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[[Image:ApocalypseNow.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''Apocalypse Now Redux (2001)'']] | [[Image:ApocalypseNow.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''Apocalypse Now Redux (2001)'']] | ||
''Apocalypse Now'' is the 1979 epic Vietnam War film directed by [[Francis Ford Coppola]]. | ''Apocalypse Now'' is the 1979 epic Vietnam War film directed by [[Francis Ford Coppola]]. The screenplay was co-written by Coppola and [[John Milius]] and was based on the Joseph Conrad novel ''Heart of Darkness''. The film stars [[Martin Sheen]] as a Special Forces officer sent on a mission downriver to terminate a rogue American colonel ([[Marlon Brando]]). Coppola encountered several production problems while making the film, much of which was documented in the acclaimed 1991 documentary ''Hearts of Darkness''. In 2001, Coppola would release an extended version of the film under the title ''Apocalypse Now Redux''. | ||
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==M16 (SP1)== | ==M16 (SP1)== | ||
Col. Kilgore ([[Robert Duvall]]) is seen briefly holding an [[M16_rifle_series#M16_Rifle|M16 (SP1)]] rifle noted by its "slab-side" receiver after the battle at Vihn Din Drop. The gun notably has an A1-style lower receiver, as evident by the fencing around the magazine, meaning this is a "franken-gun". The use of the M16 is an error as the original M16 was never used by the US Army or any other branch of the US Military other than the Air Force. By the time the movie takes place (1969), all M16's that were being used by the entire US Military were already replaced by the M16A1 as seen above. | Col. Kilgore ([[Robert Duvall]]) is seen briefly holding an [[M16_rifle_series#M16_Rifle|M16 (SP1)]] rifle noted by its "slab-side" receiver after the battle at Vihn Din Drop. The gun notably has an A1-style lower receiver, as evident by the fencing around the magazine, meaning this is a "franken-gun". The use of the M16 is an error as the original M16 was never used by the US Army or any other branch of the US Military other than the Air Force. By the time the movie takes place (1969), all M16's that were being used by the entire US Military were already replaced by the M16A1 as seen above. | ||
[[Image:M16-SP1-30Mag.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M16 (SP1) fitted with A1-style birdcage flash hider (to imitate M16A1) and 30-round magazine - 5.56x45mm.]] | |||
[[Image:M16-SP1-30Mag.jpg|thumb|none|400px|M16 (SP1) fitted with A1-style birdcage | |||
[[Image:AN 1220.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Soldier on the right with an M16.]] | [[Image:AN 1220.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Soldier on the right with an M16.]] | ||
[[Image:ApnowM16-13.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Kilgore talking to Lance about surfing while holding the M16 (SP1).]] | [[Image:ApnowM16-13.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Kilgore talking to Lance about surfing while holding the M16 (SP1).]] | ||
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[[Image:ApnowM60-6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Clean fires the M60 at the fisherman.]] | [[Image:ApnowM60-6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Clean fires the M60 at the fisherman.]] | ||
[[Image:ApnowM60-7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|''"I'm good."'' Clean looks in horror at what he just did.]] | [[Image:ApnowM60-7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|''"I'm good."'' Clean looks in horror at what he just did.]] | ||
[[Image:ApnowM60-8.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Clean fires the M60 while taking incoming tracer rounds. | [[Image:ApnowM60-8.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Clean fires the M60 while taking incoming tracer rounds. As what was common in Vietnam, a "C-rat" can is attached to the machine gun in order to prevent the rounds from snagging.]] | ||
[[Image:ApnowM60-9.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Clean with the M60 while on patrol.]] | [[Image:ApnowM60-9.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Clean with the M60 while on patrol.]] | ||
[[Image:ApnowM60-10.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Chef with the M60 before switching to the M2.]] | [[Image:ApnowM60-10.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Chef with the M60 before switching to the M2.]] | ||
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==Norinco Type 56== | ==Norinco Type 56== | ||
