Press Release:
PARAMOUNT HOME
ENTERTAINMENT PRESENTS THE ULTIMATE COLLECTOR’S
EDITION OF
FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA’S EPIC
MASTERPIECE
APOCALYPSE
NOW—
THE COMPLETE DOSSIER
DUAL
FEATURE
Definitive
Two-Disc Set Arrives August 15 Packed With Bonus Features
Including
Director Commentary, Never-Before-Seen
Outtakes Of Marlon Brando’s Performance
As
Colonel Kurtz, A Cast Reunion, A Discussion Of
Redux’s “Lost” Scenes And More
HOLLYWOOD,
Calif. – Journey
even deeper into the heart of darkness when
APOCALYPSE
NOW—THE COMPLETE DOSSIER, DUAL FEATURE
lands on DVD August 15, 2006
from Paramount Home Entertainment. This ultimate
collector’s edition, which includes both
Apocalypse
Now (1979)
and Apocalypse Now
Redux (2001),
takes audiences behind-the-scenes of director Francis Ford
Coppola’s (The Godfather) artistically and technologically
groundbreaking classic like never before. Starring Marlon
Brando (The
Godfather),
Martin Sheen (“The West Wing”),
Robert
Duvall (The
Apostle),
Laurence Fishburne (The Matrix), Dennis Hopper (Blue Velvet) and Harrison Ford (Raiders Of The Lost
Ark), the
unflinching Vietnam War epic APOCALYPSE
NOW received
eight Academy Award® nominations and the prestigious Palme
D’Or at the Cannes Film Festival when it debuted in
1979. The two-disc set features an arsenal of bonus
material never before available on any APOCALYPSE
NOW release
including commentary by Francis Ford Coppola,
a
“Watch APOCALYPSE
NOW With Francis
Ford Coppola” feature, a discussion of the
“lost” scenes in APOCALYPSE NOW
REDUX by Coppola
and cast members, never-before-seen outtakes of
Brando’s performance as Colonel Kurtz including his
complete on-camera reading of T.S. Eliot’s
“The Hollow Men,” a 2001 reunion of the
actors from the “Streetgang” patrol boat and
Coppola’s reflections on the public’s reaction
to the film in 1979 and today. Offering an in-depth look at
the editing, music, sound and color restoration of the film
and featuring unique documentary footage, the DVD delves in
to the creative experimentation Coppola was leading in San
Francisco, paving the way to breakthroughs in stereophonic
sound and more that has left an indelible imprint on the
cinematic landscape. APOCALYPSE
NOW—THE COMPLETE DOSSIER, DUAL FEATURE
will be available for the
suggested retail price of $19.99 U.S./$21.99 Canada.
Prebook is June 30, 2006.
The compelling
Vietnam War epic APOCALYPSE
NOW stars Martin
Sheen as
Captain Willard, who is sent on a dangerous
and mesmerizing odyssey into Cambodia to assassinate a
renegade American Colonel named Kurtz (Marlon Brando) that
has succumbed to the horrors of war and barricaded himself
in a remote outpost.
APOCALYPSE
NOW—THE COMPLETE DOSSIER, DUAL FEATURE
is presented in
Widescreen with Dolby Digital
English 5.1 Surround and includes the following special
features:
• Disc 1
• Commentary by Francis Ford Coppola
• Watch Apocalypse Now
with Francis Ford Coppola
• The Hollow Men
• Monkey Sampan
• 12 Additional Scenes
• The A/V Club
• The Birth of 5.1 Sound
• Ghost Helicopter Flyover
• “The Synthesizer Soundtrack” by Bob Moog
• Technical FAQ
• Disc 2
• Commentary by Francis Ford Coppola
• The Post Production of Apocalypse
Now
• A Million Feet of Film: The Editing of
Apocalypse
Now
• The Music of Apocalypse
Now
• Heard Any Good Movies Lately?
• The Sound of Apocalypse
Now
• The Final Mix
• PBR Streetgang reunion
• Apocalypse Then and Now
• The Added Scenes and Expanded Scenes of
Apocalypse Now
Redux
• The Color Palette of Apocalypse
Now
About Paramount Home
Entertainment
Paramount Home Entertainment is part of
Paramount Pictures, part of the entertainment operations of
Viacom Inc., one of the leading global entertainment
content companies, with prominent and respected brands in
focused demographics. Paramount Home Entertainment is
responsible for the worldwide sales, marketing, and
distribution of home entertainment including: Paramount
Pictures, DreamWorks SKG, Nickelodeon, MTV, Comedy Central
and CBS.
APOCALYPSE
NOW—THE COMPLETE DOSSIER
Street
Date: August 15, 2006
Prebook: July 4,
2006
Pricing: $19.99 U.S./$21.99 Canada
Catalog #: 070684
Runtimes: 153 minutes (original version); 202 minutes
(Redux)
U.S. Rating: R
Canadian Rating: 18A