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Apocalypse Now

Year:
Duration:
153 min | 202 min (Redux version)
Genres:
Drama | War
IMDB rate:
8.5
Director:
Francis Ford Coppola
Awards:
Won 2 Oscars. Another 19 wins & 30 nominations
Details
Country: USA
Release Date: 1979-08-15
Filming Locations: Philippines
Earnings
Budget: $31,500,000
Opening Weekend: $96,992 (USA) (5 August 2001)
Gross: $4,626,290 (USA) (15 November 2001)
Cast
Actor
Character
Glenn Walken
Glenn Walken
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Marlon Brando
Colonel Walter E. Kurtz
Martin Sheen
Captain Benjamin L. Willard
Robert Duvall
Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore
Frederic Forrest
Jay 'Chef' Hicks
Sam Bottoms
Lance B. Johnson
Laurence Fishburne
Tyrone 'Clean' Miller
Albert Hall
Chief Phillips
Harrison Ford
Colonel Lucas
Dennis Hopper
Photojournalist
G.D. Spradlin
General Corman
Jerry Ziesmer
Jerry, Civilian
Scott Glenn
Lieutenant Richard M. Colby
Bo Byers
MP Sergeant #1
James Keane
Kilgore's Gunner
Kerry Rossall
Mike from San Diego
Ron McQueen
Injured Soldier
Tom Mason
Supply Sergeant
Cynthia Wood
Playmate of the Year
Colleen Camp
Playmate, Miss May
Linda Carpenter
Playmate
Jack Thibeau
Soldier in Trench
George Cantero
Soldier with Suitcase
Damien Leake
Machine Gunner
Herb Rice
Roach
William Upton
Spotter
Larry Carney
MP Sergeant #2
Marc Coppola
AFRS Announcer
Daniel Kiewit
Major from New Jersey
Father Elias
Catholic Priest
Bill Graham
Agent
Hattie James
Mrs. Miller, Clean's Mother (voice)
Jerry Ross
Johnny from Malibu
Dick White
Helicopter Pilot
Christian Marquand
Hubert de Marais (Redux version only)
Aurore Clément
Roxanne Sarrault (Redux version only)
Michel Pitton
Philippe de Marais (Redux version only)
Frank Villard
Gaston de Marais (Redux version only) (as Franck Villard)
David Olivier
Christian de Marais (Redux version only)
Chrystel Le Pelletier
Claudine (Redux version only)
Robert Julian
The Tutor (Redux version only)
Yvon LeSeaux
Sergeant Le Fevre (Redux version only)
Roman Coppola
Francis de Marais (Redux version only)
Gian-Carlo Coppola
Gilles de Marais (Redux version only)
Henri Sadardeil
French Soldier #1 (Redux version only) (as Henri Sadardiel)
Gilbert Renkens
French Soldier #2 (Redux version only)
Don Gordon Bell
Soldier
Francis Ford Coppola
Director of TV Crew
R. Lee Ermey
Eagle Thrust Seven Helicopter Pilot
Jim Gaines
Extra (uncredited)
Evan A. Lottman
Soldier
Nick Nicholson
Soldier
Linn Phillips III
Guitarist in Band (uncredited)
Pierre Segui
French Soldier (Redux version only) (uncredited)
Charlie Sheen
Extra (uncredited)
Vittorio Storaro
TV Photographer (uncredited)
Henry Strzalkowski
Bit Part (uncredited)
Lonnie 'Lono' Woodley
Helicopter Skid Marine (uncredited)
Did you know?
Trivia
Most of the dialogue was added in post-production, as extraneous noise (such as helicopters) left many scenes with unusable audio.
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More than a year had passed between the filming of Willard and Chef searching the jungle for mangoes and encountering the tiger, and the immediately following shots (part of the same scene) of Chef clambering back onto the boat, ripping off his shirt and screaming.
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Robert Duvall's iconic Oscar-nominated performance as Colonel Kilgore amounts to just 11 minutes of screen time.
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Goofs
There are no waterways linking the Central Coast (where the only surfable beaches in South Vietnam are situated) with Cambodia.
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When Willard is showing a map to LTC Kilgore on the night of the Huey attack, it is impossible for both to see the map because of the light angle caused by the fire. The map must have been completely dark from the actors' point of view.
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When the helicopter drops the PBR onto the water, the superstructure with the radar mast collapses, but in the next shot the boat is fine.
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Quotes
Chef: How come you guys sit on your helmet?
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Photojournalist: What are they going to say about him? What? Are they going to say he was a kind man? He was a wise man? He had plans? He had wisdom? Bullshit, man!
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Kurtz: I worry that my son might not understand what I've tried to be. And if I were to be killed, Willard, I would want someone to go to my home and tell my son everything. Everything I did, everything you saw, because there's nothing that I detest more than the stench of lies. And if you understand me, Willard, you will do this for me.
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Faq
Q
Why does Willard so coldly shoot the girl on the sampan?
A
There are several possible interpretations, and certainly many more:1. She was dying and Willard shot her knowing they'd never get her to a medical facility in time.2. If it was possible for her to live, there are likely not enough provisions (food, water) on the boat for anyone else in addition to the crew. Another movie where this theme is addressed is Das Boot. In that film, after firing torpedoes at a British cargo ship, the U-boat captain leaves the survivors of the British ship in the water even after hearing their cries for help. He knows that a U-Boat simply cannot accommodate prisoners.3. (Most probable) Willard's mission had priority over everything else and he'd warned the Chief of that before they inspected the sampan ("You wouldn't even be in this part of the river if it weren't for me"). Through much of the film Willard and the Chief lock horns over Willard's mission vs the duty of the boat crew, which is a minor theme of the story. Willard's mission does indeed have priority, but the Chief still feels his duty is to the duties set forth by his own superiors, which include patrolling the river for any enemy forces or those suspected of assisting them. Phillips does say very quickly when they see the sampan that boats like these have been supplying the enemy. Willard staunchly disagrees but the Chief still goes ahead with the inspection.Additionally, like Willard says in his overprice shortly after the sampan incident, "Those boys were never gonna look at me the same way again." It's likely that Willard wanted just that; to make the crew & the Chief realize that Willard is not simply one of them, but a man charged with a top secret mission. To do the job, he has to be a cold-blooded killer & felt the crew needed to know it.
Q
How much sex, violence, and profanity are in this movie?
A
For detailed information about the amounts and types of (a) sex and nudity, (b) violence and gore, (c) profanity, (d) alcohol, drugs, and smoking, and (e) frightening and intense scenes in this movie, consult the IMDb Parents Guide for this movie. The Parents Guide for Apocalypse Now can be found here.
Q
Why does Willard object to the search of the sampan?
A
Willard's mission had priority over any other operations the crew of the PBR might have. The mission was to get Willard close to Kurtz' compound and drop him off -- though, because of the top secret nature of it, Willard didn't tell Chief Phillips what the parameters were. When Phillips spotted the sampan and stopped it for an inspection, it was a routine action. However, Willard, having been on many secret missions before, objected thinking that it would cause him & the crew trouble, which it did.
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