'You're an Errand Boy' | Apocalypse Now
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- Colonel Walter E. Kurtz (Marlon Brando) meets Captain Willard (Martin Sheen) and questions him about his mission.
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“I don’t see…any method…at all, sir.”
I know Kurtz’s lines get all the love, but currently this is my personal favorite line in the scene. I love It.
Sheen is one of the best actors too. Too bad Sin Charlie is a piece if crap...Matt NYC
Of course these are great, but a favorite of mine is "Everyone gets everything he wants." Theres just something about that simple opener, then he says "I wanted a mission, etc.."
@@Skipjack7814 Oh, for sure! The movie's full of great lines.
"Charging a man with murder in this place was like handing speeding tickets out at the Indy 500," is another of my favorites, although I always remember it as, "War crimes," instead of murder for some reason.
My favorite scene/line is when officer Willard arrives at that one way point at night where all the GIs are frying on acid
Who's in charge here. ?
It's like perfect metaphor of the depths of a failed pointless occupation type war, and also metaphor for LSD, where no one is in charge.
The pentagon barely tells us the true extent of how commonplace it was for draftees to murder their lieutenants. It was ROUTINE. Hundreds of officers were klled by their own soldiers. That's why we'll never have a draft again
Brando was the greatest screen actor of the twentieth century. This is one of his minor roles.
At the same time, it's his greatest one.
That one eye staring directly at the camera, at Willard, at the audience - at you. It's perfectly intense. It's a look of exact calculation and self-understanding. Looking into that eye, there are no secrets and no subtexts, everything is laid out in front of you without fear.
The opening scene is the ritualistic cleansing with water to hands (actions), eyes (vision) and head (thoughts) in a "baptism' of sorts. For the greater good, Kurtz as if seeking redemption "to collect a bill", allows Willard to terminate his command. The quintessential struggle within us all: good versus evil; light ("right" eye) versus darkness. One the most profound scenes in all of cinema.
Kurtz's best line, right here. "You're an errand boy sent by grocery clerks to collect a bill." In one line, he denounces Willard, his superiors, the pathetic war effort, and the US military establishment, all at the same time -- and rightly so. I wonder if that line was scripted by Milius or Coppola, or if Brando devised it. Thematically perfect, regardless of which.
You see the laughter behind the insanity is this , > the same minds behind this revealing truth this unveiling of reality through this famous line are the same minds behind the u.s military establishment, they ARE the grocery clerks and the willards ,the assassins ,the same minds behind the creation of the Vietnam war are the same minds that purposely painted this picture for you to see through the cinematography of this movie
U.S. Military won every official battle of Vietnam. Communists who had taken over our Country after WW2 wanted Ho Chi Mihn to seize Vietnam.
MIlius. Just feels like MIlius.
Everything I needed to know before enlisting was in this movie.
I thank God for it.
Your powers of observation are truly awe-inspiring. Here was me thinking that's just a line in a film, and there you are, saying it like it is, saying it's a GOOD line in a film. My mind is truly blown by the magnitude of your intellectual prowess.
This is a rare case of the film being more powerful than the book. "Heart of Darkness" is one of the greatest human stories ever written but the film definitely has more impact. Let's take our hats off to Joseph Conrad.
And considering he wrote it in a completely different language to his natural one makes it even more impressive!
They both know that the other man is correct... They both know the other man is wrong..
They agree without words as to the purpose of each other being there,. And what it took to get there.
Both men have come out of the mouth of madness before meeting each other.
The eyes say so much.
Coppola never intended to shoot this scene in heavy shadows. But Brando showed up on set extremely overweight and had shaved his head without letting anyone know, and it was the only way Coppola and cinematographer Vittorio Storaro could think of to conceal him as much as possible in the frame. He was supposed to be a special forces Colonel, and they are generally not morbidly obese, so it made no sense for the character. Brando was also reportedly so uncooperative that it made the already-nightmarish development more difficult
Kurtz was seen as God by the tribals, he probably gets all the food from them and got fat during his stay.
The head.. the hand that clean the head.. the light...the voice.... this is a real masterpiece.. one of 10 best movies ever made. Coppola is a pure Genius in a disaster movie near to implode. Brando was a deeply troubled man.. but.. the greatest actor ever lived... he was the Mozart of acting.. and so had same brutal ending of his life. Shame on modern cinema biz.. no one is brave enough to make this movies. Only shitty blockbusters that will be soon forgotten. 100 years ago.. apocalypse will remain a masterpiece.
I'd say Guinness was at Brando's level at least. His performance as George Smiley makes Oldman's look pathetic.
