Winner of 4 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, and based on the first-hand experiences of Oscar-winning director Oliver Stone, Platoon is a movie "that regards combat from the ground level, from the infantryman's point of view, and does not make war look like fun" (Roger Ebert). Powerful, intense and starkly brutal, Platoon is "harrowingly realistic and completely convincing" (Leonard Maltin) from beginning to end! Chris Taylor (Charlie Sheen) is a young naive American who arrives in Vietnam to quickly discover that he must do battle not only with the Viet Cong, but also the gnawing fear, physical exhaustion and intense anger growing within him. As the fierce battle rages around him, his two commanding Sergeants (Oscar-nominated Tom Berenger and Willem Dafoe) draw a fine line between the war they wage against the enemy and the one they fight with each other, dangerously dividing the loyalty of the men. The fighting within, around and everywhere permeates Taylor, suffocating his realities and numbing his feelings to man's highest value...life. Platoon is "a dark, unforgettable memorial" (The Washington Post) to every soldier whose innocence was lost in the war-torn jungles of Vietnam.
"A staggering study of war." Washington Post
"...one of the finest war films ever made..." Find-A-Video
"Harrowingly realistic and completely convincing..." Leonard Maltin's Movie & Video Guide
Editor's Note
In PLATOON, Oliver Stone draws on his experience as an infantryman in Vietnam to convey the brutality of guerrilla warfare: the heat of the jungle, the brushes with such wildlife as snakes and leeches, and, most powerfully, the presence of the unseen enemy. Charlie Sheen stars as Chris, a raw recruit, or "new meat," who serves as the film's narrator. At first he wilts under the rigorous conditions of jungle life, freezes up in a fire fight, and wonders whether he'll be able to survive. But he gradually adapts and, as time goes by, begins to see that the platoon is divided into two groups. One consists of lifers, juicers, and subintelligent whites, the other of blacks and heads. Sgt. Barnes, a combat-loving burnout (Tom Berenger), is the informal leader of the lifers, and Sgt. Elias, a free spirit (Willem Dafoe), leads the latter group. When the platoon takes some gruesome losses, an enraged Barnes kills some Vietnamese and orders the burning of their village, outraging the temporarily absent Elias. As the conflict between these two reaches its tragic climax, Chris must decide what he really values. Widely regarded as one of the finest war films ever made, PLATOON reflects not only the United States' division over Vietnam but the timeless truths of battle: terror, disorientation, exhilaration, and horrible loss.
Features Spanish Subtitles
Widescreen Version, Enhanced For 16X9 TVs
French Dolby Digital Stereo
Spanish Dolby Digital Stereo
French Subtitles
Original Theatrical Trailer
Original Television Spots
English 5.1 Surround Dolby Digital
Audio Commentary With Director Oliver Stone And Military Supervisor Captain Dale Dye
Documentary Tour Of The Inferno Featuring Interviews With Director, Cast And Crew
Photo Gallery
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