How APOCALYPSE NOW Nearly Destroyed Coppola | Ep20 | Making Apocalypse Now
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Martin Sheen’s brother Joe Estevez, had to come in and act as a body double for Willard because Sheen suffered a major heart attack during filming. The production was already months behind schedule and way over-budget, but there were only a few more scenes to shoot. Francis Ford Coppola was going through a crisis of doubt and questioned whether he had what it would take to bring the production to a close. And just when Coppola’s knees were beginning to buckle under the weight of this massive and complex production, his leading man nearly lost his life.
This is the story of how Martin Sheen’s heart attack nearly killed him and Apocalypse Now…
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CORRECTION: Sheen didn’t have his heart attack directly after filming in the bamboo cage. The source for the heart attack happening directly after shooting the scene in the bamboo cage and being dragged through the mud was the Peter Cowie book.
"It's not surprising that Sheen succumbed, given the ordeals to which he had been subjected in the days prior to the incident - lying in mud in the cage where Kurtz holds him prisoner, covered with snakes, being spat upon, and dragged upside-down through a fetid mire" (Cowie 94).
After a timeline question from a patron, I realized that I misread “in the days prior to the incident” as just “days prior to the incident.” It is clear to me now that he meant that those scenes likely contributed to the stress on Sheen’s heart and not that these happened right before the heart attack. Unless there were some pickup shots, the bamboo cage scene was shot Sept/Oct ‘76 and Sheen’s heart attack happened on March 5th ‘77, so quite a long time between the two. I’m not exactly sure what was being shot when Sheen had his heart attack. If you have a source on that, please let me know. Sorry about the confusion.
17:56 You can understand why the crew thought Coppola was a total BS director who didn't know what he was doing....
You have made material artificially long.
As long as you learned your lesson lol
I can't believe it's been 4 and a half years since this series started and Tyler's still at it. I envy his dedication
I think it also shows the amount of things that happened while making this film 😂
I don't envy his dedication, I admire it
Four years and twenty episodes is five episodes a year. If there's enough content out there to make it, which there obviously is, is that really something to envy? 😂
Pretty sure there's plenty of things that we spend a month or two on and then put it down only to pick it up for a similar amount of time year after year (like New Year resolutions). ❤
And OP is still finding new stories to tell about this production! I never get bored of movie making documentaries and I think there is still even more to tell about the making of "apocalypse".
I have read and watched everything I could find about the making of Apocalypse over the years (even the ridiculously over-priced book by Jerry Ziesmer - which is ok, but only has one short chapter on the making of Apocalypse, and is surely NOT worth $70) and as interested as ever in all the details, and I'm impressed he (Tyler) is still making posts about the movie.
Mirrors the amount of time taken to make Apocalypse Now as well.
Imagine calling in John Milius to be your voice of reason.
Holy shit, yeah. Comment of the day.
LMAOOOO
😂
Coppola: “Just take it easy, man.”
Milius: “I’m perfectly calm, dude.”
Coppola: “Yeah, waving the fucking gun around!”
Milius: “Calmer than you are.”
Milius is more reasonable than almost everyone in Hollywood as he's not totally full of shit about who he is.
The dedication of Coppola, Sheen and Tyler are really inspiring.
Back when making movies involved massive financial risk instead of the wokeness risk exposure of today
This is a phenomenal examination of one of the greatest films of all time. From Veterans I've heard that this isn't at all representative of the Vietnam War, but that it captures the FEEL of that war better than Platoon or We Were Soldiers - the insanity of it all (including the production).
This series continues to be one of the best long-form series available on TH-cam.
I have watched interviews with vets. One guy was speaking about the first man he killed on the battle field. This fella had been with his platoon, but mist fell and he was seperated from his buddies. As he described it, a shape came out of the fog...a Viet Cong soldier and lunged at him. Of course, the GI took this Viet Cong 'shape' out. It was a kill or be killed situation and the American did what he had to do. The surreal nature of the event..the mist, the soldier who appears as nothing more than a shape, a phantom...it all reminds me of the other worldliness of Apocalypse Now.
@@davidlean1060English isn’t my first language, but was it a viet cong or an american who got killed?
@@dragonmartijn The American was speaking of killing a Vietnamese soldier. He was telling the story very matter of factly, very stoically. It was not an interview with a warrior or a guy with the stomach for battle. it was an interview with a regular guy who found himself in that position. I'm sure he is glad he walked away, but he certainly isn't proud of what he did.
The more I learn about this movie, the more amazed I am that it got made at all. Absolute madness but it produced one of the greatest movies of all time.
