Playboy Sequence: The WILD Story Behind Filming This Scene | Ep14 | Making Apocalypse Now

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The crew of the patrol boat comes upon a USO-like show hosted by Playboy on a floating stage in the river–lit up amidst the dark jungle. This scene would be another exhausting shoot that would last well into the next morning with hundreds of extras, choreography, as well as some great cameos by real Playboy models and a legend of the San Francisco Bay Area–Bill Graham.

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