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Clips from Apocalypse Now

TV Shorts 1979 1 min 1,695 clips
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"Are quiet and meaningless As wind in dry grass
""Are quiet and meaningless As wind in dry grass"
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- "Or rats' feet over broken glass..." - He's out there.
"- "Or rats' feet over broken glass..." - He's out there."
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"In our dry cellar..."
""In our dry cellar...""
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- He's really out there. - "Shape without form, shade without color,
"- He's really out there. - "Shape without form, shade without color,"
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"Paralyzed force, gesture without motion..."
""Paralyzed force, gesture without motion...""
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Do you know what the man's saying?
"Do you know what the man's saying?"
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- Do you? - "Those who have crossed..."
"- Do you? - "Those who have crossed...""
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This is dialectics. It's very simple dialectics. One through nine,
"This is dialectics. It's very simple dialectics. One through nine,"
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no "maybes," no "supposes," no fractions. You can't travel in space.
"no "maybes," no "supposes," no fractions. You can't travel in space."
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You can't go out into space, you know, without like... With fractions.
"You can't go out into space, you know, without like... With fractions."
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What are you gonna land on? One-quarter? Three-eighths?
"What are you gonna land on? One-quarter? Three-eighths?"
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What are you gonna do when you go from here to Venus or something?
"What are you gonna do when you go from here to Venus or something?"
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That's dialectic physics, okay?
"That's dialectic physics, okay?"
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Dialectic logic is, "There's only love and hate."
"Dialectic logic is, "There's only love and hate.""
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You either love somebody or you hate them.
"You either love somebody or you hate them."
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Mutt!
"Mutt!"
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You mutt.
"You mutt."
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This is the way the fucking world ends. Look at this fucking shit we're in, man!
"This is the way the fucking world ends. Look at this fucking shit we're in, man!"
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"Not with a bang, a whimper."
""Not with a bang, a whimper.""
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And with a whimper, I'm fucking splitting, jack.
"And with a whimper, I'm fucking splitting, jack."
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On the river, I thought that the minute I looked at him,
"On the river, I thought that the minute I looked at him,"
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I'd know what to do.
"I'd know what to do."
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But it didn't happen. I was in there with him for days, not under guard.
"But it didn't happen. I was in there with him for days, not under guard."
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I was free. But he knew I wasn't going anywhere.
"I was free. But he knew I wasn't going anywhere."
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He knew more about what I was going to do than I did.
"He knew more about what I was going to do than I did."
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If the generals back in Nha Trang could see what I saw,
"If the generals back in Nha Trang could see what I saw,"
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would they still want me to kill him?
"would they still want me to kill him?"
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More than ever, probably.
"More than ever, probably."
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And what would his people back home want,
"And what would his people back home want,"
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if they ever learned just how far from them he'd really gone?
"if they ever learned just how far from them he'd really gone?"
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He broke from them, and then he broke from himself.
"He broke from them, and then he broke from himself."
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I'd never seen a man so broken up and ripped apart.
"I'd never seen a man so broken up and ripped apart."
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I've seen the horrors, horrors that you've seen.
"I've seen the horrors, horrors that you've seen."
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But you have no right to call me a murderer. You have a right to kill me.
"But you have no right to call me a murderer. You have a right to kill me."
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You have a right to do that. But you have no right to judge me.
"You have a right to do that. But you have no right to judge me."
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It's impossible for words to describe
"It's impossible for words to describe"
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what is necessary to those
"what is necessary to those"
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who do not know what horror means.
"who do not know what horror means."
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Horror.
"Horror."
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Horror has a face.
"Horror has a face."
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And you must make a friend of horror.
"And you must make a friend of horror."
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Horror and moral terror are your friends.
"Horror and moral terror are your friends."
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If they are not, then they are enemies to be feared.
"If they are not, then they are enemies to be feared."
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They are truly enemies.
"They are truly enemies."
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I remember when I was with Special Forces.
"I remember when I was with Special Forces."
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It seems a thousand centuries ago.
"It seems a thousand centuries ago."
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We went into a camp to inoculate some children.
"We went into a camp to inoculate some children."
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We'd left the camp after we had inoculated the children for polio.
"We'd left the camp after we had inoculated the children for polio."
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And this old man came running after us, and he was crying, he couldn't see.
"And this old man came running after us, and he was crying, he couldn't see."
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We went back there
"We went back there"
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and they had come and hacked off every inoculated arm.
"and they had come and hacked off every inoculated arm."
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There they were, in a pile. A pile of little arms.
"There they were, in a pile. A pile of little arms."
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And I remember,
"And I remember,"
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I cried. I wept like
"I cried. I wept like"
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some grandmother.
"some grandmother."
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I wanted to tear my teeth out. I didn't know what I wanted to do.
"I wanted to tear my teeth out. I didn't know what I wanted to do."
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And I want to remember it. I never want to forget it.
"And I want to remember it. I never want to forget it."
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I never want to forget.
"I never want to forget."
