[Ad-Free] How Sheen’s Heart Attack Nearly Killed Apocalypse Now | Ep20 | Making Apocalypse Now (Patreon)

Martin Sheen’s brother Joe Estevez, had to come in and act as a body double for Willard because Sheen suffered a major heart attack during filming. The production was already months behind schedule and way over-budget, but there were only a few more scenes to shoot. Francis Ford Coppola was going through a crisis of doubt and questioned whether he had what it would take to bring the production to a close. And just when Coppola’s knees were beginning to buckle under the weight of this massive and complex production, his leading man nearly lost his life. 

This is the story of how Martin Sheen’s heart attack nearly killed him and Apocalypse Now…

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