Milius
Dir: Joey Figueroa
2013
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John Milius is a bit of Hollywood legend. People may remember him for controversial film Red Dawn, a somewhat ridiculous anti-communist film that fed on peoples misconceptions that he would later say was a left-wing joke. Nobody bought it though. Probably because he was always quite openly right-wing although he would often claim he was a new-age hippy. Whatever his politics, his films always struck a chord. Dillinger, Conan the Barbarian and the awesome Big Wednesday pushed the boundaries across several genres. You can see his films have been an inspiration and influence in countless successful films that have been made since. He wrote Apocalypse Now and he wrote Dirty Harry, the line; "Do you feel lucky...well do ya?" was his, so credit due. This documentary is wall to wall with Hollywood's finest, all ready to praise, tell funny stories about and show their love for a great character that Hollywood could use more of.