John Milius: The Story Behind Writing Apocalypse Now | Ep12 | Making Apocalypse Now

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John Milius originally wrote the Apocalypse Now story for George Lucas to direct under Francis Ford Coppola’s American Zoetrope studio, but when Lucas decided to do Star Wars and Coppola decided to make Apocalypse Now himself, a re-write was in order. But what happens when two brilliant screenwriters swaying toward opposite sides of the political spectrum collaborate on a script about the Vietnam War?

And how did Milius’ life leading up to Apocalypse Now, shape the story? We’ll find out in this episode of Making Apocalypse Now.

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[Cinephilia & Beyond] Incredible collection of resources on Apocalypse Now: https://bit.ly/35Mvv7M

(Segaloff) Big Bad John: The John Milius Interviews by Nat Segaloff
(ThePoliticalLion)John Milius on how liberals in Hollywood blacklisted him - https://bit.ly/3Q1USZq
(History.com) Great Society -https://bit.ly/3Rdirzb
LBJ’s Great Society Speech - https://bit.ly/3AuLnMe
(WGA.org)Screenwriter John Milius on Apocalypse Now - https://bit.ly/3KoLfCB
(Rolling Stone) Francis Coppola Interview by Greil Marcus - https://bit.ly/3KryoiY
(Austin Film Festival) On Story: 107 War on the Big Screen: Oliver Stone & John Milius - https://bit.ly/3AoqGSd
(Schrader) John Milius: Master of Flash by Paul Schrader - Los Angeles Weekly News

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