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Platoon (1986) [R]

Featuring:
Charlie Sheen, Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe

Written by:
Oliver Stone

Directed by:
Oliver Stone


Release Date:
December 19, 1986

Original Title:
Platoon

Alternate Titles:
Peloton
Pelotón
Platoon
Pluton
Vzvod
殺戳戰場
野战排

Genres:
Action | Drama | War

Production Companies:
Cinema 84
Cinema 86
Hemdale Film Corporation
Orion
Orion Pictures

Production Countries:
United Kingdom | United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
AR: 18  AU: R 18+|MA 15+  BR: 14  CO: 18  CZ: 18+  DE: 16  DK: 15  ES: 18  FI: K-16  FR: 12  GB: 15  GR: 15  HK: IIB   HU: 16  IE: 15  KR: 12  NL: 16  NO: 18  PH: R-16  PL: 18  PT: M/16  SE: 15  US: R 

Runtime: 120

The first casualty of war is innocence.

Overview from TheMovieDB

As a young and naive recruit in Vietnam, Chris Taylor faces a moral crisis when confronted with the horrors of war and the duality of man.

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Overview from Open Movies

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 non-commissioned 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 NCOs 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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Rankings and Honors

Platoon (1986) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 8.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes 89%
Metacritic 92/100
Awards Won: Won 4 Oscars. 24 wins & 16 nominations total

American Film Institute (AFI)
1998
#83 		100 Years: 100 MOVIES
100 Greatest American Movies Of All Time
2001
#72 		100 Years: 100 THRILLS
100 Most Thrilling American Films
2007
#86 		100 Years: 100 MOVIES — 10TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION
100 Greatest American Films Of All Time

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Production

ADR Voice Casting:
Barbara Harris

Additional Wardrobe Assistant:
Jim Elyea

Art Direction:
Rodell Cruz
Sherman Williams

Assistant Accountant:
Yvonne Eastmond

Assistant Director:
Gerry Toomey
Tim Minear

Assistant Editor:
Julie Monroe

Assistant Electrician:
Ernesto Enríquez

Assistant Property Master:
Romulo Bernales

Assistant Set Dresser:
Dwight Gaston

Associate Editor:
Tom Finan

Best Boy Electric:
Celebrando Raymundo

Best Boy Grip:
Rufo Ballos Balicas

Boom Operator:
Donald Santos

Cableman:
Venancio Goltiano

Casting:
Warren McLean
Pat Golden
Bob Morones

Clapper Loader:
Victor Cecogo

Co-Producer:
A. Kitman Ho

Color Timer:
Ron Wengler

Conductor:
Georges Delerue

Craft Service:
Bobby Buensalida

Director:
Oliver Stone

Director of Photography:
Robert Richardson

Dolly Grip:
Rene Balicas

Editor:
Claire Simpson

Executive In Charge Of Production:
Graham Henderson

Executive Producer:
Derek Gibson
John Daly

First Assistant Camera:
Chris Lombardi

First Assistant Director:
H. Gordon Boos

First Assistant Editor:
David Brenner

Foley Artist:
Vanessa Theme Ament

Gaffer:
James Fitzpatrick

Generator Operator:
Charlie Rebolledo

Grip:
James Finnerty

Head of Production:
Jonathan Sheinberg

Key Production Assistant:
John Kerr

Legal Services:
David Lowe

Loader:
Frank Fleming

Location Manager:
Jerry O'Hara

Makeup Effects:
Gordon J. Smith

Music Coordinator:
Joanne Weiss

Music Supervisor:
Budd Carr

Negative Cutter:
Mary Nelson-Duerrstein

Original Music Composer:
Georges Delerue

Producer:
Arnold Kopelson

Production Accountant:
Andy Birmingham

Production Assistant:
Nick Nicholson

Production Coordinator:
Angelica De Leon

Production Design:
Bruno Rubeo

Production Executive:
Pierre David

Production Manager:
Joe Constantino

Production Secretary:
Anne G. Garcia

Production Supervisor:
Ooty Moorehead

Property Master:
David Delina

Prosthetic Supervisor:
Cecille Baun

Publicist:
Dianne E. Collins

Screenplay:
Oliver Stone

Script Supervisor:
Susan Malerstein

Second Assistant Director:
Pepito Diaz

Security:
Orlando Nui

Set Costumer:
Kathryn Morrison

Sound Designer:
Steve Bartlett

Sound Editor:
James J. Klinger
David Campling
Anthony Palk
Greg Dillon

Sound Mixer:
Simon Kaye
Taffy Haines

Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
Charles Grenzbach
John Wilkinson
Richard D. Rogers

Special Effects Assistant:
Rudy Candaza

Special Effects Supervisor:
Yves De Bono

Special Effects Technician:
Andrew Wilson

Still Photographer:
Ricky Francisco

Stunt Coordinator:
Gil Arceo

Stunts:
Alex Cabodil

Supervising Music Editor:
Richard Stone

Supervising Sound Editor:
Gordon Daniel

Tailor:
Maria Cecina

Technical Advisor:
Dale A. Dye

Thanks:
Mary Colquhoun
Michael Cimino

Title Designer:
Dan Perri

Transportation Captain:
Primo Guina

Unit Manager:
Cenón González

Wardrobe Assistant:
Mike Ambrosio

Wardrobe Supervisor:
Wynn Arenas

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