Film Review, Apocalypse Now, Inspired by a Novel Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad, Directed by Francis Ford Coppola

Review by Thumper: Thumps from 1 to 5: Thump of 4.5

This film "Apocalypse Now" has a release date of 1979. It is a war movie set in Vietnam. This film is inspired by a novel "Heart of Darkness" by Joseph Conrad.The movie stars Martin Sheen, playing CaptainBenjamin L. Willard, Marlon Brando, playing Colonel Walter E. Kurtz, Robert Duvall, playing Lieutenant Colonel William "Bill" Kilgore, Sam Bottoms, playing Gunner's Mate 3rd Class Lance B. Johnson, Frederic Forrest, playing Engineman 3rd Class Jay "Chef" Hicks, Laurence Fishburne, playing Gunner's Mate 3rd Class Tyrone "Mr. Clean" Miller, Albert Hall, playing Chief Quartermaster George Phillips, G.D. Spradlin, playing Lieutenant General Corman, Dennis Hopper, playing an American Photojournalist, Harrison Ford, playing Colonel Lucas, Scott Glenn, playing Captain Richard M. Colby, Cynthia Wood, playing Playmate of the Year, Colleen Camp, playing Playmate, "Miss May," Linda Carpenter, playing Playmate, "Miss August" and Francis Coppola, playing himself.

"Apocalypse Now" received two Academy Awards for Best Cinematography by Vittorio Storaro, and for Best Sound, by Walter Murch, Mark Berger, Richard Beggs, and Nathan Boxer. This film was nominated for eight Academy Awards for Best Picture by Francis Ford Coppola, Fred Roos, Gray Frederickson and Tom Sternberg, for Best Supporting Actor by Robert Duvall, for Best Art Direction — Set Decoration by Angelo P. Graham, George R. Nelson and Dean Tavoularis, for Directing by Francis Ford Coppola, for Film Editing by Lisa Fruchtman, Gerald B. Greenberg, Richard Marks and Walter Murch, for Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium, by Francis Ford Coppola and John Milius.