Platoon (1986)


Tom Berenger            Sergeant Barnes
Willem Dafoe            Sergeant Elias
Charlie Sheen           Chris
Forest Whitaker         Big Harold
Francesco Quinn         Rhah
John C. McGinley        Sergeant O Neill
Richard Edson           Sal
Kevin Dillon            Bunny
Reggie Johnson          Junior
Keith David             King
Johnny Depp             Lerner
David Neidorf           Tex
Mark Moses              Lieutenant Wolfe
Chris Pederson (II)     Crawford
Corkey Ford             Manny
Corey Glover            Francis
Bob Orwig               Gardner
Tony Todd               Warren
Kevin Eshelman          Morehouse
James Terry McIlvain    Ace
J. Adam Glover          Sanderson
Ivan Kane (II)          Tony
Paul Sanchez            Doc
Dale Dye                Captain Harris
Peter Hicks             Parker
Basile Achara           Flash

Directed by:            Oliver Stone
Produced by:            John Daly, Derek Gibson, Arnold Kopelson


Chris Taylor (Charlie Sheen) is a young, naive American who, upon his arrival in Vietnam, quickly 
discovers that he must do battle not only with the Viet Cong, but also with the gnawing fear, physical 
exhaustion and intense anger growing within him. While his two commanding officers (Tom Berenger and 
Willem Dafoe) draw a fine line between the war they wage against the enemy and the one they fight with 
each other, the conflict, chaos and hatred permeate Taylor, suffocating his realities and numbing his 
feelings to man's highest value... life.

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Chris Taylor is a young, naive American who gives up college and volunteers for combat in Vietnam. Upon 
arrival, he quickly discovers that his presence is quite nonessential, and is considered insignificant 
to the other soldiers, as he has not fought for as long as the rest of them and felt the effects of 
combat. Chris has two commanding officers, the ill-tempered and indestructible Staff Sergeant Robert 
Barnes and the more pleasant and cooperative Sergeant Elias Grodin. A line is drawn between the two 
officers and a number of men in the platoon when an illegal killing occurs during a village raid. As the 
war continues, Chris himself draws towards psychological meltdown. And as he struggles for survival, he 
soon realizes he is fighting two battles, the conflict with the enemy and the conflict between the men 
within his platoon.

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A gritty and emotional look at the lives of a platoon of American soldiers as they patrol, fight and die 
in the jungles of Vietnam as seen through the perspective of a young recruit. Two veteran sergeants clash 
when one of them precipitates a massacre of villagers.