Monday, March 9, 2009

John Milius wrote it. We repeat it.

There is an excellent story on John Milius over at CNN. You may not know the name but you surely know his work.

"You know that line in 'Dirty Harry' in which Clint Eastwood's Harry Callahan describes the power of the .44 Magnum? John Milius wrote that line.
Remember the line in 'Jaws' when Robert Shaw, playing the shark hunter, talks about his buddies being eaten alive by sharks during World War II? That was Milius.
How about the line in 'Apocalypse Now,' when Robert Duvall, playing a surf-loving Army colonel, says 'I love the smell of napalm in the morning?'
Milius again."

He is also the guy who is said to be the inspiration for the Walter character in The Big Lebowski. I dig that Milius applauds the screenplays of Paul Thomas Anderson. I wonder who brought the name up during the interview though, Milius or the reporter? Either way, is good.

And for those who are despising Rush Limbaugh for his recent comments. Milius, an out and about conservative, says the GOP loudmouth should be "drawn and quartered."

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