Apocalypse Now

Plot summary

Based on Joseph Conrad's Heart Of Darkness, this is a controversial addition to the multitude of Vietnam war movies in existence. Set in 1969 Vietnam, we follow U.S. Special Forces Captain Willard on his mission up a river into Cambodia to assassinate a renegade Green Beret who has set himself up as a God among a local tribe. Written by Colin Tinto {cst@imdb.com}

Vietnam, 1969. Burnt out Special Forces officer Captain Willard is sent into the jungle with top-secret orders to find and kill renegade Colonel Kurtz who has set up his own army within the jungle. As Willard descends into the jungle, he is slowly over taken by the jungle's mesmerizing powers and battles the insanity which surrounds him. His boat crew succumbs to drugs and is slowly killed off one by one. As Willard continues his journey he becomes more and more like the man he was sent to kill. Written by Michael Arndt

Captain Willard, whose mission is "Terminate with extreme prejudice", receives orders to seek out a renegade military outpost led by a mysterious Colonel Kurtz during the Vietnam war. Written by John Stacey

It is the height of the war in Vietnam, and U.S. Army Captain Willard is sent by Colonel Lucas and a General to carry out a mission that, officially, 'does not exist - nor will it ever exist'. The mission: To seek out a mysterious Green Beret Colonel, Walter Kurtz, whose army has crossed the border into Cambodia and is conducting hit-and-run missions against the Viet Cong and NVA. The army believes Kurtz has gone completely insane and Willard's job is to eliminate him! Willard, sent up the Nung River on a U.S. Navy patrol boat, discovers that his target is one of the most decorated officers in the U.S. Army. His crew meets up with surfer-type Lt-Colonel Kilgore, head of a U.S Army helicopter cavalry group which eliminates a Viet Cong outpost to provide an entry point into the Nung River. After some hair-raising encounters, in which some of his crew are killed, Willard, Lance and Chef reach Colonel Kurtz's outpost, beyond the Do Lung Bridge. Now, after becoming prisoners of Kurtz, will Willard & the others be able to fulfill their mission? Written by Derek O'Cain

Cast of Apocalypse Now

	Marlon Brando	...	Colonel Walter E. Kurtz
	Martin Sheen	...	Captain Benjamin L. Willard
	Robert Duvall	...	Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore
	Frederic Forrest	...	Jay 'Chef' Hicks
	Sam Bottoms	...	Lance B. Johnson
	Laurence Fishburne	...	Tyrone 'Clean' Miller (as Larry Fishburne)
	Albert Hall	...	Chief Phillips
	Harrison Ford	...	Colonel Lucas
	Dennis Hopper	...	Photojournalist
	G.D. Spradlin	...	General Corman
	Jerry Ziesmer	...	Jerry, Civilian
	Scott Glenn	...	Lieutenant Richard M. Colby
	Bo Byers	...	MP Sergeant #1
	James Keane	...	Kilgore's Gunner
	Kerry Rossall	...	Mike from San Diego