“The crew were mostly just kids. Rock 'n' rollers with one foot in...” – Captain Benjamin L. Willard, Apocalypse Now ... Movie Quotes Database

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Captain Benjamin L. Willard Martin Sheen

The crew were mostly just kids. Rock 'n' rollers with one foot in their graves.

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