NVA are seen using [[AK-47#Norinco Type 56|Norinco Type 56]] assault rifles throughout the film, and they are also seen in the hands of Kurtz's men. | NVA are seen using [[AK-47#Norinco Type 56|Norinco Type 56]] assault rifles throughout the film, and they are also seen in the hands of Kurtz's men. It is noteworthy that this film was released in 1979 and took nearly three years to complete (thus photography started in 1976). During the 1970s, the Norinco Type 56 were not being imported into the U.S., and none were in U.S. Armorer inventories. The only reason Coppola's film had them was because they were supplied by Filipino armorers in Luzon. | ||
[[Image:ChineseType56.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Norinco Type 56 with folding "Pig Sticker" bayonet - 7.62x39mm.]] | [[Image:ChineseType56.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Norinco Type 56 with folding "Pig Sticker" bayonet - 7.62x39mm.]] | ||
[[Image:ApnowAK-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Norinco Type 56 lying next to a dead VC, while Kilgore hands out death cards.]] | [[Image:ApnowAK-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Norinco Type 56 lying next to a dead VC, while Kilgore hands out death cards.]] | ||
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==M1 Carbine== | ==M1 Carbine== | ||
In "Apocalypse Now Redux", most of the colonists are armed with [[M1 Carbine]]s. | In "Apocalypse Now Redux", most of the colonists are armed with [[M1 Carbine]]s. | ||
[[Image:M1CarbineLateModel.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Korean War Era [[M1 Carbine|M1 Carbine]], with Birch Stock, Adjustable sight, bayonet lug, and twin magazine pouch. | [[Image:M1CarbineLateModel.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Korean War Era [[M1 Carbine|M1 Carbine]], with Birch Stock, Adjustable sight, bayonet lug, and twin magazine pouch. Most of the World War II variations of the M1 Carbine were sent back to the Military Arsenals and retrofitted with the Bayonet Lug and adjustable rear sight. This is the version seen after late 1945 and all the way until the 1960s. This version is seen most often in World War II movies, despite being anachronistic for most World War II battles]] | ||
[[Image:ApnowM1carb-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|French Colonists with their M1 Carbines.]] | [[Image:ApnowM1carb-1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|French Colonists with their M1 Carbines.]] | ||
[[Image:ApnowM1carb-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Distant shot of the Colonist with their M1 Carbines.]] | [[Image:ApnowM1carb-2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Distant shot of the Colonist with their M1 Carbines.]] | ||
Revision as of 01:40, 13 April 2012
Apocalypse Now is the 1979 epic Vietnam War film directed by Francis Ford Coppola. The screenplay was co-written by Coppola and John Milius and was based on the Joseph Conrad novel Heart of Darkness. The film stars Martin Sheen as a Special Forces officer sent on a mission downriver to terminate a rogue American colonel (Marlon Brando). Coppola encountered several production problems while making the film, much of which was documented in the acclaimed 1991 documentary Hearts of Darkness. In 2001, Coppola would release an extended version of the film under the title Apocalypse Now Redux.
The following weapons were used in the film Apocalypse Now:
M16A1
M16A1 fitted with 30 round "curved" magazines are used by various characters throughout the film. While the 30 round magazine was not the norm for the M16 in Vietnam, it would technically be accurate (since the film takes place in 1969), but probably not as prevalent in the film.
Lance: What?
Kilgore: Napalm, son! Nothing else in the world smells like that. I love the smell of napalm in the morning. You know, one time we had a hill bombed, for 12 hours. When it was all over, I walked up. We didn't find one of 'em, not one stinkin' dink body! The smell, you know that gasoline smell, the whole hill! Smelled like...victory!
M16 (SP1)
Col. Kilgore (Robert Duvall) is seen briefly holding an M16 (SP1) rifle noted by its "slab-side" receiver after the battle at Vihn Din Drop. The gun notably has an A1-style lower receiver, as evident by the fencing around the magazine, meaning this is a "franken-gun". The use of the M16 is an error as the original M16 was never used by the US Army or any other branch of the US Military other than the Air Force. By the time the movie takes place (1969), all M16's that were being used by the entire US Military were already replaced by the M16A1 as seen above.
