“Everyone gets everything he wants. I wanted a mission, and for my sins, they gave me one. Brought it up to me like room service. It was a real choice mission, and when it was over, I never wanted another.” Incredible writing.

@daveyboy_

Жыл бұрын

What are the charges .

@Redskies453

Жыл бұрын

@@daveyboy_ Eating a meal? A succulent Chinese meal?

@yanikem6655

Жыл бұрын

Used as lyrics on Iron Maiden’s ‘The Edge Of Darkness’.

@daveyboy_

Жыл бұрын

@@Redskies453 you lost me ?

@deafears4025

Жыл бұрын

Milus

Jerry Ziesmer had ONE line -- and it is now a permanent part of movie history and popular culture. I'd say he nailed it! "Terminate ... with extreme prejudice."

@ckmoore101

Жыл бұрын

Is that really the first time that line was used? I was wondering the source of that great line. Its baked into world consciousness now.

@gorsching

Жыл бұрын

@@ckmoore101 I'm curious too

@GK1976A

Жыл бұрын

@@ckmoore101 According to Douglas Valentine in his book The Phoenix Program (1990), the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) routinely used the term during the Vietnam War when firing its locally hired operatives. In cases of extreme misconduct, an assassination ("termination with extreme prejudice") was ordered.

@klepszekk8119

Жыл бұрын

He is by far the most intimidating guy in this room. Precisely because he is so understated. He sits there in civilian clothes looking normal, but never says a word while everyone else speaks uncomfortably around him, suggesting that he has some authority. Then finally he gets the line that punctuates the whole conversation. Brilliant way to present a mysterious, scary character.

@michaelyoung7603

Жыл бұрын

With a slight Smirk to boot.

The CIA guy just sits there with the psychopath stare, while the Army officers stumble awkwardly around their rationales, and talk around what they are really trying to say. i love the detail of how he offers a cigarette only AFTER he says in 4 words what the others have been stumbling around trying not to say for 3 minutes.

@zakiowais6829

Жыл бұрын

Oh I didn't realize he wasn't part of the army. Should've paid more attention to his uniform lol

@Elizabitchk17

Жыл бұрын

Upper level CIA are usually complete sociopaths and psychopaths, they just are able to follow orders, that’s what separates them from the complete lunatics.

@TheeRogerWayne

Жыл бұрын

He’s not stumbling at all. They are justifying why they need to kill Kurtz. He was a greatly respected man, and now they have to accept the fact he’s become an evil tyrant. And they have to to convince Willard of this as well, to assassinate someone so revered. So no, you’re not just gonna come out and say, let’s do this. You say, look, this is what’s been going on, this is where we’re at, and we don’t really want to do this, but we have to.. and btw, this is your job, so go do it. The camera hangs on the officer as he explains darkness, it doesn’t bounce around to confused expressions like a comedy where people are bumbling idiots. Also it’s not their position to tell him to kill Kurtz. They don’t have the authorization, the plainclothes guy does. But the contrast between them is nice.

@DaSkonk

Жыл бұрын

@zakiowais6829 He wasn't wearing a uniform - THAT'S the whole point.

@craigdaniels712

Жыл бұрын

for all intents and purposes he is not there.. nor is he listed in the character credits in the video description..

I read the book The Greatest Beer Run Ever about a guy who goes to Vietnam just to bring his buddies on the front line some beers. He said one of the reasons he was able to hitch rides with helicopters and APC crews was because he was dressed in civilian clothes and all the officers assumed he was CIA and didn't question him when he said he needed a ride.

@Zodroo_Tint

Жыл бұрын

Well, it was the war of the CIA, they killed the president for it, it was theirs. The us military was just the delivery boy.

@bobbyologun1517

Жыл бұрын

thats how doug valentine wrote his tell all about the cia. they just assumed he was a gman and even let him tape their conversations! by the time they figured it out he had already published the phoenix programme LOL

@LoneLee2022

Жыл бұрын

Makes Sense.

@alexbowman7582

Жыл бұрын

Maybe he was CIA.

@glennevitt5250

Жыл бұрын

And This Going On Today 😣sad

Movie was filmed in the Philippines in 1976 and I was a college sophomore at the University of the Philippines. I took a gig as an extra for a week dressed in a GI uniform. Most memorable scene for me was when I was on the stage and the playboy bunnies were dropped off from the chopper to entertain the soldiers. Had to get a crew cut but was worth the pay and the experience. One of my best DVDs.

@macioluko9484

28 күн бұрын

That’s crazy man. What a memory!

@frankw2424

28 күн бұрын

@@macioluko9484 I was 18 then and now am 66...life is merely a fleeting moment. Make the most of life while we still can. The beautiful cowgirl in the movie was a neighbor of mine here in Burbank, California where I currently am retired.

@Smudgeroon74

10 күн бұрын

You got the year right? Filmed in 1976 you say? It was released in 1979 wasn't it?

@frankw2424

10 күн бұрын

@@Smudgeroon74 filming takes place before releasing.

@marcuskif

2 күн бұрын

​@@frankw2424I'm 29 but I don't feel like lol. Thanks for sharing ur words of wisdom 🎉.

Harrison Ford and Jerry Ziesmer doing an absolute master class on just what you can do with very small parts.

