# Willard and Apocalypse Now

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/willard-and-apocalypse-now/948140>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** movies\
**Created:** [August 6, 2021, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/willard-and-apocalypse-now/948140 "2021-08-06T02:25:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2021, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/willard-and-apocalypse-now/948140/41 "2021-11-09T02:44:46Z")

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> [@Horatius](#):
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> [I think he could pull it off](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTopAYE3IFw).

I KNEW what that would be!

Back in 1986 I was in a Radio Shack, and they had a movie playing. Set in Viet nam, Hueys flying, Martin Sheen…wait, he doesn’t look right. He’s too young. What th…?

It was Platoon.

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**Author:** ![tullsterx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9bcb4/32.png) [@tullsterx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tullsterx)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2021, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/willard-and-apocalypse-now/948140/42 "2021-11-09T19:03:32Z")

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Shatner would never let his head be shaved for a role. But, if he did. . . it would probably be very surreal.

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**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2021, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/willard-and-apocalypse-now/948140/43 "2021-11-11T04:57:25Z")

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Well, TBF, it’s tough shaving a toupee.

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