Apocalypse Now

Apocalypse Now1979

Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Stars: Sam Bottoms, Marlon Brando, Bo Byers, Colleen Camp, Robert Duvall
Genre: Drama, War
Rating: R (Restricted)
Runtime: 153 minutes

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We train young men to drop fire on people. But their commanders won't allow them to write "f***" on their airplanes because it's obscene!

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  • Cody Erb
    Cody Erb
    Oh, the irony
    LikeReply 15 years ago
  • John Calendo
    John Calendo
    The irony of whitewashing this quote about upside-down values because to write "f***" would be obscene. Grow up, please.
    LikeReply 58 years ago

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