@maulrat588

Жыл бұрын

Ford is entirely way way way too young to have the rank he has, that's one detail that was not attended to. There are no 21 year old Colonels.

@akula444

Жыл бұрын

story is Ford had just arrived on set, was jet lagged and felt underprepared, wanted to shoot his scenes the next day... and exactly why Coppola shoot them that same day ;)

@rolandmiller5456

Жыл бұрын

@@akula444 Supposedly he was also sick as well.

@LoneLee2022

Жыл бұрын

Brilliant movie. Changed my life.

@speak_your_truth.

Жыл бұрын

@@LoneLee2022 Really? How so?

"And very obviously he has gone insane." We then hear a helicopter, the same sound playing in Willard's room where he was staring idly at the ceiling fan in his room before he had a breakdown. This script is genius.

@WilliamPierce-mi7nv

7 күн бұрын

I seen this movie a million times and never noticed that, thanks..

I love the way he just looks over at Harrison Ford as if to say “Ok lay it on him” - great acting

@valmarsiglia

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, he could see clearly that Willard was just being a yes-man at that point. I also like the look of near panic on Ford's face when the general goes into his spiel, as though he's thinking "Oh no, he's about to start philosophizing again."

@sudoku1966

Жыл бұрын

@@valmarsiglia That may be true. But the one officer just did not want to issue the order himself; that's the reason for all of the apparent beating around the bush, or as you mentioned "philosophizing".

@LordTalax

Жыл бұрын

@@valmarsiglia If by being a "yes man" you mean obeying orders while being the military, then I guess so.

@valmarsiglia

Жыл бұрын

@@LordTalax Yeah, not quite what I meant, but thanks for playing.

@cashewnuttel9054

Жыл бұрын

I've never seen this movie, so please do kindly explain to me how this colonel is a threat?

Best movie ever. The dialogue between Willard and Kurtz still haunts me. “Have you ever considered any freedoms? Real freedoms. The freedom from the opinion of others, or even the opinion of yourself”

@novemberalpha6023

Жыл бұрын

Extream freedom is not much different from extream chaos and extream lunacy.

@map3384

Жыл бұрын

That’s why he had to die. Imagine being so broken that even the most bizarre means was justified in order for the outcome to be advantageous. He knew for himself he was a danger to others in society. It’s why he himself knew he had to die. It was probably the last sane decision he made.

@LordTalax

Жыл бұрын

@@novemberalpha6023 Or extreme misspelling.

@bystander1255

Жыл бұрын

​@@novemberalpha6023 fair enough

@UberKrispy

Жыл бұрын

@@bystander1255 You terminated the English language with extreme prejudice.

Jerry Ziesmer (1939-2021) utters one line in the entire movie, perhaps the most memorable one.

@davidwemyss7303

2 жыл бұрын

Jerry Ziesmer's dialog and his delivery was the only part of the original film release that my father, a 3 war, frontline-combat veteran of the 1st Cavalry Division (Air Mobile), approved of and said was authentic and not a "trained-by-Hollywood" generated piece of dialog. Dad stated in his later role of Cav LRRP there were "assignments" to deal with communist double-agents who freely traveled between Southeast Asia and the West Coast, fomenting civil unrest on college campuses and fueling the anti-war movement of the 60s & 70s. Those words stayed with my father and pointed out that the "Summer of Love" was an illusion. Vietnam was Dad's third and final war in service with the "Cav" and his beloved "Green Machine". He served two tours: 1963-late-1965, MAAG/MAC-V prior to joining 11th Air Assault (Test) which was to become the 7th Cav deployed to the Pleiku Campaign, Dad was one of the originals at Ia Drang but was pivotal in the second battle of the Battle for Ia Drang which was NOT portrayed in the film version of the factual book by Joe Galloway & "light colonel" Hal Moore, the last Provost Marshall of the former Ft Ord, my home, that was de-activated in 1998 by the Federal Base Re-alignment and was converted into CSUMB (swords into plowshares), the California State University of the Monterey Peninsula or most commonly referred as, by my veteran father & my Marine son as the "Cali Socialist's United of the Marxist Peoples (and Indoctrination Center) CSUMB-IC, for short". Early-1966-68 was Dad's second tour that was fictitiously and famously depicted in "Apocalypse Now" when the Democrats were undermining the boots-on-the-ground battles and air war, dictating insane ROEs that benefited the Communists (sound familiar?) under the guise of "forcing the communists to the peace table". The rest is history, sad and tragic as it is. Dad, his troopers and the Marines with the Air Force and Navy air support, decisively won the battles only to have the Democrats lose the war. My father and I met Jerry Ziesmer in 1986, he was touring around the Monterey Peninsula as he was supporting a local historical production at California's First Theatre and a then new community theatre called Paper Wing Theatre near Cannery Row. Is was Dad who recognized him first and called out to him as he was walking the Fisherman's Grotto portion of the wharf pier. Dad made a calculated guess and addressed Ziesmer in French (colonial Vietnamese) which caught his attention, he smiled and immediately greeted my father as a friend. The exchange lasted half an hour as Dad answered queries about the area's points of interest, particularly the forgotten Chinese community that once flourished next to the canneries. Shaking hands, we parted ways, Dad mentioned as we headed to the Coast Guard pier that Mr Ziesmer knew of the important context of the dialog he insisted be included in the scene with the Harrison Ford character choking on the words of the orders he was commanded to read to Sheen's Willard. It was to give the grave context to which Capt Willard was to execute (literally) his orders to locate Col Kurtz. Dad thanked Jerry for showing the gravity of orders to execute "with extreme prejudice" without any over the top dramatization, just those firm words and the stare was enough... Godspeed Jerry Ziesmer, you're remembered and immortal.

