{"product_id":"coppolas-monster-film-the-making-of-apocalypse-now-9781476664255","title":"Coppola's Monster Film: The Making of Apocalypse Now","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Steven Travers\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Film - History \u0026amp; Criticism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In 1975, after his two \u003ci\u003eGodfather\u003c\/i\u003e epics, Francis Ford Coppola went to the Philippines to film \u003ci\u003eApocalypse Now\u003c\/i\u003e. He scrapped much of the original script, a jingoistic narrative of U.S. Special Forces winning an unwinnable war. Harvey Keitel, originally cast in the lead role, was fired and replaced by Martin Sheen, who had a heart attack. An overweight Marlon Brando, paid a huge salary, did more philosophizing than acting. It rained almost every day and a hurricane wiped out the set. The Philippine government promised the use of helicopters but diverted them at the last minute to fight communist and Muslim separatists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Coppola filmed for four years with no ending in the script. The shoot threatened to be the biggest disaster in movie history. Providing a detailed snapshot of American cinema during the Vietnam War, this book tells the story of how \u003ci\u003eApocalypse Now\u003c\/i\u003e became one of the great films of all time.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46477884752023,"sku":"9781476664255","price":3725.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781476664255.jpg?v=1766291857","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/coppolas-monster-film-the-making-of-apocalypse-now-9781476664255","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}