Apocalypse Now (1979) — "I love the smell of napalm in the morning."

Some films are about a war; Apocalypse Now (1979) is about what war does to the people who make it — and, famously, what making it did to Francis Ford Coppola. Written by John Milius and Coppola from the bones of Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness, it sends Martin Sheen's Captain Willard upriver after Marlon Brando's Colonel Kurtz, and the journey gets stranger with every bend. We get into the production that nearly swallowed everyone involved, the many cuts of the film, and why it still plays like a fever dream more than forty years later. Chris Stachiw, the Doctor of Podcasting, digs into Francis Ford Coppola, Marlon Brando, the Vietnam War, and so much more. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-kulturecast--2883470/support. ——— The Kulturecast is a film and culture podcast from Weirding Way Media, hosted by Chris Stachiw, the Doctor of Podcasting, alongside a rotating table of guest co-hosts. Each week digs into where film and culture meet — and how each one bends the other. Now home to sub-feeds including Required Viewing: A 360° Film Study with Dr. David D. Perlmutter. New episodes weekly. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts → https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-kulturecast/id931361376 Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/show/5wjxip9XVYapYuY12yEaGY. Back the show: https://www.patreon.com/cw/kulturecast