I heard that they had to keep brando in the shadows cause he never lost weight like he was suppose to for the film...
@@althesmith i love Guinness, so i love O'toole... different times... Cinema was masters affair.. but Oldman shine in modern cinema.
@@INDKFGC they have hard times with Brando evey single second..eheh
@@INDKFGC Right! He showed up on set having gained a hell of a lot of weight, and never once tried to memorize his lines. The darkness that Kurtz is engulfed in was Coppola's attempt to cover up both, but it ended up working so brilliantly as a reflection of his character and the setting he inhabits: truly the heart of darkness.
This has to be the best scene in cinema history. Brando was on a different level.
you know the story behind the ending, right? Watch Eleanor Coppola's 'Heart of Darkness', and you'll find the creation of the end scenes were pure chaos and despair.
And the result is - in my opinion too - the greatest in cinema history.
*Different blood alcohol level
@@marcdumont2275 💀
My favorite everscene is from Tombstone...Doc Holiday meets Jhonny Ringo.
I also loved Brando in Missouri Breaks....""Well, Old Granny gettin tired now""...
He plays the deranged bad guy so well....
The urban sombrero…the horror…the horror.
Hi Mr Peterman!
. Kudos Elaine on a job done !
I wonder if the movie would have been as successful if it was published under its original name: war, what is it good for?
But I will have to see this hat...
gibberish
The way he pats his head with the water is rather disturbing.
why?
:D
Mortals are intimidated by the powerful bald aura.
@@starless9 quick taps are always scary
Yeah..I remember watcing this in the theatre and out of all the disturbing scenes in the movies, the way he moves taps his fingers against his skull stuck with me for a reason. It's offputting.
One of the greatest acting performances ever by Brando in this film, mostly ad-lib too.
What do you mean by "mostly ad-lib"?
@@fishonlyno6908 Err, he ad-libbed mist of what he said…..
Ok!
How did you find out about that?
@@fishonlyno6908 it’s fairly well known but I think it’s discussed in ‘the heart of darkness’ which is a kind of behind the scenes documentary filmed by Francis Ford Coppola’s wife.
“On location Marlon Brando, who hadn't bothered to memorize his lines, folded up pages of the screenplay and turned them into a paper hat, which he put on his head. Brando later ad-libbed some 18 minutes of dialogue for his character, Colonel Kurtz”
Kurtz recognized the military industrial complex was in charge. Prolonging the conflict at the sacrifice of American lives. He started operating outside of his briefs and began winning the war. The pentagon didn’t like that. They still don’t 😐
I thought there was something in the movie that just about said this directly, or maybe it was in the book, or maybe just a big assumption. But spot on, yes.
That statement should have been on the film’s poster
Perhaps art first. But eventually Kurtz did turn dark and twisted. And whether Kurtz was right about people and things, he still did have to be stopped.
@@olternaut and yet you offer no rationale why he should just been forced to stop winning.
@@saltygrunt6740 Because he is murdering innocent people! Are you a psychotic freak to not know that extremely obvious fact?
One of the best lines in movie history
This film was already a masterpiece, then Brando shows up.....
You people are just realising that. We’ve realised for over 20 years
@Charles Fortrsque Minor Uhh, actually I realized it when I saw it in the theater in 1979, but thanks for the enlightening comment.
Kurtz is talked about all the time, and all the while the situation for the PBR crew gets steadily worse. When we finally get to meet Kurtz, Brando doesn't disappoint. What an actor!
It was already a masterpiece when Joseph Conrad wrote the novella Heart of Darkness in 1899.
I've seen this awesome movie so many times and yet I can still watch it again. At one point during the filming, Coppola himself thought it would be a ' disaster. ' After all the
hell he went through in getting it done, it ends up being a classic.
Not just a classic, I would argue it’s definitely in the top 5 of the greatest films of all time.
Without a doubt. And actually, it's my # 1 favorite film ever.
@@stevecowder4774
Agreed. If you want to completely escape reality for several hours and be transported on a mystical harrowing journey no film in history will do that more effectively and profoundly than Apocalypse Now.
Brando is so economical with his movements and dialogue and makes every movement count.
That’s because the great slob was so morbidly obese that he couldn’t move without throwing a hearty
Had to be given his weight is relatively inconsistent with the intended depiction.
@@jfkst1 I actually think the weight gain worked in his favor, even though it wasn’t intentional.
@@pam0626
Maybe the end product was unexpectedly improved through the casting shadows and light to obscure his weight. Though an actor in the role of a jungle commander living among the natives would probably appear more convincing if he were thin rather than over-nourished. Overall, it likely makes little difference as the film is a masterpiece.
