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Corman as General R. Scott Glenn Lieutenant Richard M. Colby as Lieutenant Richard M. Francis Ford Coppola. More like this. Watch options. Storyline Edit. It is the height of the war in Vietnam, and U. Army Captain Willard is sent by Colonel Lucas and a General to carry out a mission that, officially, 'does not exist - nor will it ever exist'. The army believes Kurtz has gone completely insane and Willard's job is to eliminate him.
Willard, sent up the Nung River on a U. Navy patrol boat, discovers that his target is one of the most decorated officers in the U. His crew meets up with surfer-type Lt-Colonel Kilgore, head of a U. S Army helicopter cavalry group which eliminates a Viet Cong outpost to provide an entry point into the Nung River. After some hair-raising encounters, in which some of his crew are killed, Willard, Lance and Chef reach Colonel Kurtz's outpost, beyond the Do Lung Bridge.
The Horror. Did you know Edit. Trivia The canteen scene with Lieutenant Colonel Kilgore and the wounded Viet Cong is based on an actual wounded VC fighter who fought while keeping his entrails strapped to his belly in an enameled cooking pot.
The incident was documented by the photojournalist Philip Jones Griffiths. The real-life U. Goofs When Captain Willard first meets Colonel Kilgore, they exchange salutes while they are still in a combat zone. It is usually military protocol not to salute in a combat zone. Saluting would show a possible sniper who the commanding officer is. Dan correctly instructed Gump and Bubba not to salute him in the field. Quotes Kurtz : We train young men to drop fire on people, but their commanders won't allow them to write "fuck" on their airplanes because it's obscene!
Crazy credits There are no opening credits in the film. The title can be seen as graffiti in the Kurtz compound late in the film. Connections Edited into Apocalypse Pooh User reviews 1. Top review.
You love it, or you hate it As I peruse through the hundreds of comments that loyal readers of the IMDB have posted on this film, I find it very interesting how few ,"middle of the road" comments there are. BluRay p. BluRay Download Subtitles. If you torrent without a VPN, your ISP can see that you're torrenting and may throttle your connection and get fined by legal action! It is the height of the war in Vietnam, and U. Army Captain Willard is sent by Colonel Lucas and a General to carry out a mission that, officially, 'does not exist - nor will it ever exist'.
The army believes Kurtz has gone completely insane and Willard's job is to eliminate him. Willard, sent up the Nung River on a U. Navy patrol boat, discovers that his target is one of the most decorated officers in the U. His crew meets up with surfer-type Lt-Colonel Kilgore, head of a U. S Army helicopter cavalry group which eliminates a Viet Cong outpost to provide an entry point into the Nung River. After some hair-raising encounters, in which some of his crew are killed, Willard, Lance and Chef reach Colonel Kurtz's outpost, beyond the Do Lung Bridge.
Parental Guide. My biggest complaint about "Apocalypse Now" is that many who view it might think this is exactly like the Vietnam War. Instead, it's almost like a non-funny spoof--satirizing it instead of showing an actual view of the war.
The film shoves a decade of surreal incidents and some completely fictional ones along with incorporating Joseph Conrad's book "Heat of Darkness" and the Herzog film "Aguirre: The Wrath of God" into this vision. The results are pretty amazing In other words, there was too much craziness for one movie--but it did make for exciting and compelling viewing nevertheless. Along the way, TONS of insane little vignettes are shoved into the movie--some of which are patently ridiculous.
Now I must say that when the film was released, some of the more surreal and ridiculous scenes were removed--such as the Playboy bunny scenes which simply make no logical sense. But the reason so much illogic is shoved into the film is that the filmmaker, Francis Ford Coppola, was NOT trying to make a true depiction of the war. I wish some of this craziness had been toned down a bit--after all, I am a retired history teacher and love truly accurate depictions.
But this film is highly fictionalized and Coppola surely wasn't trying to make a documentary. The final portion is basically right out of "Heart of Darkness"--with massive changes here and there such as the purpose of the visit to Kurtz. Now if you haven't read this book, I do NOT recommend you do so.
Believe me, it is one of the more difficult and tedious books I've ever read yes, English professors, I know you will hit me with lots of 'not helpfuls' because I said this. And, while over the top in many ways, at least it was entertaining--something that could never be said about the book which, by the way, was not a war story and was set in the Belgian Congo. In fact, an English teacher friend of mine admitted, after I pressured him, that the book was insufferable.
So is the film any good? Very well done.
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