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October 1988 (USA) moreTagline:
War is hell. This was worse...Plot:
A young officer, just out of West Point is sent to Vietnam, where the men don't respect him until he gets wounded and returns to be a wiser soldier and a better commander | add synopsisUser Comments:
a war movie worth seeing moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Michael Dudikoff | ... | Lt. Jeff Knight |
 | Robert F. Lyons | ... | Sgt. Michael McNamara |
 | Michael DeLorenzo | ... | Raymond Bacera |
 | Jesse Dabson | ... | Joshua Parker |
| Rick Fitts | ... | Robert Hayes |
| Tony Pierce | ... | Jan Shultz |
| Daniel Demorest | ... | Duffy |
| Brian Libby | ... | Roach |
| Michael Rider | ... | Don Pike |
| William Smith | ... | Major Flynn |
| Al Karaki | ... | Kemp |
| Evan J. Klisser | ... | Larsen |
| Evan Barker | ... | Klinski |
| A.J. Smith | ... | Lt. Riley |
 | Dean Raphael Ferrandini | ... | Medic |
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Platoon Leader isn't a Saving Private Ryan or a Platoon type of movie, but it's a movie worth seeing. The action scenes are very well done. This movie captures the essence of what young officers in our armed forces have to go through to earn the respect of their enlisted counterparts.