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Tom Berenger’s Sergeant Barnes is made all the more distinctive and imposing by his severe facial scars. As Platoon was striving for authenticity, efforts were made to ensure Barnes’ scars looked as realistic as possible. As a result, Berenger had to spend close to three hours in make-up every day of the shoot.
Derek Howard. ... makeup and prosthetic special effects assistant. Gordon J. Smith. ... special makeup effects and visual continuity. Gionilda Stolee. ... makeup and prosthetic special effects assistant.
Infighting in his unit between Staff Sergeant Barnes (Tom Berenger), who believes nearby villagers are harboring Viet Cong soldiers, and Sergeant Elias (Willem Dafoe), who has a more sympathetic ...
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- War, Drama
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Barnes is a very mythological figure, a guy of nearly supernatural strength and endurance. His heavily scarred face suggests a guy who's been around the battle block more than a few times, and the fact that he's been shot 7 times, as Rhah tells us, and is still alive makes him seem immortal: "Barnes ain't meant to die.
Cast. Charlie Sheen Willem Dafoe Tom Berenger Kevin Dillon Forest Whitaker Mark Moses Keith David Richard Edson Francesco Quinn John C. McGinley Johnny Depp Reggie Johnson David Neidorf Chris Pedersen Tony Todd Corkey Ford Corey Glover Bob Orwig Kevin Eshelman James Terry McIlvain J. Adam Glover Ivan Kane Paul Sanchez Dale Dye Peter Hicks ...