@mackb909

2 жыл бұрын

@@davidwemyss7303 OK very cool to know and thanks for the inside info, but most domestic opposition to the war was organic and not due to foreign "Communist infiltrators." Many people opposed this war for very good reasons, moral as well as practical, and by 1968 the majority of Americans ACROSS THE POLITICAL SPECTRUM wanted out. And the Communists were not the only ones capable of lying and duplicity. The U.S. government systematically lied to the American people over multiple presidential administrations going back at least to Eisenhower and perhaps even Truman (whose administration acquiesced in the doomed French decision to try to reassert its colonial power after WWII) about U.S. war aims, the conduct of the war, how well it was proceeding, and much else. U.S. intelligence agencies, military and civilian, were at best woefully wrong and at worst egregiously dishonest about the nature of the war, Ho's nationalistic determination to win, the Vietcong's will, combat-readiness, and large-scale support among the population, the military facts on the ground, and much else. None of that was created by Communist double agents working here in this nation. My own opinion is we shouldn't have gotten in in the first place, and in all the years since I wondered if we learned our lesson. I don't know how much Jerry Ziesmer, who was mainly a front-line studio professional working in production and direction, has to do with any of this per se. He did not see himself as an actor except on an occasional basis, but Coppola selected him on a the spur of the moment to be the silent civilian intelligence operative sinisterly scrutinizing Willard through reptilian eyes throughout the briefing that Harrison Ford haltingly/awkwardly and G.D. Spradlin avuncularly conduct. When the briefing is just about over, the unnamed civilian leans over and says, in deadpan voice, four words, just four simple words, to impress on Willard the deadly seriousness of the mission, and offers him a cigarette. Terrific acting from a line production worker and Ziesmer is immortalized in American cinematic history, justly, because of it.

@yam83

Жыл бұрын

Spooky, in multiple senses.

@louisrichards3160

Жыл бұрын

The Senator in the Godfather

@anthonycruciani939

Жыл бұрын

​@@louisrichards3160 Ziesmer plays the CIA operative in this scene. Senator Geary of Godfather 2 fame was played by G.D. Spradlin.

Senior year of high school, for AP English, we read Conrad's "Heart of Darkness". When we finished with essays and discussion, our teacher showed us this film. It took a whole week to get through it, as class was but 45 minutes long. A formative experience-- the book and the movie. My English teacher will forever be one of the greatest influences on my mind and my life. May she rest in peace.

@methylpants

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for recognizing what good teachers do. It's people like you who keep us going, and when we pass, you keep us alive through your actions.

@papigringo5692

Жыл бұрын

@@methylpants She was truly special. We maintained a friendship even after I moved on from school, even after I moved out-of-state. Cancer took her about 15 years ago, and I was devastated. She was not content to hand out assignments and make sure we did them. Her goal was to get us to understand why great literature is important, to ensure that our minds and souls were enriched by it. I miss her so much.

@mkultra2456

Жыл бұрын

@@papigringo5692 Did she get aids?

@notseekingconverts

11 ай бұрын

I only remember something about the wretched Congo river journey and some ominous lady.

@sphinxrising1129

10 ай бұрын

While in college, we was discussing political problems & people & I happened to mention that often, each problem could be solved with a bullet. You would have thought I insulted the Virgin Mary, as I was from a time when organizations like the CIA was less cautious about fallout.

The Generals acting is so good in this part, the way he describes the colonel it’s like he’s talking about his best mate going nuts

I never realized Ford is playing a Colonel here. He's so young he comes across as a junior officer, like an aide de camp.

@JnEricsonx

6 ай бұрын

Look at the nametag on his uniform too.

@NealX_Gaming

6 ай бұрын

I can't really make anything out.@@JnEricsonx

@JnEricsonx

6 ай бұрын

@@NealX_Gaming Lucas. :)

@DBCOOPER888

3 ай бұрын

He was 37 when he filmed it. Lt Col would be more fitting.

@PaulCoty

3 ай бұрын

Unless he's undercover CIA.

One of the greatest films ever made. The fact that Sheen wasn’t nominated for an Academy Award, is completely insane, one of the greatest acting jobs ever. But truly, an iconic movie. Have watched it many times.

@Conman2413

Жыл бұрын

I agree with you, but Robert Duvall- unbelievable 👏

@alexanderchapman2525

Жыл бұрын

The greatest film ever made. Words can't articulate why, and if they could, would be senseless to all but those who already know.

@squamish4244

Жыл бұрын

It is insane, isn't it? He gave the performance of a lifetime, not to mention an exercise in sheer endurance. Apocalypse Now was nominated for most of the major awards, but only won in the technical departments. Duvall was nominated. Now, which movie did win in 1979? Checking... Kramer vs. Kramer. I hear it's a good movie. But it ain't no Apocalypse Now. Not that it really matters, the Oscars are political and the passage of time shows what movies are truly great.

