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Platoon

Cast

Charlie Sheen, Willem Dafoe, Johnny Depp, Forest Whitaker View All


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Oliver Stone (Screenplay), Oliver Stone (Director) View All

Release: Dec. 19th, 1986
Runtime: 2 hours
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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mark f
Platoon perhaps uses Barber's "Adaggio For Strings" as evocatively as any film has, and here's the roll call for the cast ("Sound off if you've got a pair"): Keith David, Johnny Depp, Forrest Whitaker, John C.
Iroquois
Being rooted in Stone's own experiences as a soldier during the Vietnam War, Platoon translates that same perspective to film with considerable aplomb.
Sexy Celebrity
Out of all of the war movies I have ever seen (which is not many), Platoon is now my favorite.
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