This premium olive TSPTR tee, crafted from 100% organic cotton, features a striking water-based ink print inspired by the film Apocalypse Now. The unique design reflects on the humorous tension between the film's production and the CIA's surveillance on its narrative. Ethically made in Portugal, this shirt combines comfort with a thought-provoking backstory, making it a perfect statement piece for any wardrobe.
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cotton TSPTR tee in olive with water based ink print
As filming of Apocalypse Now progressed the movie was going increasingly over budget, so much so that it's expenditure became a Hollywood in-joke. The film's accounts department, under so much duress from the studio, made these humorous t shirts as a commentary of the situation. When Coppola found out he threatened to immediately fire anyone caught wearing one.
The t shirts design references the CIA's significant interest in the film's development and narrative. It had become known to them that Coppola’s central character Kurtz was a CIA offi
cer
and the narrative would spe
cifically
focus on the Agency’s wrongdoings in Vietnam that included political assassinations, drug smuggling and the use of indigenous people as soldiers. The designs uses a pastiche of a 1979 CIA memo detailing their surveillance of Coppola and concern regarding his motivations with the film.
Ethically made in Portugal