@barbamatteo

Жыл бұрын

No one will remember oscars... everybody will remember this movie and actors.

@ianmackey6097

Жыл бұрын

Yes, sir. Very much so, sir. Obviously insane

Jerry Ziesmer is SOOO good in this scene. Dude has one line and he completely dominates the entire scene.

It's odd that I watched this movie dozens of times back in the early 1980s, and I have no idea how I missed that Harrison Ford was in this scene. The scene is written so well you feel the various emotions of the situation yourself. Great acting and staging.

@cobrajordan1723

Жыл бұрын

Hey to brighten your day a bit look closely at the name his name tag it say G Lucas

@michaelwhittaker5432

Жыл бұрын

@@cobrajordan1723 beat me to it ! homage to George Lucas star wars that had just finished post production

@TylerDurden-id6yp

Жыл бұрын

Same here

@TylerDurden-id6yp

Жыл бұрын

@@JeanHuguesNumeroOne you must have a very sad life.

@justinaustin8579

Жыл бұрын

It was the glasses

Love how uneasy Ford’s character was when he was delivering the mission to Willard. You could tell he revered and respected Kurtz as an officer and a man, but still found it difficult to believe the things he had done. Excellent acting for just one scene.

@yvesheinrich5013

7 ай бұрын

I think what also makes this scene a little more unique, is that Ford was an up-and-coming actor at this point, while the rest of the cast here are well-established already.

@SuperRobertoClemente

6 ай бұрын

They are Superego (the general), Ego (Ford), and Id (the CIA spook). The Ego is often anxious, trying to figure out what's going on, caught between instinct and law.

Shit ... charging a man with murder in this place was like handing out speeding tickets at the Indy 500.

@loge10

Жыл бұрын

And I think they should- somebody could get hurt 😢...

@matthewdietzen6708

Жыл бұрын

It wasn't about the killing, it was that he was doing it outside the chain of command, thus fomenting anarchy, which the order-loving military frowns on.

@notamoonraker

Жыл бұрын

@@matthewdietzen6708 ironically, Kurtz method apparently looks successful than US conventional method in handling the Vietnam War.

@matthewdietzen6708

Жыл бұрын

@@notamoonraker the war was mostly about making profit, and keeping the USA military apparatus in a permanent state of being "blooded." They didn't want to "win" in the traditional sense, merely screw around indefinitely to deplete the treasury, and experiment with different methods if combat.

@Andreas-ni2lt

Жыл бұрын

@@matthewdietzen6708 the whole point of the movie is that the line is blurred between the chain of command and the colonels' anarchy. The further Willard goes upstream the more any moral compass in the chain of command is lost.

This scene alone is Oscar worthy. One of the greatest in film history.

@inlandindieP35

11 ай бұрын

Agreed. From every angle I can consider, the scene is perfect.

“Terminate … with extreme prejudice.” Jerry Ziesmer started out as an actor, but then got into the Assistant Directors program and became legendary as an AD on big pictures. He sometimes got a little bit part in the movies he worked on also. The bigger the production, the more complicated an AD’s job becomes and Mr Ziesmer was one of the best. A good AD keeps the production moving along and on track and can save a lot of money. Anyone who worked with him can probably remember his exasperated plea, “Peee-pulllll!” Short list of his other credits - 1941, Annie, Blue Thunder, Scarface, Midnight Run, Jerry Maguire, Almost Famous, etc.

@RayHicks-gl7gm

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for the back story; glad he got his moment to shine in this scene.

@allanjechorek4381

5 ай бұрын

The guy that died on the crapper on the Sopranos used that famous line once.

GD Spradlin was a MAGNIFICENT actor.

@chuckbuckbobuck

29 күн бұрын

He was. And to think this was a mid-life shift. He was a business executive before he became an actor.

@TheBundleofkent

29 күн бұрын

@@chuckbuckbobuck wow, I had no idea. Imagine if he had always been an actor. The silent look he gives Harrison Ford to prompt him to give the command to kill Kurtz is wonderful.

Accepting the cigarette was him signing the dotted line

"This mission does not exist nor will it ever exist." "Thank goodness. I thought that you guys were asking me to go up the river and kill someone. Whew. Now I can go back to bed."

@RogueReplicant

Жыл бұрын

Nice try, soldier. Now get your goofy ass on the boat and terminate Dr Moreau with extreme prejudice. Don't forget to wack the creepy midget.

@ronnie_5150

2 ай бұрын

I think a guy I know that organized a stag party said this to us right as the limo pulled up.

Simply wild to think Harrison Ford is 80 now. What a time it's been.

I love a General who quotes Lincoln. G.D. Spradlin nailed this scene.

G. D. Spradlin died 24-Jul-2011. He was an amazing actor. But few realize just how much else he did with his life beyond acting. Look over his Wiki entry, and you'll see that this man lived about 3 or 4 lives in a single lifetime given all the interests/careers/skills he had. Just an incredible human being, in my estimation.

@chuckbuckbobuck

28 күн бұрын

AGREED

@billknn

18 күн бұрын

Great in "The Godfather II" also but not a very big part.