"You're an errand boy..." And at that, Brando's eyelid rises ever so slightly, as he fills his stare at Sheen with even more intensity and disgust.
Also he moves his head out of the darkness and into the light.... to enlighten Captain Willard as well as the audience with the truth
@@bullshark3000 Even truer today. I served during the Vietnam era and I remember the fear even though I was state-side and never made it to Nam.
"I don't see any method at all, Sir".
I think the way he addresses Chelsea FC fans here is brilliant
This scene,the dialogue.Shattering,just shattering.
Still one of the best scenes in a war movie ever recorded
Stellan Skarsgard makes similar motions with his bald head in the new Dune film while bathing. I wonder if it was a subtle nod to Marlon Brando's performance.
Imagine Colonel Kurtz interviewing you for taco bell line cook.
Run to the border… the.. border..
I recall seeing this film and just like the needless war itself ... The film is an absolute mind fcuk and stays with you for a long length of time!
Such powerful performances by all the actors in this scene.
Masterpiece, two of the best actors ever.
Cinematic masterpiece.
Ledgers Joker is in there somewhere with the mannerisms wouldnt be suprised if he had drawn something from this
I like the recording of Kurtz in beginning of film. Like a snail on a razor blade.
They lie, and WE have to be merciful.
Brilliant film!
In my opinion, one of the greatest movies ever made.
I saw this movie when it first opened in 1979 at the Cinerama Dome in Hollywood.
Beyond spectacular!
The cinematography and the fantastic music score made it seem like I was back in Vietnam.
Especially the opening scene at Willard's hotel room in Saigon.
Extraordinary!!!
👏👏👏👏
I saw it there too! The first week it opened - also a Vet - USN, '70-'73 - assigned shore duty my entire enlistment, NAS JAX. Oddly enough - just missed going - when Nixon mined Haiphong harbor, many of us from JAX spent days loading ships at Mayport. Some were put on those ships to make up for Ship's Company not returned from leave when Movement came. I narrowly avoided it. Sitting in the Dome years later, watching the helicopter assault on the village - the girl with the grenade blows up the slick, and they chase her down with a chopper, and someone says, "Put that right skid right up her ass..." I was squirming in the seat, fists and teeth clenched, sweating profusely, pulse about 160 - 180; feeling like I was there. No other war movie in my life had ever had that effect on me.
@@edfederoff2679
Yep!
You described the situation perfectly! 👍
The opening scene at the sleazy hotel in Saigon also blew my mind.
As you say... it was a visceral experience.
No war movie (including Platoon - which was powerful) ever touched me in that way.
Incredible film making!
Glad you made it home!!!! 👍👍👍
@@jimw.4161 I think that was when Sheen had his heart attack - sometime about then in the filming. You ever see the documentary Coppola made about the production? It's mind-blowing, too.
@@edfederoff2679
Yes...
Actually the documentary (Hearts of Darkness) was filmed by his wife Eleanor - and was also brilliant!
Loved it! 👍
My favorite line from this masterpiece. And I've seen this movie at least 50 times. Sometimes I can't get this "errand boy" line out of my head. And I don't want to! It's so cool. Seems well known that Coppola and his team were alarmed by Brando's weight gain when he showed up for filming. Not what they had in mind going into this. I wonder how much that affected the lighting and camera shots in these scenes at Kurtz's compound in the jungle. The final shots are so visceral and haunting. Kurtz is incredibly intimidating, powerful, and mysterious at the same time. I can't imagine this being filmed any other way and still having the same effect.
@jetuber's previous comment hits the proverbial nail on head. Oh how I wish I could be so succinct.
An obese Kurtz makes him more like Buddha, which is more profound in this context than a buff, trim, Rambo character. It more effectively portrays the messianic effect his character had. Not sure if that was intentional on Brando's part.
That lighting is perfect.
Marlon Brando here looks like how I visualize The Judge in Blood Meridian by Cormac Mccarthy.
Yes! This.
I believe that McCarthy was heavily inspired by the character of Colonel Kurtz when making the Judge.
Both are :
-large
-bald
-soft spoken
-mysterious
-highly intelligent
-larger than life
-poets and philosophers
-allegories for War
Both of them influenced groups of people and commited atrocities like mass murder. Kurtz became God who reads poetry to his people, Judge is basicaly the same to the gang members. Both characters betray their own people at the end (Kurtz writes a message to Willard about dropping the bomb, Judge hunts down last surviving members of the gang).
Tons of symilarities, there is no way its just an accident.
McCarthy said Imma make Kurtz a cowboy and went with it
Great film. Theres just something about it from start to finish. It has this feeling that is part madness and tragedy.
