The Making of 'Apocalypse Now' (Part 2)
6/13/202636 min
Welcome back to part 2 of the incredible story of the making of Apocalypse Now… in this episode we’ve got casting disasters, drink and drugs problems on set, and a civil war that repeatedly sends the helicopters AWOL whilst trying to film!!
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First 90 secondsJosh Widdicombe· Host0:00
[tape rolling] Hello and welcome. I am Josh Widdicombe. For today, I'm the curator of a place of incredible artifacts and exhibitions, a place that stores the greatest thing on Earth. This is my Archive of Pop Culture. [upbeat music] Welcome back to part two of the incredible story of the making of Apocalypse Now. In this episode, we've got casting directors, drink and drugs problems on set, and a civil war that repeatedly [laughs] sends the helicopters AWOL while trying to finish the film, just when you thought it couldn't get any madder.
Billy Wilder· Soundbite0:37
Nothing is so terrible as a pretentious movie. I mean, a movie that aspires for something really terrific and doesn't pull it off is shit. It's scum, and everyone will walk on it as such. And that's why poor filmmakers, in a way, that's their greatest horror, is to be pretentious. So here you are, on one hand, is trying to aspire to really do something, and on the other hand, you're not allowed to be pretentious. Finally you say, "Fuck it. I don't care if I'm pretentious or not pretentious, or if I've done it or I haven't done it. All I know is that I am going to see this movie, and that for me, it has to have some answers." And by answers, I don't mean just a punchline, answers on about 47 different levels.
Josh Widdicombe· Host1:13
[upbeat music] Right, Tom, welcome to the jungle. Here we are. [laughs] Eleanor Coppola. You should watch the documentary on this that she made. So she films and she keeps a diary of the whole thing.
Tom Craine· Guest1:29
This