feature film from man's man director Milius is a violent, hard-hitting account of Public Enemy #1, John Dillinger. The last half of his criminal career is dramatically retold until his notorious finale outside the Biograph Theatre.

62% from 349 members

John Milius facts

5 most recent films

Flight Of The Intruder - 3.5 stars
Farewell To The King - 3.0 stars
Red Dawn - 3.0 stars
Conan The Barbarian - 3.0 stars
Conan The Barbarian - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Conan The Barbarian - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
Big Wednesday - 3.5 stars
Flight Of The Intruder - 3.5 stars
Dillinger - 3.0 stars
Conan The Barbarian - 3.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

The Wind and the Lion - 3.5 stars
Farewell To The King - 3.0 stars
Red Dawn - 3.0 stars
Conan The Barbarian - 3.0 stars
Dillinger - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

William Smith - 4 times - show films
Ben Davidson - 3 times - show films
Arnold Schwarzenegger - 3 times - show films
Gerry Lopez - 3 times - show films
Cassandra Gaviola - 3 times - show films