THAT line.

Rating: 9/10 (23 January 2004)

For years I have been annoying friends and family with the following question: Which famous movie quote is delivered by an unknown actor as the his only line in the movie and he never worked again? The best answer I could get was "I quit!" but the correct answer is "Terminate with extreme Prejuice" but until now I could never name the actor and was unsure about the last bit. Now thanks to IMDb I am able to see that it was in fact Jerry Ziesmer and see that it was in fact not his only movie. Thank you IMDb but now I am just left with one annoying question: "Who is Stroder Martin?" As for the movie it is one of those you either love or hate. I love it. At the time it was made Coppola was on top form and could get away with the excesses he did (like the character Kurtz who "is operating out there without any control) but the movie stands as a testiment to one of America's best ever film makers. It is a pity he has not been able to discover his best form since then (although I did enjoy Bram Stokers Dracula) but if you listen to his DVD commentary on one of his lesser known projects "The Godfather" you can hear that he doesn't have the heart for movie making anymore which is a shame. But he has left us with the two Godfather movies (the less said about the third the better) and this masterpiece which rates a 9 out of 10.