FILM

Platoon

Chris Taylor (Charlie Sheen) leaves his university studies to enlist in combat duty in Vietnam in 1967. Once he's on the ground in the middle of battle, his idealism fades. Infighting in his unit between Staff Sergeant Barnes (Tom Berenger), who believes nearby villagers are harboring Viet Cong soldiers, and Sergeant Elias (Willem Dafoe), who has a more sympathetic view of the locals, ends up pitting the soldiers against each other as well as against the enemy.

Cast:

Charlie Sheen
Tom Berenger
Willem Dafoe
Forest Whitaker
Kevin Dillon
Francesco Quinn
John C. McGinley
Johnny Depp
Keith David

Director:
Oliver Stone

Producer:
Arnold Kopelson

Written by:
Oliver Stone

Distributor:
Orion Pictures

Budget:
$6 million

Box Office:
$138.5 million

Awards:

Academy Awards - Best Picture (Won)
Academy Awards - Best Director (Won)
Academy Awards - Best Sound (Won)
Academy Awards - Best Film Editing (Won)
Academy Awards - Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Nominated)
Academy Awards - Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Nominated)
Academy Awards - Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen (Nominated)
Academy Awards - Best Cinematography (Nominated)
Golden Globes - Best Motion Picture - Drama (Won)
Golden Globes - Best Director - Motion Picture (Won)
Golden Globes - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture (Won)
Golden Globes - Best Screenplay - Motion Picture (Nominated)
BAFTA Awards - Best Direction (Won)
BAFTA Awards - Best Editing (Won)
BAFTA Awards - Best Cinematography (Nominated)



Rotten Tomatoes Score:
88%