| ORIGINAL TITLE |
Platoon |
| YEAR |
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| RUNNING TIME |
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| COUNTRY |
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| DIRECTOR |
Oliver Stone |
| SCREENWRITER |
Oliver Stone |
| COMPOSER |
Georges Delerue |
| CINEMATOGRAPHER |
Robert Richardson |
| CAST |
Charlie Sheen, Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe, Kevin Dillon, Forest Whitaker, John C. McGinley, Johnny Depp, Francesco Quinn, Richard Edson, Reggie Johnson, Keith David, David Neidorf, Mark Moses, Chris Pedersen, Tony Todd |
| STUDIO/PRODUCER |
Orion presents an Arnold Kopelson Production |
| AWARDS |
1986: 4 Academy Awards: Best Movie, Director, Editing, Sound. 8 Nominations
1986: 3 Golden Globes, including Best Movie - Drama. 4 nominations
1986: New York Film Critics Circle: 2 Nominations
1987: Berlin Film Festival: Silver Bear - Best Director
1987: 2 BAFTA Awards: Best Direction, Editing. 3 Nominations |
| GENRE |
War | Vietnam war. Army |
| SYNOPSIS/PLOT |
In PLATOON, Oliver Stone draws on his experience as an infantryman in Vietnam to convey the brutality of guerrilla warfare: the heat of the jungle, the brushes with such wildlife as snakes and leeches, and, most powerfully, the presence of the unseen enemy. Charlie Sheen stars as Chris, a raw recruit, or "new meat," who serves as the film's narrator. At first he wilts under the rigorous conditions of jungle life, freezes up in a fire fight, and wonders whether he'll be able to survive. But he gradually adapts and, as time goes by, begins to see that the platoon is divided into two groups. One consists of lifers, juicers, and subintelligent whites, the other of blacks and heads. Sgt. Barnes, a combat-loving burnout (Tom Berenger), is the informal leader of the lifers, and Sgt. Elias, a free spirit (Willem Dafoe), leads the latter group. When the platoon takes some gruesome losses, an enraged Barnes kills some Vietnamese and orders the burning of their village, outraging the temporarily absent Elias. As the conflict between these two reaches its tragic climax, Chris must decide what he really values. Widely regarded as one of the finest war films ever made, PLATOON reflects not only the United States' division over Vietnam but the timeless truths of battle: terror, disorientation, exhilaration, and horrible loss. |
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