15 Facts About Apocalypse Now

1. Apocalypse Now convinced United Artists executives to delay the premiere from May to October 1978.

2. Apocalypse Now read a book about Genghis Khan to get a better handle on the character of Kurtz.

3. Apocalypse Now decided to make his film in the Philippines for its access to American equipment and cheap labor.

4. Apocalypse Now says the line "I love the smell of napalm in the morning" just came to him.

5. Apocalypse Now was inspired by such films as Dr Strangelove.

6. Apocalypse Now wanted to use Conrad's novel as "a sort of allegory.

7. Apocalypse Now would send these ears back to his superiors as proof of the efficacy of his operations deep inside Laos.

8. Apocalypse Now is today considered to be one of the greatest films ever made.

9. Apocalypse Now is a 1979 American epic war film directed, produced and co-written by Francis Ford Coppola.

10. In 2000, Apocalypse Now was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".

11. In 2000, Apocalypse Now was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being culturally, historically or aesthetically significant.

12. Apocalypse Now had novel sound techniques for a movie, as Murch insisted on recording the most up-to-date gunfire and employed the Dolby Stereo 70 mm Six Track system for the 70mm release.

13. Apocalypse Now is a 1979 American epic war film directed, produced, and co-written by Francis Ford Coppola.

14. Apocalypse Now is neither a tone poem nor an opera.

15. Apocalypse Now performed well at the box office when it opened in August 1979.