VIDEO: Francis Ford Coppola and John Milius Explain the Title Apocalypse Now
A three-disc version of Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now finally arrives on Blu-ray this week, bringing all the beleaguered hell of the director's 1979 classic to shimmering, sweltering high-definition. It's also occasion to unveil a gang of new special features, including a conversation between Coppola and screenwriter John Milius, who adapted Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness to the Vietnam era with hawkish aplomb. Here, in an exclusive preview of their chat, Milius shares the source of his title with Coppola. Hint: We owe it all to those rotten, filthy hippies.
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Whenever I see Milius now, I'm reminded how he was mentioned as the major source of inspiration for the character Walter Sobchak. I keep expecting him to argue that he didn't see his buddies die face down in the muck... But he seems like a really nice guy in interviews.
“If what you’re doing is not your passion, you have nothing to lose.”
Gonna try not to rely on people that way the only one who can let me down is myself.
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