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  1. Apocalypse Now is a 1979 American epic war film produced and directed by Francis Ford Coppola. The screenplay, co-written by Coppola, John Milius, and Michael Herr, is loosely inspired by the 1899 novella Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad, with the setting changed from late 19th-century Congo to the Vietnam War.

  2. Oct 21, 2021 · No, ‘Apocalypse Now’ is not based on a true story. The Vietnam War backdrop of the movie may have roots in reality. Still, the core story of an onlooker protagonist penetrating through the rives searching for a rogue captain is entirely fictional.

  3. May 11, 2024 · It's safe to assume that Coppola has never, before or since, endured a production as troubled and chaotic as that of Apocalypse Now, but in one of cinema's quintessential...

    • Martin Sheen had a heart attack in the middle of filming. In the middle of filming Apocalypse Now, the lead actor Martin Sheen suffered from a heart attack and had to take time off to recover from it.
    • The Doors’ “The End” was initially played over the opening scene as a joke. The film from Apocalypse Now’s opening scene, with grainy images of helicopters flying across psychedelic landscapes, was actually fished out of the trash in the cutting room.
    • Filming took more than ten times longer than expected. Shooting for Apocalypse Now was initially scheduled to last for six weeks, but it ended up taking 16 months.
    • Laurence Fishburne lied about his age to get a role in the film. Back in 1979, very few moviegoers noticed a young Laurence Fishburne in Apocalypse Now.
  4. Feb 16, 2023 · Apocalypse Now is not based on a true story in the sense that Dunkirk and Hacksaw Ridge are; its characters and storylines are inventions of the filmmakers. However, there are elements of the movie that are taken from reality.

  5. Jul 19, 2021 · Here are all of the details behind teenage Laurence Fishburne's role as Mr. Clean in Francis Ford Coppola's 1979 Vietnam war epic Apocalypse Now.

  6. Jan 26, 2023 · The Untold Truth Of Apocalypse Now. By Mike Floorwalker Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 3:11 pm EST. "My film is not about Vietnam. It is Vietnam." This is how Francis Ford Coppola described his...

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