Director: Oliver Stone

Writer: Oliver Stone

Original Music by: Georges Delerue

Producer: Arnold Kopelson

Keywords: Action/Adventure, Vietnam War, Infantry, Rape, Marijuana, Explosions

Idealistic recruit Chris Taylor finds his platoon schizophrenic; one the one hand we have Sgt. Elias, intent on surviving the war and respectful of life, and on the other Sgt. Barnes, ruthless, willing to kill civilians, and will win at any cost. Taylor finds himself caught between them; the Viet Cong are a simple outside threat. Won 4 Oscars including Best Picture and Best Director; received nominations for Best Supporting Actor (two), Best Cinematography and Best Screenplay.

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Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Tom Berenger	Actor	31-May-1949		Platoon
Willem Dafoe	Actor	22-Jul-1955		Last Temptation of Christ
Keith David	Actor	4-Jun-1956		DCI in Agent Cody Banks
Johnny Depp	Actor	9-Jun-1963		Captain Jack Sparrow
Kevin Dillon	Actor	19-Aug-1965		Johnny "Drama" on Entourage
Dale Dye	Actor	8-Oct-1944		Warriors, Inc.
Richard Edson	Actor	1-Jan-1954		Original drummer for Sonic Youth
John C. McGinley	Actor	3-Aug-1959		Dr. Perry Cox on Scrubs
Mark Moses	Actor	24-Feb-1958		Paul Young on Desperate Housewives
Francesco Quinn	Actor	22-Mar-1963	5-Aug-2011	Platoon
Charlie Sheen	Actor	3-Sep-1965		The prodigal Sheen
Tony Todd	Actor	4-Dec-1954		Candyman
Forest Whitaker	Actor	15-Jul-1961		Ghost Dog

CAST

Tom Berenger	...   Sgt. Barnes
Willem Dafoe	...   Sgt. Elias
Charlie Sheen	...   Chris
Forest Whitaker	...   Big Harold
Francesco Quinn	...   Rhah
John C. McGinley	...   Sgt. O'Neill
Richard Edson	...   Sal
Kevin Dillon	...   Bunny
Reggie Johnson	...   Junior
Keith David	...   King
Johnny Depp	...   Lerner
David Neidorf	...   Tex
Mark Moses	...   Lt. Wolfe
Chris Pedersen	...   Crawford
Tony Todd	...   Warren
Corkey Ford	...   Manny
Introducing
Ivan Kane	...   Tony
Paul Sanchez	...   Doc
J. Adam Glover	...   Sanderson
Corey Glover	...   Francis
Bob Orwig	...   Gardner
Kevin Eshelman	...   Morehouse
James Terry McIlvain	...   Ace
Dale Dye	...   Capt. Harris
Peter Hicks	...   Parker
Basile Achara	...   Flash
Steve Barredo	...   Fu Sheng
Chris Castillejo	...   Rodriguez
Andrew B. Clark	...   Tubbs
Bernardo Manalili	...   Village Chief
Than Rogers	...   Village Chief's Wife
Li Thi Van	...   Village Chief's Daughter
Clarisa Ortacio	...   Old Woman
Romy Sevilla	...   One-Legged Man
Mathew Westfall	...   Terrified Soldier
Nick Nickelson	...   Mechanized Soldier #1
Warren McLean	...   Mechanized Soldier #2
Li Mai Thao	...   Rape Victim
Ron Barracks	...   Medic

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