Acting Lessons 101 - Marlon Brando - Apocalypse Now
BackMarlon Brando, one of the greatest actors of the last half century, and some say THE greatest, portrayed Colonel Kurtz in Apocalypse Now. In the film, he is a highly decorated officer who went mad, killed many, and shacked up in Cambodia, miles from where the action was in Vietnam. Martin Sheen plays Capt.Willard who is sent to kill him. Sheen's trip up river to find him occupies most of the film. Brando is only in it for the last 45 mins or so.
This is his final monologue in the film, describing "The Horror".
Simply brilliant acting. His expressions are as sharp as can be.
Allegedly, he was told he could improvise the description of the story he tells Willard of what he had seen at the camp they had to go for innoculation of children, so, thats pretty wild for him to make up what he did as he went along. Truly a great actor of our time.
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Uploaded: April 29, 2007 at 1:22 am
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Video Comments:
txmcxlx (November 20, 2008 at 9:10 pm)
This movie must have really pissed off Sgt Barry Sadler.
atramental (November 19, 2008 at 10:52 pm)
the devil can give you anything you want. If you want power to destroy a country in a illegitimate war--which they all are-- then take it. It's there waiting for you. But remember that in life we are all confronted with a choice, to cut a child's arm off or not to no matter the consequence. That is between you and your soul.
Don't feed into these lies.
Don't feed into these lies.
LoneConformist (November 15, 2008 at 7:12 am)
It's a shame people speak of this as if it's the worst part of the movie. It's the best. This is true insanity caught on film. Not acting.
The rest of the film is nothing but a fireworks display. But this is genuinely scary. The loss of one's mind. You won't know until you meet someone who is there. It's like facing a cobra... You have to humor them. Build their ego. But they're gone. They would snap your neck in a split second. They're monsters but don't even know.
The rest of the film is nothing but a fireworks display. But this is genuinely scary. The loss of one's mind. You won't know until you meet someone who is there. It's like facing a cobra... You have to humor them. Build their ego. But they're gone. They would snap your neck in a split second. They're monsters but don't even know.
BenjKris (November 18, 2008 at 12:54 pm)
i agree that this is the best part of the film
but to call the rest of the film merely a 'fireworks display' is disrespecting it somewhat
but to call the rest of the film merely a 'fireworks display' is disrespecting it somewhat
Lanegan747 (November 11, 2008 at 1:07 pm)
what's he saying between 3:40 and 3:45?
"these were men, trained [ ? ]"
I don't catch the word...
"these were men, trained [ ? ]"
I don't catch the word...
JOVE23 (November 13, 2008 at 11:51 pm)
cadres
greggregoryvigilant (November 8, 2008 at 9:32 am)
If I had 10 divisons of those men, then our trouble here would be over very quicky.
Shamsintub3 (November 3, 2008 at 4:33 am)
A lot of this is improv too if I remember.
Pele2269 (November 10, 2008 at 8:36 pm)
That's what drove Coppola into a breakdown, Sheen had a heart attack, the film was WAY over budget and the Air Force kept taking their helicopters when the movie crew needed them for shooting. Result? One of the best movies ever.
Posmeallie (November 14, 2008 at 8:18 pm)
yeah somewhere i read coppola even at some brief point contemplated suicide during the production of this movie