Movie: Platoon (1986)
“Chris Taylor (Charlie Sheen) 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 commanding officers, the ill-tempered and indestructible Staff Sergeant Robert Barnes (Tom Berenger) and the more pleasant and cooperative Sergeant Elias Grodin (Willem Dafoe). A line is drawn between the two officers 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. Written by Jeremy Thomson”
- Director: Oliver Stone
- Release Date: 24 December 1986 (USA)
- Run Time: 120 min
- Country: UK , USA
- Genre: Action , Drama , War
Tagline: The first casualty of war is innocence.
Trivia: Corey Glover was the lead singer for rock group Living Colour.
Goofs: Revealing mistakes: As Chris is firing at the villagers feet in the hut, no fired shell casings are being ejected from the rifle although we hear it firing.