"The crazy thing is…it's true all of it, the Viet Kong, Kurtz, Dennis Hopper, it's all true. Willard...we're home."

The look on Willard's face at 1:17 is great. It's like, "They can't be serious. They don't want me to kill him, do they?" And at 1:28 he figures it out like, "Holy shit...they DO want me to kill him."

A bizarre mission in a bizarre war. This movie is really amazing.

@marknewton6984

Жыл бұрын

So is the book. Prophetic.

“That's my dream; that's my nightmare. Crawling, slithering, along the edge of a straight razor... and surviving.”

I just love the way at 1:35 - the General just turns his head quickly to the Colonel as if to say "now you get on with the unpleasant details". Superb.

You had to admire what Captain Willard says to himself, when he's reading Kurtz's dossier on the patrol boat: "the more I read about him, the more incredible to believe that they want me to kill this guy!"

@balaclavacotidiano4727

3 ай бұрын

And when he finally gets to Kurtz's compound, it all makes perfect sense for him and that he needs to do it.

@Eric-kn4yn

Ай бұрын

Incredible to believe they wanted him dead when reading dossier then willard wasnt a politian only a soldier later he became both

As Willard travels upriver, he travels away from 'civilization' and 'normal'. He sees the lies: 'We cut them in two with a machine gun and then give them a band-aid. It's a lie.'. The scene of the boat way upriver in the curves while Willard reads Kurtz's letter to his son is awesome.

I saw this film in the theater, and even then, noted that General Corman let his (supposed) Chief of Staff Colonel Lucas articulate the order for the mission. This, of course, gave the General a certain measure of (admittedly absurd) deniability.

@derpdiggler7413

Жыл бұрын

plausible deniability is the keystone to any military

@fbksfrank4

Жыл бұрын

The veil of ambiguity in government is enough.

@No_MAGAts_

Жыл бұрын

It's a black bag. There's an operator present. The only documents that will ever exist will be a CIA report labeled _Classified._ This was never a military exercise-- it was a CIA hit. When operators show up you just do whatever they say because it's coming from the very "top." That's no joke. They show respect to the brass but they ain't asking-- they're _telling_ then what the fuck is gonna go down.

@rolandmiller5456

Жыл бұрын

Neither Corman or Lucas were the shot callers on this mission and everybody knows it. The guy with the tie with the one line is the boss in that room. They don't need plausible deniability.. like the guy said it never happened.

@fbksfrank4

Жыл бұрын

@@rolandmiller5456 what never happened.

G.D. Spradlin, as the general, did a great job of conveying a man of great power and beguiling Willard into a mission that likely would kill him. Remember, they another officer up there with the same orders and he got turned into one of Kurtz's freaks. "Good does not always triumph." Man, that's some darkness right there!

@Petefx86

7 ай бұрын

That whole monologue was pretty intense.

@user-qq3lb4jc7s

Ай бұрын

Spradlin is such an under-rated actor. Between this role, Senator Geary in Godfather Part II, and Gen. Durrell in The Lords of Discipline, he should have earned at least one Oscar along the way for Best Supporting Actor.

That look, at the very last moment of this clip, is the 'Oh, fuck' look. It's the realization of the fact that you have just been thrust into the very cauldron of Hell itself.

This scene is very underrated. The casting of the general was superb. And that monologue.

@PolishGod1234

5 ай бұрын

He also appeared in Godfather part 2 as the Senator.

This really is one of the best films ever made. I think it's not only stood the test of time, but it's message has resonated as time has gone on.

@nigelft

Жыл бұрын

"History does not repeat itself ... but often it does rhyme ..." :- some guy far more wise than me ...

@josephinebennington7247

4 ай бұрын

The Directors Redux wrecked it by including the humour about the surf board theft, and the encounter with the French colonials.

@PolishGod1234

4 ай бұрын

​I disagree. It enchanced the film. The humor only appeared for the first half of the movie in redux, but as the journey went on the boat Crew wasn't so humorous anymore - and I think that works great. The plantation also adds additional Bizzare Vibe to the film as well as more layers.​@@josephinebennington7247

I'm not a writing expert but it seems to me that the general's lines were directed to the audience. He is looking directly into the camera, directly to the audience, and explaining the core conflict or theme of the message. It is also interesting to me that it cuts to Willard when he says "..and good does not always triumph" and subsequently Willard looks directly at the audience at "...sometimes the dark side overcomes what Lincoln called the better angels of our nature".

@doorswhofan

2 ай бұрын

I always took that as Willard looking inward when the general said that -- knowing that the darkness was overtaking him. Killing Kurtz became killing that part of himself.

One of my favorite scenes in the entire movie...i just love how they are living like "kings" over in a different country at war

@danieltobin4498

Жыл бұрын

It’s more than that. They’re living in a little slice of America in Vietnam

@grider421

Жыл бұрын

well in 69 24th corps headquarters was all that tennis courts and swimming pools! i couldn’t believe it a half hour before we were pulling wounded out of the ashau valley i had no idea such a place existed in I corp! 🤪

I like how awkward Harrison is here. Trying to cleanly give the mission goal of assassinating a US Commander without saying it specifically. And the CIA agent giving Sheen a hard stare because he's making 100% sure Sheen is on board and won't ask something like "Ugh, this isn't legal, is it?" lol

@RichWeigel

6 ай бұрын

Probably the same CIA agent involved in the JFK assassination.

