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Apocalypse Now

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JDK

In Reply to: RE: War movies that got it right...at least according to those that were there... posted by TWB on May 27, 2020 at 02:47:22

My dad toured Vietnam in 1966.
In 1979 or 1980 we took him to see Apocalypse Now and he said that in his time there he absolutely saw everything in the movie, except for guys fighting with ghetto blasters. He said Apocalypse Now was like a timelapse of his tour.

Keep Your Hands Clean,
John K

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RE: Apocalypse Now - BillH 09:54:40 05/30/20 (1)
Interesting, because 1966 was still early days. "Apocalypse" was about a much later time, when they had surfboards and cold beer and Playboy Bunnies visiting the troops. They had also given up on the war and only the hard-guy lifers like Lt. Col. Bill Kilgore were still gung-ho.
- The Col Kurtz character was partly based on an Australian Army guy - JDK 17:57:08 05/30/20 (0)
  Dad knew him. He was was based in Laos, recruiting a "private" army in the villages and lived with a pet tiger...
  So there was plenty of crazy already going on there in the early/mid 60's.
  
  BTW, the Australian troops had plenty of beer. Apparently it was the preferred trade for American stores and munitions.
  
  Keep Your Hands Clean,
  John K
AN captures the context not the history of the . . . - Billy Wonka 22:46:30 05/29/20 (2)
war. When I first saw it, I immediately connected with the total bullshit and craziness I had seen and experienced. People were slap-assed crazy over there. AN found ways to express it. It was a horror show moment for the US military. Truly, nobody was in charge.
- I believe so - JDK 18:00:42 05/30/20 (0)
  When dad was in Vung Tao he got bored and was able to get on some US patrol boat runs up the river. He said they were crazy.
  
  Keep Your Hands Clean,
  John K
- That was my impression of the film too... luckily I didn't have to go... - TWB 08:43:58 05/30/20 (0)
  to find out if it was true or not.

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