Battle at Do Long Bridge from Apocalypse Now

[poppypineapple1991]

Haha I would totally be doing what Lance is doing in this situation. Totally spaced out and more pre-occupied with the puppy than gun fire : D

Such a cutie x

[Sovereign007]

hey guys, one question: what happens to the little dog? Haven´t seen the movie in a long time so I can´t remember that there even was a dog.

Thx!

[sayhellyes]

when i read about vietnam i get the impression everyone who experienced the boonies experienced something very few people have to, being at one with your surrounding, having to trust the man next to you with your life, having to live every single day with one foot in your grave. that's why i respect them so much, almost like they went back to primal instincts, they were one step ahead. probably why they found it so hard to integrate back into 'normal society' again.

[Cam1Deathsnake]

Are the lazer sounds in the background supposed to represent what Lance is hearing because of the acid, or is it just on the radio the guys are listening to in the trench?

[Zebbideeful]

@Cam1Deathsnake its hi tensile steel being struck ie. the wire holding up the lights

[temistoclebanana]

@Cam1Deathsnake I think they were the string that were moving with lightbulbs on it.

[Axgoodofdunemaul]

I spent a year with the 1st Cav Div in Vietnam. It was insane, crazy, beyond belief, just like this movie. I saw crazy people like Kilgore; I couldn't believe what I was seeing and hearing sometimes. Don't ever think it was in any way worthwhile or good. It was not heroic or good for the USA in any way. The lives lost were wasted. So far as I know the 'Nung River' is fictional. I never heard of it.

[Axgoodofdunemaul]

I spent a year with the 1st Cav Div in Vietnam. It was insane, crazy, beyond belief, just like this movie. I saw crazy people like Kilgore; I couldn't believe what I was seeing and hearing sometimes. Don't ever think it was in any way worthwhile or good. It was not heroic or good for the USA in any way. So far as I know the 'Nung River' is fictional. I never heard of it.

[latinodude85]

Btw, why wasn't the term 'Charlie' used in Platoon?

[TensorKhan]

Take us into orbit Mister Malmsteen -- we've seen enough.

[tuubatuubi]

It's a legendary scene. Especially the Roach's response to "Hey soldier.. Do you know who's in command here?" -"Yeah.." gets me every time. It solidifies the situations fucked-upness so greatly

[youse12132]

"You get what you deserve!"

Words that sum up this film.

[thewildcaputo]

the do long bridge is based on a Gen. Westmorland interview were he stated we have a bridge connecting North Vietnam to the South and we are making progress.

[Jeffro288]

There's something about the bridge being blown up at the end that has always haunted my memory, I cant say why, the whole scene is just mesmerizing.

[poolpig]

@Jeffro288 former life you were there

[gregmaster517]

great scene.

[jakespick]

In my mind, this sequence represents the Seventh Circle of Hell.

[CB750k5]

When I look at this scene I am reminded that this is Hell all the men there are already dead and continue to fight and rebuild the bridge over and over again

[brassmachine002]

4:04 what's the name of that song playing? It sounds like a Hendrix riff.

[BeyondLame]

Hm. I think i drew an allusion.

The machine gunning of the enemy soldier being futile (maybe why we couldn't beat the NVA back then) and then when Roach fires his grenade launcher, it's sort of like a nuke that wipes him out *cut forward to the end with Kurtz's writing, DROP THE BOMB, EXTERMINATE THEM ALL"

[PeekabooDave]

1:41 YOU'LL GET WHAT YOU DESERVE!!!!

[DigitalBuddah13]

you're in the asshole of the world captain!

[kpjlflsknflksnflknsa]

Very clever way to portray the scene, one of the best films ever made

[collegefootballrulez]

I know...this scene has everything in it....mystical, scary, dark and dangerous.

[skylur44]

I know all wars are horrific but for some reason this one seems to be the worst of the worst.

[collegefootballrulez]

LOL 4:43

YOU THINK YOU SO BAD HUH NIGGA!

[latinodude85]

This is, by far, the most mind-blowing scene of this amazing film.

[skylur44]

Agreed.

[mas1888]

Goddamnit, you stepped on my face!

[LucidDream]

And also this movie had the oddest bunch of characters.

[snooch1975]

noooo fuckk uuuuu

[sonnyjim202]

can somebody tell me what that song is called they hear in the trench!

[trock77]

i'm pretty sure it's funkaldelic, "maggot brain".

could be wrong on the song tho or it could just be jimi

[Conker53rd]

I heard that the song is by a guy named Randy Hansen, a Jimi Hendrix impersonator. Although I can't find the name of the song, if you listen to the Do Lung Bridge track on the original Apocalypse Now OST (Not the Redux OST), it's spliced in there.

[youse12132]

From 3:00-3:45 it looks like a clown and laser show gone horribly wrong lol.

[LucidDream]

I think it all sort of had a circus theme too it. Willard says this at one point,"No wonder Kurtz put a weed up Command's ass. The war was being run by a bunch of four star clowns who were gonna end up giving the whole circus away."

This scene is probably the one that tripped me out the most. I love it.