I always thought the scene in Hot Shot 2 where Charlie and Martin pass each other on the "river" was the funniest thing I ever saw in a movie
In Wall Street there is a scene where Bud (Charlie Sheen) rushes to the hospital due to his dad (Martin Sheen) having a heart attack and Charlie has said that brought back memories of him rushing to the Philippines after his father had his heart attack
“Loved you in Wall Street!”
Can only umagine what it was like doing platoon. Both him and the director
I saw this when it opened in 1979 when there were like 10 people in the theater, then saw it two years later in 1981 when I was in college at the packed student theater, as the movie had already become a cult classic, then saw it on cable and home video in all the years since. Thank you Francis and the crew for sticking it out and making this life-long classic, and for Cinema Tyler for your tenacious grindset for giving us the definitive encyclopedic analysis.
You've really hit your stride with this one Tyler, just when I think you've excelled in research, behind-the-scenes, quotations and archive footage, you come up with this 30-minute deep-dive. Absolutely terrific piece of work, keep up the momentum you've laboured so diligently to achieve. This series and your dedication to making it utterly definitive, is one of the absolute high points of TH-cam. Well done!
Thanks so much! You are too kind!
Only found out about this series a few days ago and now there’s already a new one. Talk about hype!
Still can’t wait for Tyler to eventually get to the Kurtz scenes
"Finally you say fuck it!"
A great quote I looked up again recently when I saw a comment online about being pretentious, deep wisdom about creating art, and very revealing about the production. But if you're ever going to make art this bold and iconic, you're going to have to face these fears and smash through the vulnerability as a creator. There are so many lessons from this movie and the production and documentation of it. Lessons on how to live life also even for people without an artistic career.
I still remember that episode of Saturday Night Live. David Bowie did an amazing rendition of "Boys Keep Swinging" with some trippy visuals.
What's awesome about the 70s film industry is all you needed was a handful of contacts in your phone book, Coppola, Walter Murch, Millius...and you knew all the people you needed to know to make a great movie!
Chef somehow survived the entire film and became the pawn store owner in falling down. Coppola confirmed this
Apocalypse Now is a masterfully epic film and one of my favorites, along with A Clockwork Orange and Blade Runner.
I had the brief pleasure of meeting Martin Sheen while working Security on The Departed film set in Boston some years ago. He was very candid and gracious with me as I praised his Capt. Willard performance by saying that he deserved an Oscar for Apocalypse Now and that I loved the movie. He thanked me and clasped his right hand over his heart and smiled as I courtesy escorted him to his trailer.
CinemaTyler = LEGEND!
What you're describing in immense detail is the monumental stress that no human being could survive. It's amazing Coppola did. That and that film are miracles.
trying to imagine lucas directing this either from the start or taking over big boy francis after his death is hilarious.
You can see the confusion and uncomfortable feeling in the movie perfectly mirroring the drama behind the camera, in a good way
Cant wait for the Megalopolis shenanagans. You already hear some chaos. 🤣😁🤣😁
And I only recently learned of an amusing thing to come from his heart attack. During filming for The Breakfast Club actor John Kapelos told the young actors not to work so hard on set and how it almost killed Martin Sheen. An apologetic Kapelos did not realize the rather upset Emilio was Martin's son and felt terrible. Many years later Kapelos worked with Martin and told him this story, which Sheen found hilarious. Maybe that's common knowledge but I found it amusing.
Such an epic movie in every sense. Thanks for your work Tyler.
Apocalypse is one my favorite 3 flicks of all time. I love your commitment to it.
I always hope this series will continue and I’m glad it still does. Appreciate the dedication!!
I love this series so much. Thank you for making these
Fantastic work Tyler
Thank you so much for doing this series. It’s so amazing can’t click fast enough once your subscription bell rings.
You are killing it, Tyler!! I'll head over to Patreon for you because I love this series!
Your research is so thorough and enlightening!
I'm happy Joe was able to help. That's some nice trivia for us Estevez heads out there.
Your videos make me appreiciate the film even more. Thanks for your hard work.
Thank you, CinemaTyler.
Thank you Tyler. This is brilliant video as always!
Amazing work, thank You.
Love this series. Keep it going!
I was waiting for the next part! Keep it up
Superb new entry in your series. Thank you!
Another magnificent entry!
He was about 36, a heart attack at 36 thats pretty young dang... but smoking three packs a day is pretty ridiculous
He should have been throwing the smokes away and popping some Paxil plus a few xanax bars rather than smoking to "relax", that never works.
Thats nothing compared to japanese worklife. It's not unheard of for their people in their 20s to get a heart attack
@pheunithpsychic-watertype9881 those people practically live at work it's ridiculous
@@GrosvnerMcaffrey it was one thing following cultural norms but with people having less kids and getting older it's basically not a choice anymore
@@robertmaybeth3434 Neither "Paxil" nor "Xanax" existed at the time.
