{"product_id":"big-bad-john-the-john-milius-interviews-9781629336909","title":"Big Bad John: The John Milius Interviews","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"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.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Sean Connery\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"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.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Steven Spielberg\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"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.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Clint Eastwood\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"John is such an interesting person and such a great storyteller just in life. Everything memorable of \u003cem\u003eApocalypse Now\u003c\/em\u003e was invented by John Milius.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Francis Ford Coppola\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor over half a century John Milius has either written, directed, or written \u003cem\u003eand\u003c\/em\u003e directed some of the movies' most memorable moments: \"I know what you're thinking\" from \u003cem\u003eDirty Harry\u003c\/em\u003e; the Indianapolis speech from \u003cem\u003eJaws\u003c\/em\u003e; \"I love the smell of napalm in the morning\" from \u003cem\u003eApocalypse Now\u003c\/em\u003e; and more. His films as director include \u003cem\u003eBig Wednesday, Conan the Barbarian, Red Dawn, The Wind and the Lion, Flight of the Intruder\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eRough Riders\u003c\/em\u003e. Drawn from nearly fifty years of personal encounters and interviews, and exploring his life and craft in a riveting Q\u0026amp;A format, \u003cem\u003eBig Bad John\u003c\/em\u003e is the first full-length book about this iconoclastic, battle-scarred, remarkable filmmaker.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNat 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 \u0026amp; Lamb Chop, and other figures. He lives in Los Angeles waiting for his phone calls to be returned.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-11749207\"\u003eNat Segaloff\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e BearManor Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/05\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 180\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.38d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781629336909\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1629336904\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-PER\"\u003ePerforming Arts\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-PER004010\"\u003eFilm | Direction \u0026amp; Production\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-PER\"\u003ePerforming Arts\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-PER004070\"\u003eFilm | Genres | Action \u0026amp; Adventure\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BearManor Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42662509117677,"sku":"9781629336909","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_b1f57301-cc96-442b-b914-6feeceac98be.jpg?v=1649385701","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/big-bad-john-the-john-milius-interviews-9781629336909","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}