[ThatUJohnWayne]

I don't think so, Vietnam soldiers (some) were untrained and unmotivated because of the drafts. Its a different war machine now, different technology and a different more jaded combat ready generation.

[bloodlinehunter]

this scene struck fear in my young heart when i first watched it. damn i never forgot this scene

[tommyhicks2]

filmed in kaliria ,pampanga and la guna....the steps at the end of the river were still there in 79..i stood on them...when i was 13

[agent4051]

I can't tell whats going on theres so much stuff

[Amhlair]

Don't comment on one scene if you haven't seen the movie. Jaysus, it's like reading one page out of Heart of Darkness and saying 'I don't get it.'

[agent4051]

what happen to the do long bridge C.O?

[Celeon999A]

If im allowed to use NAM language...

He propably got zapped by beaucoup victor charlie. No more bum bum for CO baby-san, only titi left of him.

;-)

[PrimusRaven]

@agent4051

Probably very very dead.

[CrittermationsPictrs]

I rarely if ever say this, but:

Rest in peace, Sam.

(I'm sure Kilgore's pissed!)

[KingoftheGods123]

l found this seen really spooky, was that a real place, because every time l like it up (Do Lung Bridge, Nung River) all these apocalypse now websites come up and l want to learn more about this...

[monkeys37]

Nung and Do Lung were fictional.

[KingoftheGods123]

was it based on an actual place in vietnam. if so what was it called

[DopedUpMonkey]

It's fictional, But more than likely there probably was places like this.

[VCK9009]

Still sends chills down my spine.

[AshzG]

mayo! HAHAHA

[eagle3244]

Hey soldier...do you know who's in commande hear? Yeah

[Broodkill]

the scene at 1:07 i read on imdb that the guy who plays lance was actually on acid during this scene. he smoke and did drugs throughout the movie.

[buddeelov]

I stand corrected. I agree that the warrior sees this movie differently. Thanks for reminding me....

[buddeelov]

One of the best scenes to one of the best anti-war movies ever made.

[das81]

What I love about this movie is like a some sort of trip to hell, like those in greek mythology trought the stynx river.

You got love this movie.

[ThisIsChemicalBurn]

Apparently, the soundtrack at 4:04, although sound very hendrix-esque, is courtesy of Randy Hansen.

[Kapernakus07]

thankyou for that info, for years Ive been trying to find out who was playing that!

[monkeys37]

Good stuff.  Apparently Hansen is a sort of Hendrix imitator, which explains the similarity in sound.

[jasper17ful]

@monkeys37 what was the name of this song i really wanna no

[j0nny1987]

Best Quote by far. Sheen, "Hey soldier, do you know who's in command here?" Grenade guy, "Yeah" and he walks off. So many different meanings can be interpreted from that.

[RockAndRollz]

little horrifying isn't it?

[buddeelov]

You took the words out of my mouth. Possibly the best line in the whole movie; and this movie has some good lines.

[despeckt]

the part 3:01 That scares me

[grtdebater]

the guy who says "its the asshole of the world" is Christopher Walkens brother.

[godwhyisthistaken]

I just heard the news, Great actoer, great person from what i can see, RIP.

[tasosk3]

I also learned today that Sam Bottoms, the actor playing Lance in this one, died this week from brain cancer (he was 53). RIP.

[das81]

to think he acted in the shadowchaser 3 movie, really makes me sad.

I mean come one, Dennis Hopper and the dude playing Chef they even had regular acting career even that they were in this work of pure art.

[tasosk3]

The most haunting scene in one of the most haunting movies ever. While most people pick (with good reason) the helicopter attack or any scene with Brando as their favorite from "Apocalypse Now", for me this scene in what looks like an amusement park from hell - or the "asshole of the world", as the soldier tells Martin Sheen - is the breaking point where the movie finally delves into full-blown paranoia, a masterpiece of surrealistic nightmare imagery. Absolutely unforgettable!

[chrisalayon]

couldnt have said it better. after seeing this part you realize that they've really seen beyond

[tommyhicks2]

here,here.....i agree - this isnt -and i mean the whole film isnt a movie in the traditional sense - its more like a giant 10 foot by 6 foot mad canvas painted by picasso -covering everything from '65 - '73 - its some kind of strange masterpiece - very far from a 'war film'........

[latinodude85]

@tasosk3

Your comment is the best despcrition that I've ever heard of this amazing scene!

[Stalinsurfstheweb]

@tasosk3 you should watch a movie called 'come and see' you'd like it

[RockAndRollz]

man i almost cried at the geneious of this film

[RockAndRollz]

it was voodoo child

[N412MC]

What Hendrix song was playing in this scene?

[tommyhicks2]

i used to wonder that for years - since i first heard the guitar - now [and i grew up philippines where this was shot!]...i'm 100% certain it is not hendrix playing....................[of course open to anyone who may know better ..but now feel sure its lead to fit the scene - Cappolla [?]....never did things by halves...the music was played to fit scene - im certain[?]....

[pencilpl0x]

I've been wanting to know what song it was for ages, but it does sound very much like Hendrix.

[brittonlayman]

damn crazy