Yes !;!!; Good movie to watch in a dark room. Martin sheen played a good part also.
Life is a dark room.
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Occasionally, one can find a light switch, if you can avoid tripping.
Idiotic !;!! Reply. You missed the point.
Colonel Kurtz allowed Lance to live,as he surmised only a sane man with a Soul would lose his mind living out this War.
when you are surrounded by organized malice, you may as well go random; at least i think that is the message, so far as there is any
"It's no longer classified..is it...?"
When I first saw this I was completely mesmerised
Brando was a great actor
He seems upset when he realizes they are saying he is totally insane back home
The film is a great favorite with me, but i read somewhere (or maybe saw a documentary about it?) That Brando was supposed to be in great shape, so that his physical presence with match his persona, but when he got there he was overweight, etc. The lighting in his scenes tends to "hide" his body, and my God its still brilliant, but that picture of Kurtz in the dossier is so perfect, i cant help but wonder how it would have been if he had that physical powet to go with his voice, thoughts, etc. Anyway, its just a thought..
It wouldn't be as effective if he was in good shape. Its a nice little plot twist that Kurtz is overweight and bald instead of fit like on his photos, It shows how absorbed he was with darkness to the point that things like health don't concern him anymore. He's a God of Montagnards - he gets all the food.
Classic film
He is a great man....man...
this an ANCHORMAN....just great √
Yes best part of movie
This scene is about truth
This scene took days to shoot because Marlon was suffering from extreme flatulence 💨💨
Fotografía en su máximo esplendor
I love they paid homage to this scene in Dune
If only Col. Kurtz floated off into the jungle after this scene
Gangs of New York too.
which dune? the one newest one?
@@duosythe yeah Baron Harkonnen’s actor based his performance on Kurtz.
@@SaberRexZealot and he certainly didn’t deliver even a particle as good as Brando was
BRANDO
that is an MBA, in 10 seconds
The part about the errand boy? Lol
@@SamLamsTop10Thankyoueveryone Yes.
I wish I did my MBA at your university. Mine taught me to be the errand boy.
@@andrewmusgrave6554 ... that is a disturbingly insightful comment.
The lighting of Brandos head and his giant hand is brilliant. Makes it feel as if at any moment his giant hands will shoot out from the darkness and strangle you. If you look you can see Brando has definitely broken his hand punching someone or something before
"You're an errand boy..................,
And I have a bargain you're gonna refuse!"
Make him an offer he can't refuse.
Maybe you've fixed the problem, but the volume on this video is set way too low for most laptops.
They say this to me everyday...I show up for work...
And Kurtz was the only sane one there..............................................
Its like a Carivagio or Rosa painting
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"You are neither, youre a thief steal mens surfboards."
Masterful use of light and shadow
Some serious Renaissance shit
pvr pvr got this on the pvr all the do dah day cheers redux no less
I don't see any method. I mean, aside from your fine method acting.
Oooh. That's a sick burn on Brando.
Grocery Clerks! The middle man that plays both sides.
Acting is top notch. Brando had at this point a lot of practice mumbling lines. This is not a knock.
They don't make films like this anymore.
Re-enacting this scene used to be my party piece until my family and friends got sick of it.
Same could be said about the politicians in charge of our country today.
These DoorDash customers are getting outta hand.
OK, this is just a great comment!
They'll never be another Brando,
Straight out of Shakespeare
Yep
The more I see this movie, the more I believe the star of the film is John Milius and his screenplay.
insani ekrana kilitleyen ifadeler... ve OYUNCULUGU Marlon Brando nun ve yonetmenle oyuncunun kafaca birligi bu sahnede cok net goruluyor. akla kazinan birer RESIM,Tablo yapmislar bu sahnelerde. Suphesiz bir cok filmde bu sahneler taklit edilmistir.
filmin son 1 saatinde ekrana / sese kilitlenmis bir halde izledim.
Soylenen sozlerin her biri insanin varligiyla derinden haberlesme kuran bir hatti hissettirdi, her gun yasadigimizi bilip unutturulan> DEHSET ve Yargilama!
T.S. Eliot un `The Hollow Men` siiri, J. Conrad in `Heart of Darkness` romani, F.F. Coppola nin yonetmenligi, Marlon Brando nun muhtesem oyunculugu ve Mertin Sheen in o oyunculuga eslik edisi!...
unutulmaz filim sahneleri arasinda benim icin birinci sirayi aldi.
defalarca izlemekten dusunmekten kendimi alamiyorum.
