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Though originally uncredited, "Apocalypse Now" was based on the novel "A Heart of Darkness" by what author?

Joseph Conrad. In 1991 Eleanor Coppola's documentary "Hearts of Darkness: A Filmaker's Apocalypse" was released.

The movie was released in 1979, but when did filming in the Philippines actually begin?

March 1976. Filming was scheduled to take only a few weeks... it ended up taking 16 months.

How old was Laurence Fishburne when filming began?

14 & Fourteen. He lied about his age to get the role.

Jay "Chef" Hicks was a gourmet cook. What was his specialty?

Sauces. He was "raised to be a saucier".

Which of the following was NOT a name of one of the Playmates?

Jodi Graham. Miss Carrie Foster was Playmate of the Year, Terri Turee was Miss May, and Sandra Beatty was Miss August.

Martin Sheen later spoofed his Capt. Willard character in which movie?

Hot Shots! Part Deux. The highlight of that film.

After eight hours of waiting on the boat for Willard to return, Chef radios "Almighty" and identifies himself as who?

PBR Street Gang. Only to have his head cut off a few minutes later.

While Willard recovers from his ordeal in the cage, Kurtz reads to him from which T.S. Eliot poem?

The Hollow Man. "We are the hollow men".

Who performs the song "Suzie Q" for the movie?

Flash Cadillac. Flash Cadillac and the Continental Kids are still touring!

Steve McQueen was offered the role of Captain Willard but turned it down.

True. He didn't want to spend weeks in a jungle filming... good thing for him as it would end up taking 16 months.