Winner of four Academy Awards including Best Picture, and based on the first-hand experience of Oscar?-winning director Oliver Stone, 'Platoon' is powerful, intense and starkly brutal. "Harrowingly realistic and completely convincing" (Leonard Maltin), it is "a dark, unforgettable memorial" (The Washington Post) to every soldier whose innocence was lost in the war-torn jungles of Vietnam.
Chris Taylor (Charlie Sheen) is a young na?ve American who, upon his arrival in Vietnam, quickly discovers that he must do battle not only with the Viet Cong, but also with the gnawing fear, physical exhaustion and intense anger growing within him. While his two commanding officers (Oscar?-nominated Tom Berenger and William Dafoe) draw a fine line between the war they wage against the enemy and the one they fight with each other, the conflict, chaos and hatred permeate Taylor, suffocating his realities and numbing his feelings to man's highest value?life.
Released:
Tue, 08/15/2000
Format Aspect Ratio:
1.85-Wide Screen
Resolution:
480x720 LowRez
Resolution:
720x1280 HiRez
Audio Format:
Dolby Digital
Actors:
Tom Berenger - SSgt. Bob Barnes
Actors:
Willem Dafoe - Sgt. Elias Grodin
Actors:
Charlie Sheen - Pvt. Chris Taylor
Actors:
Forest Whitaker - Big Harold
Actors:
Francesco Quinn - Rhah
Actors:
John C. McGinley - Sgt. Red O'Neill
Actors:
Richard Edson - Sal
Actors:
Kevin Dillon - Bunny
Actors:
Reggie Johnson - Junior
Actors:
Keith David - King
Actors:
Johnny Depp - Pvt. Lerner
Actors:
David Neidorf - Tex
Actors:
Mark Moses - Lt. Wolfe
Actors:
Chris Pedersen - Crawford
Actors:
Tony Todd - Sgt. Warren
Actors:
Corkey Ford - Manny
Actors:
Paul Sanchez - Doc
Actors:
J. Adam Glover - Sanderson
Actors:
Corey Glover - Francis
Actors:
Bob Orwig - Pvt. Gardner
Actors:
Kevin Eshelman - Morehouse
Actors:
James Terry McIlvain - Ace
Actors:
Dale Dye - Capt. Harris
Actors:
Peter Hicks - Parker
Actors:
Basile Achara - Flash
Actors:
Steve Barredo - Fu Sheng
Actors:
Chris Castillejo - Rodriguez
Actors:
Andrew B. Clark - Tubbs
Actors:
Bernardo Manalili - Village chief
Actors:
Than Rogers - Village chief's wife
Actors:
Li Thi Van - Village chief's daughter
Actors:
Clarisa Ortacio - Old woman
Actors:
Romy Sevilla - One-legged man
Actors:
Mathew Westfall - Terrified soldier
Actors:
Nick Nickelson - Mechanized soldier #1
Actors:
Warren McLean - Mechanized soldier #2
Actors:
Li Mai Thao - Rape victim
Actors:
Ron Barracks - Medic
Actors:
H. Gordon Boos - Soldier with Mohawk haircut
Actors:
Mark Ebenhoch - Pfc. Ebenhoch
Actors:
Oliver Stone - Alpha Company major in bunker