MGC M16
When the PBR boat is taking incoming tracer rounds, two MGC M16 replica's are shot up.
M60 machine gun
An M60 machine gun is seen carried by one of Col. Kilgore's (Robert Duvall) soldiers that rides in the helicopter with Chef and Clean. Clean (Laurence Fishburne) is the M60 gunner on the Navy PBR. Chef (Frederic Forrest) is seen firing the M60 briefly while taking incoming arrows from natives, but switches to the single mounted M2.
M60D
M60D machine guns are mounted on Col. Kilgore's (Robert Duvall) choppers during the battle at Vinh Din Drop.
Browning M2HB
Browning M2HBs are single and double hand mounted on the Navy PBR. Jay 'Chef' Hicks (Frederic Forrest) is the rear gunner with the single mounted M2HB (nicknamed after the band "Canned Heat"). Lance Johnson (Sam Bottoms) is the front gunner with double hand mounted M2's. While traveling on the river through the Do Lung Bridge two soldiers are seen firing an M2 trying to kill a single VC under all the dead VC bodies.
M1911A1
An M1911A1 is seen on the nightstand of the Saigon hotel bedroom of Capt. Benjamin Willard (Martin Sheen). Lt. Col. Bill Kilgore (Robert Duvall) is seen carrying one with pearl grips that have a Air Cavalry symbol imprinted as his sidearm throughout the movie. In a deleted scene, Col. Walter E. Kurtz (Marlon Brando) aims Willard's 1911 at him when he's caged.
M79 grenade launcher
An M79 grenade launcher is used by The Roach (Herb Rice) to kill an NVA soldier hiding in the barbed wire during the scene at the Do Lung bridge. Roach had customized his with a tiger-stripe paint job.
GE M134 Minigun
A GE M134 Minigun is seen door-mounted on one of the UH-1 Huey choppers during the famous raid scene. Being that the movie was filmed in the Philippines, they also supplied the helicopters which were outfitted with real guns. Since the weapons require no blank adaption to fire, all they needed was lots of blank ammunition to get the guns running.
Fake DShK heavy machine gun (mock up)
NVA fire at the Huey helicopters with a DShK heavy machine gun, in reality a mocked up Browning M2HB machine gun.
Smith & Wesson Model 10
Chief Phillips (Albert Hall) draws his Smith & Wesson Model 10 with a 3" barrel while the fisherman's boat is being searched.
Norinco Type 56
NVA are seen using Norinco Type 56 assault rifles throughout the film, and they are also seen in the hands of Kurtz's men. It is noteworthy that this film was released in 1979 and took nearly three years to complete (thus photography started in 1976). During the 1970s, the Norinco Type 56 were not being imported into the U.S., and none were in U.S. Armorer inventories. The only reason Coppola's film had them was because they were supplied by Filipino armorers in Luzon.
Ithaca 37
Capt. Colby (Scott Glenn) carries an Ithaca 37 fitted with a heat shield and bayonet lug. In a deleted scene, he uses it to kill the photojournalist (Dennis Hopper) for taking Kurtz's picture only for Willard to throw his knife hitting him in the gut, killing him.
M1 Carbine
In "Apocalypse Now Redux", most of the colonists are armed with M1 Carbines.
MAT-49
In "Apocalypse Now Redux", a French Colonist is seen armed with a MAT-49 submachine gun.
Browning Automatic Rifle M1918A2
A Browning Automatic Rifle M1918A2 is seen resting on the shoulders of one of the French Colonists in "Apocalypse Now Redux".
M3 Aerial Rocket Artillery
M3 Aerial Rocket Artillery (ARA) launchers are mounted on the sides of the UH-1 Hueys in the film.
M-6E3 Weapons System
Mounted on the UH-1 Huey helicopters are M-6E3 Weapon Systems, which are dual automated M60C machine guns controlled by the pilot.
Pontiac M39
During the raid scene, Kilgore calls in an airstrike which is conducted by Air Force F-5A & F-5B Freedom Fighters, complete with Pontiac M39 cannons, though the fighters do not fire their guns during the attack.
