Platoon was the first Hollywood film to be written and directed by a veteran of the Vietnam War. [4] Platoon was released by Orion Pictures on December 19, 1986. Upon its release, Platoon …

Dec 19, 1986 · In Platoon, Chris Taylor (Charlie Sheen) is a young, naive U.S. soldier who, upon his arrival to Vietnam, quickly discovers that he must do battle not only with the Viet Cong, but …

Dec 12, 2025 · Platoon is an American war film (1986), written and directed by Oliver Stone and regarded as one of the best of the Vietnam War movies. Platoon won the Academy Award for …

Dec 19, 2025 · On this day in 1986, moviegoers across America were thrust into the brutal heart of the Vietnam War with the release of Oliver Stone’s searing drama Platoon. Directed by …

If Truffaut had lived to see “Platoon,” the best film of 1986, he might have wanted to modify his opinion. Here is a movie that regards combat from ground level, from the infantryman’s point …

A soldier grows disillusioned amid conflicts between rival sergeants in this semiautobiographical Vietnam War drama from writer-director Oliver Stone. Watch trailers & learn more.

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Platoon is a 1986 American war film written and directed by Oliver Stone, starring Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe, Charlie Sheen, Keith David, Kevin Dillon, John C. McGinley, Forest Whitaker, …

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.

A young grunt in the Vietnam war gets an up-close look at good vs. evil as he struggles for survival against an elusive enemy and within his platoon.