Dehsetin yuzu hakkindaki ifadeler ve anlatilan ornek hikaye cok carpici, DEHSETi hissettirdi. ve dehsetin yuzu karsisinda nasil yargilarimizla basbasa kaldigimizi yasatti koltugumuzda.
paylasiminiz icin ayrica tesekkurler.
In poona Alka talkies film seen. Vk. Good movie. 23. 1. 23.
You’re an errand boy, brought here by grocery clerks
If this was the only scene showed at the movie primer, every movie theater would be sold out opening night.
That's what I mean errand boy
Brando and Sheen on different acting levels here. Sheen was an alcoholic possibly drug addict suffering from the Hollywood lifestyle while Marlon..not saying he had his issues ..was far away from the lifestyle yet gives a performance that just towers over Sheen.
True. But Sheen's character was obviously using alcohol to mask reality, so that fits to real life. I take nothing away from Brando, but he was only on location for a short period of time, compared to Sheen who spent months on location and had suffered a heart attack during filming.
@@weirdshibainu didn't mean to be mean to Sheen. I just find Brando to be mesmerizing .
@@DC-ih8bv I get it. I think Brando was suppose to be on set for something like 10 days. It went like a week longer and Brando's agent asked for double the money and Coppola paid it
@@weirdshibainu yeah Brando was a pain in the ass for sure. He hated the industry ..that made him millions too. He had his island and was a recluse. This is his third role in the seventies I believe. It was just great the way Coppola and the script built his presence up so much during the film that when he finally arrived..it was something. Not sure if he improvised the “grocery clerk” line either.
@@DC-ih8bv Yeah. He got paid millions for a cameo in Superman and was difficult the entire time. Google about the making of the island of dr. Moreau with him and Kilmer...it was a journey into madness with crew members actually leaving in the middle of the night.
mr peterman?
You listen to me here
But it does suggest a method of least effort.
pontious pilates hands
breyn brothers cin a bon grands
childhoods demands
Horror...and...moral terror...
Chloe
Like voldemort
🤫"THE HORROR!!!"
What a coincidence! I was also an errand boy, sent to Iraq in April 2003 to collect a bill… to be paid in oil and reconstruction contracts sold to Halliburton.
If you didn’t serve in Iraq and/or Afghanistan, you may think you understand what an absurd “war” does to a soldier’s mind, but even I didn’t understand, nor was aware of, how pulling on a thread of sanity unravels your perception of everything America indoctrinated us with as the decades fly by, devoid of purpose.
Virtue and goodness is dead in America.
ZING!
Another cinema warrior who succumbed to the wartime horrors of blood lust was "Lawrence of Arabia
Uncle Fester
For years I thought he said “sent by Grossmanklooks” - I always wondered what it meant.
Haha!
Who died in the end of the movie? Errand boy? Colonel?
Willard kills Kurtz.
Well, Errand Boy killed Colonel, who took it willingly. He just wanted it to end. Probably Errand Boy and Lance were taken out by the airstrike. Remember? "Almighty, Almighty, this is PBR Streetgang". No survivors, no witnesses. Makes ya wonder, if something like this could've actually happened? We, ( the American people), would be the last to know.
marines earned respect
gold standard nixons elect
andrew allain checked
Sir Can you just sign for this RAT HAT?
It's a shame Brando couldn't lose the weight for his character. It made him seem less disciplined as a soldier which really took away from the frightening aura that his character likely would've had. I guess it makes him seem more impulsive and unbalanced but I always wonder what could've been.
I think it enhances his character. He's been living in that jungle for a while, is treated like a god by the locals, living like a king, every carnal desire he has met. His genius as a soldier isn't his physicality but his intellect. He isn't in the position he's in because he overpowered the enemy through brute force. We see throughout the film that the U.S's brute force isn't winning them the war because their military tactics are failing. Kurtz is the opposite of that. He wins loyalty through strategy, not physical coercion.
@@brandonb.5304 that’s a great point, perhaps it ends up working well. I’m just curious how it would’ve panned out I’d they did it the way they initially planned
I think it's perfect. Makes him seem like a Buddha like figure, and adds to his strangeness
Gluttony was the vice which destroyed him,there is nothing left, "drop the bombs."
Whatever. Will there be suffering besides my own? If so, I can sleep.
Kkkkk
Who’s getting their groceries fronted to them where clerks would later send someone to collect the bill?
You live in a different time.
The line is already all it needs to be, but I still wish it had been "You're an errand boy-sent by *_scared_* grocery clerks, to collect a bill."
I think simple is better, it sounds more poetic as just the metaphor with no editorializing
@@yommish: I think my comment is better than yours, with no editorializing.
@@Gilliganfrog good one