On May 21, 1977, "Apocalypse Now" finally came to an end. Coppola told the editor and sound designer Walter Murzi to give him only 4 months to complete the sound effects of the film. Murzi discovered that the script used narration, but Coppola did not adopt it during the filming. In the end, he decided to change his original intention and record the narration for the film himself. In September 1977, Coppola confessed to his wife that there was only a 20% chance that the film would be released on schedule. Coppola found the upper management of United American Film Company and requested that the premiere date be postponed from May 1978 to October. While under the great pressure of the film, Coppola also fell into a family crisis due to an extramarital affair. In May 1978, Coppola decided to postpone the film's screening until the following spring.
Apocalypse Now Screening encounter
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Extended Reading
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Chief Quartermaster (QMC) Phillips: My orders say I'm not supposed to know where I'm taking this boat, so I don't! But one look at you, and I know it's gonna be hot!
Willard: We're going up river about 75 klicks above the Do Lung bridge.
Chief Quartermaster (QMC) Phillips: That's Cambodia, captain.
Willard: That's classified. We're not supposed to be in Cambodia, but that's where I'm going.
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Kilgore: You can either surf, or you can fight!