John Milius is an American film director and screenwriter known for muscular, image-driven, and often 'epic' films of the 1970s and early 1980s. Notable titles discussed on DeBaser include The Wind and the Lion (1975), Big Wednesday (1978), and Conan the Barbarian (1982). He is also credited for the screenplay of Apocalypse Now.

Frequently collaborates with composer Basil Poledouris (noted in reviews for his scores). His films often emphasize epic narrative, male friendship, and adventure themes; he wrote the screenplay for Apocalypse Now (credited).

DeBaser reviews praise John Milius for his epic storytelling and muscular, image-led cinema. Big Wednesday is celebrated as a generational, western-like film set on waves. The Wind and the Lion is called a hidden masterpiece. Conan the Barbarian is appreciated for its epic atmosphere and Basil Poledouris' score.

For:Fans of epic and adventure cinema, 1970s film enthusiasts, readers interested in screenwriting and film soundtracks.

 

"'Big Wednesday' the acknowledged masterpiece of John Milius, a generational film, a western with an unusual setting where waves are ridden instead of horses, but which remains a western in how it confidentially treats themes of male friendship, in how little space it leaves to women, in the profoundly light way it dedicates itself to the exposition of its underlying philosophy, and also because Milius has never hidden the influence authors like Leone and especially Peckinpah have had on him."

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"'The Wind and the Lion' is Milius's hidden masterpiece."

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"What makes the film beautiful? First of all, Basil Poledouris' epic soundtrack, which remarkably underscores all phases of the film"

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