This scene paints a very clear picture of what Captain Willard's mission is whether he fully understands it or not. My Dad used to be stationed in Alaska back during the Vietnam "conflict' and he said they would bring the soldier from 'Nam there. He said they were housed in separate barracks and they would hear screams, cries and all sorts of strange sounds. Sometimes the soldiers would jump from the buildings. I'm sure soldier's very much like Captain Willard had to be brought there. Another really good but underrated film that deals with combat fatigue is the darkly comic, 'The Ninth Configuration' written and directly by William Blatty Jr. who also wrote 'The Exorcist'

@OfficialRibbitNixon

9 ай бұрын

My grandfather who was a Sergeant in Vietnam encountered a Suicidal private attempt to kill himself by jumping off a flag pole. That war broke everyone and everything

@projektkobra2247

6 ай бұрын

The Ninth Configuration is amazing..Im convinced we can walk THROUGH walls...not just me...anyone...cops...people...people in Nashville...

My dad was with 5th SF in Vietnam. He actually lived with the Montagnards for about 10 months. Every time I ever watched this movie with him, he had to fast forward through this scene “because the guy playing the Spook (CIA man)…he may as well have been a real one. He reminds me of someone I’d just as soon forget if I could.” So yeah. Superb writing and acting.

The way the characters look into the camera, what is usually considered a mistake, is done intentionally, and it's super haunting. The genuine feel of unease in the conversation is stressful, but feeling like you're on the receiving end of the Lt Gen's orders, it's super upsetting.

@KutWrite

7 ай бұрын

I think they look just barely off-camera, but yes, quite a strong effect, like we're at the briefing waiting for them to pass those crayfish with the heads on.

A stunning vignette. Beautifully paced, tension built by silences and glances, and the one sentence performance from the Secret Service bod. Never tire of this scene.

I like this scene because although these top brass and the CIA dude are obviously thinking about the colonel you get the feeling they are also wondering about Sheen's character also.

@daveyboy_

Жыл бұрын

Fishing on R&R ?

@raulbetancourt5795

Жыл бұрын

I didnt, soldiers are like cannon balls for these fuckers, they're expendable.

@Doesitmatter113

7 ай бұрын

That's primarily to determine if the operative can go through with mission considering his personality and training mirror the Colonel. Sending in one crazy to kill another crazy...

@doorswhofan

2 ай бұрын

Frankly, as far as the general's final glance over at the colonel, I always felt the greater unspoken message there was, "Okay, this captain seems a little sketchy and spaced-out, but his track record says he ought to be able to do this, so..."

G.D Spradlin was absolutely great in his role as a General. The technique....pauses, breaths, inflection were superb.

Always liked the the subtle, but important shift from, "Terminate the Colonel's command," (i.e., the mission actually stated) to "Terminate the Colonel?" Willard clearly understood.

One of the best films ever made. The acting, cinematography and sound were outstanding from start to finish.

@climbnride58

Жыл бұрын

My second favorite movie of all time.

@fr-tigerfangs7039

7 ай бұрын

No. The best movie ever!!

"Pick up his trail at Nu Mung Bah and........ terminate the Colonel's command" I always wanted Willard to say "Okay, when you say terminate the Colonel's command, do you mean I should tell him he is not command anymore? Or what are you getting at here? I kind of feel like these orders you are giving me are needlessly ambiguous. You're using these euphemisms. I'm getting the sneaking suspicion........ that you want me to kill him." "He is out there operating without any decent restraint, beyond the pale of any acceptable human conduct." "Ok you see, you did it again. What does that even mean?" "Terminate with extreme prejudice." "Man, you guys. Wow. Just say it. Say we want you to kill Colonel Kurtz by any means necessary. Just say it." "Colonel Kurtz has become a problem." "Ok FY guys I'm out of here."

@BeanbagButters

Ай бұрын

You just wrote the scene for Leslie Nielsen. Bravo!

@jaybee9269

24 күн бұрын

Too funny. You’d never get along with intelligence people.

@kidd_gallahad2512

24 күн бұрын

Spoken like a man who has served? Did you?

Jerry Ziesmer could have gotten an academy award for only 4 words. Best war movie ever made.

The cia man has a disgusted look on his face just before he says "terminate with extreme prejudice " cold, chilling and utterly fantastic dialogue delivery.

Love the slow, roundabout way of doing dialogue like this.

“Hey soldier. Do you know who’s in command here?”……”yea”.

@vonn4017

Ай бұрын

yeah, not yea. he wasnt voting on something

@doylehargrave233

27 күн бұрын

@@vonn4017 ok teach me about affirmative answers that I’ve obviously been oblivious to.

@vonn4017

26 күн бұрын

@@doylehargrave233 teachers get paid

What I find strange is that most people don't mention the fact that Willard was never told that Colby was sent before him.....till after he left on the mission.....sent on a classified memo to the navy boat.....makes me wonder what they really thought of Willard....

@poorman2457

Жыл бұрын

Yeah that's one of the more eerie parts of the movie. That they had sent Colby before him.