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And then I realized, like I was shot,
"And then I realized, like I was shot,"
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like I was shot with a diamond,
"like I was shot with a diamond,"
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a diamond bullet right through my forehead.
"a diamond bullet right through my forehead."
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And I thought, "My God, the genius of that. The genius."
"And I thought, "My God, the genius of that. The genius.""
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The will to do that,
"The will to do that,"
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perfect, genuine, complete, crystalline, pure.
"perfect, genuine, complete, crystalline, pure."
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And then I realized
"And then I realized"
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they were stronger than me because they could stand it.
"they were stronger than me because they could stand it."
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These were not monsters. These were men, trained cadres.
"These were not monsters. These were men, trained cadres."
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These men who fought with their hearts, who have families, who have children,
"These men who fought with their hearts, who have families, who have children,"
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who are filled with love, but they have the strength,
"who are filled with love, but they have the strength,"
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the strength to do that.
"the strength to do that."
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If I had 10 divisions of those men,
"If I had 10 divisions of those men,"
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then our troubles here would be over very quickly.
"then our troubles here would be over very quickly."
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You have to have men who are moral,
"You have to have men who are moral,"
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and at the same time, who are able
"and at the same time, who are able"
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to utilize their primordial instincts to kill
"to utilize their primordial instincts to kill"
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without feeling, without passion, without judgment. Without judgment.
"without feeling, without passion, without judgment. Without judgment."
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Because it's judgment that defeats us.
"Because it's judgment that defeats us."
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I worry that my son might not understand what I've tried to be.
"I worry that my son might not understand what I've tried to be."
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And if I were to be killed, Willard,
"And if I were to be killed, Willard,"
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I would want someone to go to my home and tell my son everything.
"I would want someone to go to my home and tell my son everything."
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Everything I did. Everything you saw.
"Everything I did. Everything you saw."
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Because there's nothing that I detest more than the stench of lies.
"Because there's nothing that I detest more than the stench of lies."
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And if you understand me, Willard, you will do this for me.
"And if you understand me, Willard, you will do this for me."
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PBR Street Gang, this is Almighty. Over.
"PBR Street Gang, this is Almighty. Over."
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PBR Street Gang, this is Almighty. Standing by. Over.
"PBR Street Gang, this is Almighty. Standing by. Over."
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PBR Street Gang, this is Almighty. Standing by. How do you copy?
"PBR Street Gang, this is Almighty. Standing by. How do you copy?"
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They were gonna make me a Major for this,
"They were gonna make me a Major for this,"
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and I wasn't even in their fucking Army anymore.
"and I wasn't even in their fucking Army anymore."
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Everybody wanted me to do it, him most of all.
"Everybody wanted me to do it, him most of all."
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I felt like he was up there, waiting for me to take the pain away.
"I felt like he was up there, waiting for me to take the pain away."
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He just wanted to go out like a soldier. Standing up.
"He just wanted to go out like a soldier. Standing up."
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Not like some poor, wasted, rag-assed renegade.
"Not like some poor, wasted, rag-assed renegade."
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Even the jungle wanted him dead,
"Even the jungle wanted him dead,"
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and that's who he really took his orders from anyway.
"and that's who he really took his orders from anyway."
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"We train young men to drop fire on people, but their commanders
""We train young men to drop fire on people, but their commanders"
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"won't allow them to write 'Fuck! on their airplanes
""won't allow them to write 'Fuck! on their airplanes"
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"because it's obscene!"
""because it's obscene!""
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The horror.
"The horror."
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The horror.
"The horror."
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Calling PBR Street Gang. PBR Street Gang, this is Almighty.
"Calling PBR Street Gang. PBR Street Gang, this is Almighty."
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Do you read me? Over.
"Do you read me? Over."
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PBR Street Gang.
"PBR Street Gang."
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PBR Street Gang, this is Almighty...
"PBR Street Gang, this is Almighty..."
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The horror.
"The horror."
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The horror.
"The horror."
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Saigon.
"Saigon."
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Shit.
"Shit."
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I'm still only in Saigon.
"I'm still only in Saigon."
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Every time, I think I'm gonna wake up back in the jungle.
"Every time, I think I'm gonna wake up back in the jungle."
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When I was home after my first tour, it was worse.
"When I was home after my first tour, it was worse."
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I'd wake up, and there'd be nothing.
"I'd wake up, and there'd be nothing."
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I hardly said a word to my wife until I said yes to a divorce.
"I hardly said a word to my wife until I said yes to a divorce."
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When I was here, I wanted to be there.
"When I was here, I wanted to be there."
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When I was there, all I could think of was getting back into the jungle.
"When I was there, all I could think of was getting back into the jungle."
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I'm here a week now.
"I'm here a week now."
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Waiting for a mission.
"Waiting for a mission."
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Getting softer.
"Getting softer."
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Every minute I stay in this room, I get weaker.
"Every minute I stay in this room, I get weaker."
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And every minute Charlie squats in the bush,
"And every minute Charlie squats in the bush,"
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he gets stronger.
"he gets stronger."
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