Terrific work. Thanks for putting all this together.
Another brilliant video presentation.
This series never gets old. Great insight into one of my favorite films.
Loving your dedication to this film, man - it's my favorite film of all time; it's the greatest horror/action movie of all time in my eyes. No film captures the absurdity, madness, and lust for pointless violence that human beings have hard-wired into them.
I just watched this entire series. Amazing work, and this entire movie's creation is an incredible story itself.
You have great taste in movies. I've watched these movies so many times but, your vids allow me to revisit them with new eyes.
I just watched the theatrical edition of Apocalypse Now. What a crazy movie. An odyssey through madness, straight into the heart of darkness. Time to watch your videos on making of it now. I see I have 20 eps to catch up on lol.
The original cut is by far the best. "Redux" does not add much to the film's narrative and only slows down the story while it takes everything down a rabbit hole for half an hour.
@@robertmaybeth3434 Most definitely agree, though others feel differently.
@@robertmaybeth3434 Yeah, the film has this even pace of episodic insane things happening, so that when he reaches Kurtz, he has already seen the worst of the worst. But as I can see, the redux adds an entire scene of them taking it easy at a plantation, before resuming the journey. I can't see it fitting the pace.
One of my all time favorite movies. It’s a psychedelic masterpiece. It really get into your mind and stays with you
My partner and i are film makers. She's producing/directing her first feature film (it's 2d animated) and it's an uphill battle right from the start. She's a normal person who wasn't handed any industry connections on a platter and lives in a country where the industry is very small. At times between funding rounds, she is just hand-drawing the film by herself. Any advantage has been earned through a lot of hard work. In our conversations i am often referring to the craziness on the set of Apocalypse and how FFC still managed to pull it out of the fire to bring home one of the greatest movies ever made. It motivates her to keep going even when she feels overwhelmed by the daunting journey ahead.
Just yesterday I was wondering if there would be a new entry in this series coming soon but I forgot to check. Excellent timing!
Criminally underrated video Tyler keep up the good work
Cinema Tyler, thanks for another fascinating documentary about one of my favorite films of all time.
The most impressive thing about the making of Apocalypse is that it ever got made - and didn't ultimately turn into another "Heaven's Gate"! Because despite the massive production problems, cost overruns, and incredible extravagance, Francis Not-Ford Coppola STILL managed to carve a timeless masterpiece of a film out of this semi-chaos.
Top 10 movie of all time!!!!!!!! I like you series a lot, thank you tyler!
This has to be my favourite episode so far!
I look forward to these
Great video
Holy shit Joe Estevez is in apocalypse now! I know him ftom on cinema and I knew he was Martins btother but holy crap, I didnt know he was involved
yep and Joe Estevez even did some of the Willard voice-over in this movie too.
R. Lee Ermey was a technical adviser on the film and has a brief speaking role.
From Apocalypse Now and?
@@hunterwyeth On cinema, a time hiedecker show. Also a crap ton of b movies, some of which showed up on mst3k
I wonder how many HEI points Joe is sitting on these days?
Shame how T. Amato was treated by G. Amato.
It's always a good morning when I see another Cinema Tyler upload. Great episode. (Also where'd you find that SNL skit?! 🤣 )
Every episode of SNL is on peacock
I commented years ago on your videos how i would have liked to be on the set of Apocalypse Now. I want it more now!
Love this series so much ❤ legend legend legend
It’s insane how well the final film came out just wow
Not many of us will ever manage an army of hundreds of artisans, hobnob with Robert Duvall and Marlon Brando, or dine on fresh pasta flown in from Italy after a day in the sweltering Philippine jungle, all while gambling our reputation, financial assets, and even sanity on the outcome of it all. Still, I think we can all relate to Coppola’s epiphany at 23:55 when he comes to understand that, hey, what’s the worst that can happen? Succeed or fail, life will go on. Sometimes that’s all it takes to move forward.
What a story making the movie even more realistic. I always knew great problems like the Typhoon but much deeper problems simmering and not apparent
Oddly enough I was watching Hearts of Darkness earlier. It's a sign
I saw three guys who were obviously just back from boot camp watch Apocalypse Now in the same theatre I was in just until the air cavalry assault on the VC village. They were all cheering and then got up as soon as it was over and left. They were off to Panama or Grenada or some stupid war and I thought to my self, you poor deluded fools.
During the confusion of the boat arrows scene the golden retriever puppy is lost and Lance's ideals of innocence are influenced for good and bad. Specifically I always found it poignant using an American Golden Retriever for the symbolism of the dog. Not exactly a breed found in this region due to heat issues. But the messaging is there, it grabs at your heart strings that the young animal disappears without a reason or a trace and leaves us wondering.
