Daily Dialogue — August 6, 2010

“Saigon, shit. I’m still only in Saigon. Every time I think I’m gonna wake up back in the jungle.”

 — Willard (Martin Sheen), Apocalypse Now (1979), screenplay by John Milius and Francis Ford Coppola, based on a novel by Joseph Conrad

The Daily Dialogue theme for the week is notable opening lines from a movie. Apocalypse Now suggested by Annika W.

Trivia: The scene at the beginning with Captain Willard alone in his hotel room was completely unscripted. Martin Sheen told the shooting crew to just let the cameras roll. Sheen was actually drunk in the scene and punched the mirror which was real glass. Sheen also began sobbing and tried to attack Francis Ford Coppola. The crew was so disturbed by his actions that they wanted to stop shooting, but Coppola wanted to keep the cameras going.