Big Bad John (hardback)

<p> </p><p>John comes on a bit strong at first; he plays the Hemingway bit. I think he's very clever. I think he's very talented and kind of refreshing.</p><p>- Sean Connery</p><p> </p><p>Francis [Coppola][ couldn't tell a story like John. George [Lucas][ is a great storyteller; he couldn't tell a story like John. None of us.</p><p>- Steven Spielberg</p><p> </p><p>I think he likes the grandiose. He liked something that. . . borders on the line and pushing people to the edge where you go from reality to ridiculous and sometimes the ridiculous is more fun.</p><p>- Clint Eastwood</p><p> </p><p>John is such an interesting person and such a great storyteller just in life. Everything memorable of <em>Apocalypse Now</em> was invented by John Milius.</p><p>- Francis Ford Coppola</p><p> </p><p>For over half a century John Milius has either written directed or written <em>and</em> directed some of the movies' most memorable moments: I know what you're thinking from <em>Dirty Harry</em>; the Indianapolis speech from <em>Jaws</em>; I love the smell of napalm in the morning from <em>Apocalypse Now</em>; and more. His films as director include <em>Big Wednesday Conan the Barbarian Red Dawn The Wind and the Lion Flight of the Intruder</em> and <em>Rough Riders</em>. Drawn from nearly fifty years of personal encounters and interviews and exploring his life and craft in a riveting Q&A format <em>Big Bad John</em> is the first full-length book about this iconoclastic battle-scarred remarkable filmmaker.</p><p> </p><p>Nat Segaloff has written books and/or produced documentaries on William Friedkin Stan Lee Larry King Arthur Penn Paul Mazursky John Belushi Stirling Silliphant Harlan Ellison Shari Lewis & Lamb Chop and other figures. He lives in Los Angeles waiting for his phone calls to be returned.</p><p><br></p><p> </p>