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Platoon. (film) Platoon is a 1986 American war film written and directed by Oliver Stone, starring Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe, Charlie Sheen, Keith David, Kevin Dillon, John C. McGinley, Forest Whitaker, and Johnny Depp. It is the first film of a trilogy of Vietnam War films directed by Stone, followed by Born on the Fourth of July (1989) and ...
- $6 million
- Georges Delerue
- December 19, 1986
- Arnold Kopelson
Feb 6, 1987 · Platoon: Directed by Oliver Stone. With Keith David, Forest Whitaker, Francesco Quinn, Kevin Dillon. Chris Taylor, a neophyte recruit in Vietnam, finds himself caught in a battle of wills between two sergeants, one good and the other evil.
- Oliver Stone
- 684
- 31 sec
Now you go cryin' and rat-fuckin' the brigade on your own time, but out here, you belong to me! Now move! Sgt. Elias : You're an asshole, Barnes. Sgt. Barnes : You're dead, Elias! I swear to fuckin' God, you're dead! Sgt. Elias : You're gonna do time in LBJ! This shit won't wash, you fucking puke! [Elias, Barnes and O'Neill argue about what to ...
A film review of "Platoon" by Roger Ebert, a war drama directed by Oliver Stone and starring Willem Dafoe as a sergeant in Vietnam. The reviewer praises the film for its realistic and terrifying depiction of combat, its anti-war message, and its characters' moral dilemmas. He compares it to other Vietnam War films and praises its cinematography and music.
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Platoon won the Academy Award for best picture and the Golden Globe Award for best drama. Tom Berenger, Mark Moses, and Willem Dafoe as American soldiers in Vietnam in Platoon (1986), directed by Oliver Stone. The film presents the war through the eyes of new recruit Chris Taylor (played by Charlie Sheen ).
One day, platoon commander Lieutenant Wolfe (Mark Moses) discusses the plans for a patrol later that night with the platoon sergeants: the compassionate Sergeant Elias (Willem Dafoe), harsh but hard-core Staff Sergeant Barnes (Tom Berenger), cowardly lifer Sergeant Red O'Neil (John C. McGinley), and drug addict Sergeant Warren (Tony Todd).