@RevolverRho

Жыл бұрын

Says a lot imho, tells you very much that he is the apex of the US Soldier, a man built to kill, built to work like a machine perfectly snug in the cog. That’s how I interpret it at least.

@rightrightrightuhhuhuhhuh6516

Жыл бұрын

Good insight! Willard was on a one-way mission and they were keeping him around as a Kamikazee who would take anything because he was basically made of "the wrong stuff"... Colby did seem to have the hook up out there though, a girl on each arm, endless drug supply, all the free ammo he could shoot, losing his mind and soul, the usual stuff

@jkorshak

Жыл бұрын

Pure practicality for telling the story. Would have been too much to explain to the audience who Kurtz was and the basics of the mission while throwing in there detail about another guy to possibly look for who also went in. The Colby memo moves the story along and reminds the audience about the mission in between the episodes on the river.

@robertbusek30

Жыл бұрын

Well, I think they figured Colby was dead, but new information came in that he had joined Kurtz. Still, I always figured that this was supposed to be a one way trip for Willard. The CIA guy probably would have had him “taken care of” in Saigon once he returned.

This is one of the two best scenes in the greatest film ever made. All-Time Hollywood Great Harrison Ford, still in the early stage of his career, has one of the underappreciated little cameos ever, playing counter to the Alpha actor he was already. His nervousness is apparent, being with a General and the obviously (and weirdly creepy) CIA guy. This sets up the whole rest of the film, as will have been apparent to serious fans already.

the minute willard said "yes sir, obviously insane" they knew, they had their guy for the job.

"Terminate with extreme prejudice." The way it was delivered will forever be haunting

And of course after all these years when we hear the expression "the dark side" and see Harrison Ford, it gives an entire new meaning and connotation.

@mkultra2456

Жыл бұрын

"JOIN ME HAN SOLO! TOGETHER WE SHALL RULE THE GALAXY AS SITH LORD AND SMUGGLER!" "Hell yeah I'm down!"

@lazyartiste_2357

Жыл бұрын

@@mkultra2456 I would definitely pay to watch that movie.

@curtissmcadams1400

4 ай бұрын

His character's name is Colonel G. Lucas.

I love the fact that Solo was in Nam before he became a smuggler in the outer rim.

0:34 I first saw this film when I was dealing with severe depression. This line has always stuck with me.

'He's out there operating without restraint, totally beyond the pale of any acceptable human conduct.' Sounds like warfare.

@skeena59

Жыл бұрын

War is hell.

@RogueReplicant

Жыл бұрын

Roger - He's describing Uncle Sam. I wish the evil American Empire would just die. HOWEVER, whoever fills the vacuum of power will do the same. Whether it's Winnie the Pooh and his army of brainwashed commie zombies or any other maniac, THEY WILL DO THE SAME.

@alanhutchins5916

Жыл бұрын

45’s Presidency tbh.

@ilmarinen79

9 ай бұрын

Warfare is controlled though and clearly in their view "acceptable human conduct".

@rogermouton2273

9 ай бұрын

@@ilmarinen79 Do you think trench warfare is 'acceptable human conduct'? How about what happened during the D day landings?

Harrison Ford hears about the dark side often.

@zeothorn

Жыл бұрын

I have a bad feeling about this!

@JustSomeCanadianGuy

Жыл бұрын

“There’s a conflict in every human between the rational and the irrational.”

@afriend9428

Жыл бұрын

*needs to talk to Luke and Leia then*

@Bubbles99718

Жыл бұрын

Hokie religions are no match for a blaster at your side

Aside from the brilliant acting and filmmaking, I also loved Martin Sheen’s voiceover in the film.

@DarthRushy

Жыл бұрын

He didn't do the voiceover, his brother did.

Everything the general says may as well be taken as a direct reflection on US conduct in Vietnam. Even the introspective, blank stare with which he delivers the lines fits perfectly.

I first saw this movie in a high school class back in 1999 and the older I get the more I understand the gravity of this scene. What gets me the most is the general describing how Kurtz has gone insane, yet the mission they are about to order him is the very essence of insanity.

G.D Spradlin is absolutely brilliant in this scene

I'm disturbed by how relatable this is. I wasn't even born until 1969, and I've only ever been a Captain in the civilian fire service (never served in the military). Heavy...

G.D. Spradlin is really good in this he played the Senator in Godfather 2 it was smart for Francis to use him again in this movie.

This is one of Harrison Ford’s best performances. Yeah, it’s small and easy to miss, but his presence is properly balanced. His delivery of his lines, choked in the throat and hesitant are perfectly timed.

@barrycalvillo2466

7 ай бұрын

for the record, he was hung over from the night before, you can read about it, the sweating, coughing dropping things in the scene he did not have time to really sober up. So it was very realistic.

I recently asked a Vietnam vet what was the best film about the war that he'd seen. He said Apocalypse Now because... ''it captured the insanity of it all''...

The direction & editing in this scene are simply outstanding. The shifting directions of gazes tells the whole story.

First I quit smoking two years ago but this scene makes me want one so bad. You can feel the tension. Second I love how they pause after they say Kurtz is insane. As if they are trying to see if Willard will agree with them. Makes you wonder if they have their doubts about Willard’s sanity.