Saw it in the fall of '79. In the year before its release, I remember seeing odd updates on the progress of the filming on programs like the Today show. There was a clip of the Ride of the Valkyries scene, and I assumed it was going to be kind of dark humorous romp, Like Catch 22. I was one of the few people in the theater and from the very beginning, with the sounds of the chopper blades and the first strains of The End, you knew something momentous was about to happen. My girlfriend's dad had died in a POW camp during the war. I told her not to watch the flick.
18:51 I never would have known about that without you pointing it out.
Seeing that SNL skit reminded me of the Apocalypse Now spoof film, *Porklips Now,* by Ernie Fosselius. 😁
18:53 WHOA
Been as much of a deep diver of this film, rewatched at least 65 time’s - and never noticed this
best series on TH-cam
All good.
RIP Eleanor Coppola
25:20 Voluntary heart attack by lead actor on Apocalypse now set. You know, I see it. I love this series
LETS GOOOOOOO
This was the era of macho movie making, long gone.
I think this is the auteur era. Not sure macho has anything to do with it. Plenty of junk macho crap movies still being made
@@HT-io1eg Like the making of of Jaws or the original Star Wars making movies were difficult. Today it is a pampered crew, with a director looking at a monitor sipping coffee. So many movies from the 1970s have great stories behind them, like the Texas Chainsaw Massacre or Dawn of the Dead. Is anyone inspired by movie making today?
"for putting him in this situation". I've always read a lot of "so the rest of the crew can turn around" into that.
I'm honestly surprised that filming this didn't give Francis a stroke.
RIP Eleanor Coppola.
love you tyler
I’m positive that Joe Estevez could have opened a major scene while Martin was in hospital.
The resemblance was uncanny.
Babe wake up more cinema Tyler apocalypse now lore dropped
the series has to approach the characters one by one, it would be really good
very inspirational
I know I've seen the destruction of Kurtz's compound, and I believe it was in a French language broadcast of the film in Canada, and that would be over 30 years ago now. It was during the closing credits. Everywhere else the closing credits are just crawling over black?
I need to watch this film again soon.
Long story short: the original 70mm roadshow screenings had no end credits at all; audiences were given a printed program. (I used to own one of those, and wish I still did.) The regular theatrical prints had the end credits play over infrared footage of the compound being destroyed, which is what you remember seeing, and were also included on the original video releases. But over the years Coppola came to feel that audiences were mistakenly assuming the sequence was making the story point that Willard had called in the air strike, which was incorrect, so he substituted the white-on-black credits instead. Personally, I’ve always thought that was a mistake. Vietnam was the rock and roll war, and Mickey Hart’s throbbing percussion combined with the wailing electric guitar and Vitttorio Storaro’s cinematography are like an acid rock concert from the depths of Hell - a perfect coda to Coppola’s masterpiece.
@@michaelhall2709 Thank you! I still have the program from seeing the original release (in Toronto). It is so long ago that I don't remember a lack of end credits.
I found the clip of the SNL skit you featured hilarious but can't find it on TH-cam, can I ask where you got it from?
I bought it on TH-cam. Only $2 and has the classic David Bowie/Klaus Nomi performances - th-cam.com/video/rt_jNDdgCgk/w-d-xo.htmlsi=ASNTcilmrBljhdii
Still amazing the movie is an absolute masterpiece despite all the b.s. that occurred…👍🏻
Watched all of these episodes but still havent seen the actual movie:)
It had to be this way.
I haven't watched whole video yet, maybe it is explained further in... at 37 seconds are those defib paddles on M. Sheens chest?!
Man, you've gone to this well so many times. I applaud you for finding a fresh angle to explore. With each passing year, and with all due respect to the great Martin Sheen, I more firmly believe that Ron O'Neal would have been a PERFECT "Willard." And please, let that last "director's cut," or whatever the hell Francis calls it, be the last one. It just gets worse and worse with each successive edit!
Every movie maker trying to outdo Stan and his Masterpieces
Just curious what The Hollow Men - Final Cut (Blu-ray) is a reference to? It's it a documentary, book?
“The Hollow Men” is a famous 20th Century poem by T.S. Eliot. It concludes with the epigraph (not heard in the film) from “Heart of Darkness:” ‘Mistah Kurtz, he dead.’
@@michaelhall2709 thank you for the info!!
Mr. Money Joe Estevez! aka president Davidson
He's sitting on a gang of HEI points too I'm sure.
👌🙏
It nearly killed Sheen as well!
I remember reading that Francis was cheating on Eleanor while filming AN.
Not sure if it’s ever been substantiated but it sounds likely based on what Tyler said here.
You were featured on msn.
thanks, Tyler, hellofajob you're doing
There are only Two Epics that the USA got and one of them is Apocalypse Now !
Heart Attack of Darkness