Platoon

Theatrical Release Date: 1986 12 19 (USA)

UPC: 027616077929

Studio: MGM

MPAA Rating: R   Contains:[Graphic Violence, Not For Children, Profanity, War Violence]

Summary: Oliver Stone's breakthrough as a director, Platoon is a brutally realistic look at a young soldier's tour of duty in Vietnam. Chris Taylor (Charlie Sheen) is a college student who quits school to volunteer for the Army in the late '60s. He's shipped off to Vietnam, where he serves with a culturally diverse group of fellow soldiers under two men who lead the platoon: Sgt. Barnes (Tom Berenger), whose facial scars are a mirror of the violence and corruption of his soul, and Sgt. Elias (Willem Dafoe), who maintains a Zen-like calm in the jungle and fights with both personal and moral courage even though he no longer believes in the war. After a few weeks "in country," Taylor begins to see the na?vet? of his views of the war, especially after a quick search for enemy troops devolves into a round of murder and rape. Unlike Hollywood's first wave of Vietnam movies (including The Deer Hunter, Apocalypse Now, and Coming Home), Platoon is a grunt's-eye view of the war, touching on moral issues but focusing on the men who fought the battles and suffered the wounds. In this sense, it resembles older war movies more than its Vietnam peers, as it mixes familiar elements of onscreen battle with small realistic details: bugs, jungle rot, exhaustion, C-rations, marijuana, and counting the days before you go home. This mix of traditional war movie elements with a contemporary sensibility won Platoon four Oscars including Best Picture and Best Director, and a reputation as one of the definitive modern war films. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Category: War

Awards: Best Director – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Picture - Drama – null Best Director – null Best Screenplay – null Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion – null 100 Greatest American Movies – American Film Institute Best Cinematography – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Director – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Editing – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Original Screenplay – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Picture – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Sound – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Sound – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Sound – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Sound – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Silver Bear for Best Director – Berlin International Film Festival Best Picture – Independent Spirit Awards Best Director – Independent Spirit Awards Best Screenplay – Independent Spirit Awards Best Actor – Independent Spirit Awards Best Cinematography – Independent Spirit Awards Best Screenplay – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Picture - Drama – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Supporting Actor – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Supporting Actor – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Director – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Director – Directors Guild of America

Features: Disc 1: Feature Disc
Feature film
Audio commentary by director Oliver Stone
Audio commentary by Military Advisor Dale Dye
Disc 2: Special Features
Deleted scenes with commentary by Oliver Stone
Documentaries: Creating the 'Nam - One War, Many Stories - Raw Wounds: The Legacy of Platoon - Snapshot in Time: 1967-1968 Tour of the Inferno - Preparing for 'Nam
TV Spots, photo gallery and theatrical trailer

Platoon

Format: DVD

Release Date: 06/05/2007

Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Theatre Wide-Screen

Audio: DTS-ESM Digital Theater Pseudo 6.1 System, DD5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1, DD2 Dolby Digital Stereo

Runtime: 120 Minutes

Sides: 2

Number of Discs: 2

Language(s) English,Spanish,French

Subtitles: English,Spanish,French

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Disc #1 -- Platoon
1. Logo/Main Title [2:49]
2. Unknown Territory [2:29]
3. Ants [2:47]
4. First Week in Hell [3:13]
5. Platoon Politics [1:45]
6. New Guys on Ambush [5:29]
7. Dead of Night [4:01]
8. A Lesson in Dying [3:40]
9. A Crusader [3:18]
10. The Feel-Good Cave [2:34]
11. Talkin' Trash [4:11]
12. Bunker Complex [6:36]
13. "Where's Manny?" [2:01]
14. Doing the Village [5:23]
15. Look the Other Way [5:16]
16. "Fire in the Hole" [3:05]
17. Enforced Cease-Fire [2:54]
18. No Faith [1:14]
19. A Rainy Blur [1:40]
20. A Waste of Men [6:16]
21. Elais is Out There [4:23]
22. "He's Dead?" [1:21]
23. Your Tired Your Poor [4:18]
24. Experts on Killing [5:34]
25. Live Bait [2:38]
26. The Rest is Gravy [3:04]
27. "Gotta Die Some Time" [4:56]
28. In the Foxhole [6:17]
29. Overrun [3:12]
30. One Last Shot [3:23]
31. Survivors [5:18]
32. End Credits [4:07]

Richard Gilliam

Platoon is remembered for the striking realism with which it recreated the Vietnam War from the viewpoint of the U.S. soldier. At stark contrast are the story's two protagonists, played by Tom Berenger and Willem Dafoe, the latter at peace with himself despite the hostilities around him, the former representing the corruption of ideals that defined American participation in the war. The film established Oliver Stone as a major director and boosted the careers of several cast members, including Charlie Sheen, Forest Whitaker, and Johnny Depp. Delivering as the favorite at the Oscars, Platoon took four statues in the seven categories in which it was nominated, including one for Stone and for Best Picture. ~ Richard Gilliam, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Matthew Westfall  Actor 
Corkey Ford  Actor 
Warren McLean  Actor 
Paul Sanchez  Actor 
Oliver Stone  Actor 
Nick Nicholson  Actor 
Kevin Eshelman  Actor 
Basile Achara  Actor 
Steve Barredo  Actor 
Andrew B. Clark  Actor 
Ivan Kane  Actor 
Bob Orwig  Actor 
Tony Todd  Actor 
Adam J. Glover  Actor 
Bernardo Manalili  Actor 
Chris Pederson  Actor 
Li Thi Van  Actor 
Chris Castillejo  Actor 
Corey Glover  Actor 
Clarisa Ortacio  Actor 
Li Mai Thao  Actor 
Ron Barracks  Actor 
James Terry McIlvain  Actor 
Than Rogers  Actor 
Dale Dye  Actor 
Peter Hicks  Actor 
Mark Moses  Actor 
Romy Sevilla  Actor 
Richard Boyle  Screenwriter 
John Daly  Executive Producer 
Georges Delerue  Composer (Music Score) 
Derek Gibson  Executive Producer 
Arnold Kopelson  Producer 
Oliver Stone  Director 
Oliver Stone  Screenwriter 
Tom Berenger  Actor 
Willem Dafoe  Actor 
Charlie Sheen  Actor 
Forest Whitaker  Actor 
Francesco Quinn  Actor 
Kevin Dillon  Actor 
Richard Edson  Actor 
John C. McGinley  Actor 
Reggie Johnson  Actor 
Keith David  Actor 
Johnny Depp  Actor 
David Neidorf  Actor 

Country: USA