Apocalypse Now (1979): 15 Weird Facts You Didn't Know!

Apocalypse Now (1979) — 15 Weird Facts You Didn’t Know! #rememberwhen Apocalypse Now (1979) turned a Vietnam War mission into a descent into madness? Discover 15 weird facts about Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Sheen, Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall, the chaotic Philippines shoot, real military helicopters, Sheen’s heart attack, and the famous Brando story that may not be the whole truth. Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 01:19 - 15: Robert Duvall’s Colonel Kilgore Was Inspired by a Real Cavalry Officer 02:41 - 14: George Lucas Almost Directed Apocalypse Now Before Star Wars 03:52 - 13: Steve McQueen, Al Pacino and Other Stars Turned Down Captain Willard 05:18 - 12: Harvey Keitel Was Fired as Willard but Still Appears in the Movie 06:31 - 11: 14-Year-Old Laurence Fishburne Saved Emilio Estevez From Quicksand 07:39 - 10: Dennis Hopper’s Wild Photojournalist Was Created After Filming Began 08:50 - 9: Sam Bottoms Admitted He Was Often High While Filming Apocalypse Now 09:43 - 8: Real Human Corpses Turned the Apocalypse Now Set Into a Crime Scene 11:00 - 7: The Movie’s Helicopters Kept Leaving the Set to Fight a Real War 12:08 - 6: Martin Sheen Really Smashed the Mirror and Bled During the Opening Scene 13:23 - 5: Martin Sheen Suffered a Heart Attack During Filming 14:38 - 4: The Water Buffalo Slaughter at the End of Apocalypse Now Was Real 15:54 - 3: “Terminate With Extreme Prejudice” Came From a Real Vietnam-Era Investigation 17:14 - 2: Francis Ford Coppola Risked His House and Vineyard to Finish the Movie 18:44 - 1: The Famous Story About Marlon Brando Arriving Unprepared May Be a Myth Watch more Weird Facts videos:    • Movie Deep Dives   #ApocalypseNow #FrancisFordCoppola #MartinSheen #MarlonBrando #RobertDuvall #DennisHopper #LaurenceFishburne #VietnamWarMovies #70sMovies #ClassicMovies #MovieFacts #MovieTrivia #BehindTheScenes #weirdfacts