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Director:
Writer:
Oliver Stone (written by)
Release Date:
24 December 1986 (USA)
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Tagline:
The first casualty of war is innocence.
Plot:
A young recruit in Vietnam faces a moral crisis when confronted with the horrors of war and the duality of man. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Won 4 Oscars.
Another 18 wins
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9 nominations
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NewsDesk:
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User Comments:
Still my favorite film
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Keith David | ... | King | |
| Forest Whitaker | ... | Big Harold | |
| Francesco Quinn | ... | Rhah | |
| Kevin Dillon | ... | Bunny | |
| John C. McGinley | ... | Sgt. O'Neill | |
| Reggie Johnson | ... | Junior | |
| Mark Moses | ... | Lt. Wolfe | |
| Corey Glover | ... | Francis | |
| Johnny Depp | ... | Lerner | |
| Chris Pedersen | ... | Crawford | |
| Bob Orwig | ... | Gardner | |
| Corkey Ford | ... | Manny | |
| David Neidorf | ... | Tex | |
| Tom Berenger | ... | Sgt. Barnes | |
| Willem Dafoe | ... | Sgt. Elias |
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Runtime:
120 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Germany:16 |
Canada:PA (Manitoba) |
Canada:R (Nova Scotia/Ontario) |
Iceland:16 |
Singapore:NC-16 (cut) |
Australia:MA (Special Edition DVD) |
Brazil:14 |
India:A |
Argentina:18 |
Australia:M |
Canada:13+ (Quebec) |
Chile:18 |
Finland:K-16 |
France:-12 |
Hong Kong:IIB |
Ireland:15 |
Israel:PG |
Japan:PG-12 |
Netherlands:16 |
New Zealand:M (DVD rating) |
New Zealand:R (original rating) |
Norway:18 |
South Korea:15 |
Spain:18 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:15 |
USA:R (PCA #28241) |
Vietnam:(Banned) |
West Germany:16
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Fun Stuff
Trivia:
Another reference to Sherilyn Fenn can be seen on Johnny Depp's guitar in the scene where they are smoking dope: the carved initials S.F.
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Goofs:
Continuity: When leaving the burning village, SSG. Barnes' left eye is black. When he and Sgt. Elias return to base camp and have a discussion with the Captain, Barnes' right eye is black.
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Quotes:
[first lines]
Pvt. Gardner: [seeing body bags] Aw, man, is that what I think it is?
Sergeant: All right, you cheese-dicks, welcome to the 'nam! Follow me.
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Pvt. Gardner: [seeing body bags] Aw, man, is that what I think it is?
Sergeant: All right, you cheese-dicks, welcome to the 'nam! Follow me.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Making of 'Casualties of War' (2001) (V)
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Soundtrack:
OKIE FROM MUSKOGEE
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FAQ
Is "Platoon" based on a book?Excluding the WIA's, who is left behind to fight from the Platoon?
A Note Regarding Spoilers
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Every once in a while I will watch this film again and see if maybe I have grown tired of it. Surely after "Saving Private Ryan," "Titanic," "Crimes and Misdemeanors," or "Schindler's List" I have seen a better film. Well, after every viewing there is something about Oliver Stone's masterpiece that keeps me saying that I have never seen anything better.
I am a sucker for Vietnam pictures. "Apocalypse Now" and "The Deer Hunter" also rank in my top ten of all time. Stories about Vietnam can run the entire gambit of human emotions. "Platoon" is not only a documentation of America's sordid involvement in a foreign civil war, it is also a dramatic story of human response. A life developing in the most horrible of places.
There have been films put together better. There have been films with more detailed and interesting plots. But none have ever told a more touching story of human development set in the backdrop of bloody violence and inhuman suffering.
Rating: 10 out of 10.