@markmcallan973

Жыл бұрын

Oh yeah bro phycology 101right there, that's what makes this movie a masterpiece 🤟

@rightrightrightuhhuhuhhuh6516

Жыл бұрын

And how Willard initially turns one down initially then when he realizes just how deeply fucked up it all is, decides to smoke one like it's his last request...

@Bitshitter

Жыл бұрын

@@rightrightrightuhhuhuhhuh6516 I saw an analysis done on the movie, where it was said that the taking of the cigarette at the end of the above scene was symbolic - it wasn't that Willard wanted to smoke the cigarette, or even if he smoked at all. It was that at that precise moment, it was a blood rite - that Willard was going to go "all in" or not at all - he was going to accept a mission off the books to go find a rogue US Marine Colonel during wartime, and assassinate him. The accepting of the cigarette was merely a symbolic way for Willard to show that he was accepting the mission, without verbally confirming that he was. It was like kissing the Don's ring......

@benjamintaylor3934

Жыл бұрын

I quit 12 years ago, and this is a film that makes me genuinely want one! This, Fight Club, and Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas! 🤣 Rotten habit, expensive and disastrous to health, better off rid of it 😉👍

@benjamintaylor3934

Жыл бұрын

@@Bitshitter that actually makes sense, to be honest. A little like knocking back a small measure of alcohol, or (in the case of Frank Pentangeles in Godfather Pt II) smiling and telling the second half of a well known story, fully aware of the underlying message.

What I love the most is that this was a chance for Harrison Ford to play outside of his usual roles as the stoic leading man.

That glance at 1:35, the "okay, lay it on him" shot.

@doorswhofan

2 ай бұрын

Frankly, I always felt the greater unspoken message there was, "Okay, this captain seems a little sketchy and spaced-out, but his track record says he ought to be able to do this, so..."

That CIA's ghost is definitely creepy.

I was in the army and G. D. Spradlin acting as a general was right on target.

@kevinhealey6540

Жыл бұрын

He a really good actor. I remember him an a couple of episodes in the TV show "Dragnet". He did a really good job in those episodes.

when I first watch this scene back in 1979, it reminded me how I got my assignments, you meet the people in high places, you get shaken down in front of folks you don't know, then you break for a nice lunch and then they tell you what your mission is while you are trying to eat, and they encourage you to accept it.

The General’s monologue sums up the theme of the film

The General explains the plots to both Apocalypse Now and Star Wars in one speech.

"They were gonna make a Major for this... and I wasn't even in their fuckin' army anymore."

"I wanted a mission. And for my sins, they gave me one."

I work in I.T., and I often get sent suspicious emails containing malware or phishing attempts. I always reply "delete with extreme prejudice" but almost no one gets the reference.

The writing and acting in this scene are stellar.

"Sometimes the dark side overcomes..." Harrison Ford: "Not THIS again."

I love the way the offer and acceptance of a cigarette seals the deal.

*"terminate with extreme prejudice"* the most memorable and cold-blooded movie line ever.

Every moment of this film (theatrical release) was pure art. An amazing, historical film.

“I am beyond their timid lying morality, and so I am beyond caring. Your loving father.”

Now you have me going back to see the entire movie again.....

Great acting...the General looks at him is satisfied wth his answer, takes a drink & nods to proceed

What an absolute masterpiece of a film. It’s absolutely perfect

@michaelklein3112

Жыл бұрын

FFC should get the job of making movies in heaven!! Pure perfection! 👍🤓👍

1:43 If you look closely, you can see that Harrison Ford actually says “Pick up Colonel Leighley’s path at Nu Mung Ba.” This is because Marlon Brando did not believe that an American colonel would be named Kurtz. It was only after reading Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness (and loving it) that he demanded the name be changed back

@TulaneAve

9 ай бұрын

Highly dubious factoid. Every instance recorded of Coppola and cast state that Brando arrived on set having never read anything part of Heart of Darkness. Watch Hearts of Darkness.

Damn, when 'Jerry' the spook wipes that tiny smile away with a blink... The way his undone purple tie reminds me a confessional... And for my sins, they gave me one.

These men are pros. Not only the actors, but a also the writer and director.

@OptimusWombat

Жыл бұрын

Fun fact: although Coppola went on to direct the film, it was actually George Lucas who was originally hired to direct it. Lucas left the project partly due to his commitments on American Graffiti and Star Wars.

COLONEL LUCAS: There's one more thing, Captain Willard. CAPTAIN WILLARD: What's that, sir? COLONEL LUCAS: Don't get cocky, kid.

Terminate, w/ Extreme Prejudice!!!!!! That line sends chills up and down my spine!!!!!😬😬😬

3 star General talking frankly to an O-3 Captain. Good luck with that mission.

@chuckbuckbobuck

28 күн бұрын

Remember though he's a "spook" O-3. Not everyday cannonfodder type captain.

I feel like Jerry Ziesmer's tie tells a lot of the story here. There's this trope in movies where, if a conversation is getting too long/heated, someone would undo their tie. Jerry looks worn out and his tie is undone, as if they had spent all day debating if they should have the colonel killed.

You always know there is going to be trouble when a General officer gets philisophical with you.