Actual Locales: The film was not shot in Vietnam, but rather in the Philippines. The surfing scenes ("Charlie don't surf") were shot in a place called Baler (Aurora), which now has surf shops. The beach is now called "Charlie Beach", after the line from the movie. Other scenes were shot in various other locations, such as Zambales, north of Subic Bay, which was a U.S. Navy base, on a beach near Iba; a typhoon struck at that time, and yet the crew shot a few scenes; it was also shot in Pagsanjan (near Manila). Francis Ford Coppola initially wanted to shoot the movie in Vietnam, but felt that would be too dangerous, and it would be difficult to convince the cast and crew.

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