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.
Charlie Sheen
Tom Berenger
Willem Dafoe
Forest Whitaker
Kevin Dillon
Francesco Quinn
John C. McGinley
Johnny Depp
Keith David
Oliver Stone
Producer:
Arnold Kopelson
Written by:
Oliver Stone
Distributor:
Orion Pictures
$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%