They were making demands of the French government, while threatening to explode a Hydrogen bomb (hidden in an oil drum) and level the city.Director Rob Reiner directed this smart, modern-day ""screwball comedy"" (his fifth film) of the semi-autobiographical ale - it was compiled from the shared recollections of actual romances.He walked back to the entry door leading to his studio, but then had a second thought.He approached a red telephone booth, dialed the operator, and asked for Frobershire 3229, and spoke to an unknown individual - presumably Patricia: "Weren""t you supposed to be going off to Hurley? Hmm.The film""s main characters all had symbolic names, a Freudian triptych of individuals who all reacted to the horrors of war in different ways:Captain Willard (ego) -- dutifully ""willed"" to carry out his assassination mission "with extreme prejudice"Colonel Kurtz (superego) -- godlike cult-leader, a perfect soldier but ""cursed"" by his dark actionsLieutenant Colonel Kilgore (id) -- a hawkish, flamboyant commander who relished the ""gory"" smell of napalm in the morningThe film was nominated for eight Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor (Robert Duvall), Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Art Direction/Set Decoration, and Best Film Editing, but the film won only two well-deserved awards: Best Cinematography (Vittorio Storaro) and Best Sound.