Platoon (1986)

Calificación de los usuarios:

8.2/10   

Director:

Oliver Stone

Guionista:

Oliver Stone (written by)

Release Date:

24 diciembre 1986 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama | War

Frase comercial:

The first casualty of war is innocence.

Plot:

A young recruit in Vietnam faces a moral crisis when confronted with the horrors of war and the duality of man.

Plot Keywords:

Shot To Death | Snake | Stabbed In The Back | Betrayal | Impersonation Of Soldier

Awards:

Won 4 Oscars. Another 18 wins & 9 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Best Vietnam War movie you can see

Cast

Tom Berenger	...	Sgt. Bob Barnes
Willem Dafoe	...	Sgt. Elias Grodin
Charlie Sheen	...	Pvt. Chris Taylor
Forest Whitaker	...	Big Harold
Francesco Quinn	...	Rhah
John C. McGinley	...	Sgt. Red O'Neill
Richard Edson	...	Sal
Kevin Dillon	...	Bunny
Reggie Johnson	...	Junior Martin
Keith David	...	King
Johnny Depp	...	Private Gator Lerner
David Neidorf	...	Tex
Mark Moses	...	Lt. Wolfe
Chris Pedersen	...	Crawford
Tony Todd	...	Sgt. Warren

También conocida como:

Pelotón (Argentina) [es]
Platoon (Spain) [es]

Duración:

120 min

País:

UK | USA

Idioma:

English | Vietnamese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sonido:

Dolby

Clasificación:

Germany:16 | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Canada:R (Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Iceland:16 | Singapore:NC-16 (cut) | Australia:MA (re-rating) (2007) | Brazil:14 | Argentina:18 | Australia:M | Australia:R (original rating) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Chile:18 | Finland:K-16 | France:-12 | Hong Kong:IIB | Ireland:15 | Israel:PG | Japan:PG-12 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:M (DVD rating) | New Zealand:R (original rating) | Norway:18 | South Korea:15 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R | Vietnam:(Banned) | West Germany:16 | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Filming Locations:

Philippines

Company:

Cinema 86

Trivialidades:

Toward the end of the film, when the reinforcements arrive after the battle, Rhah (Francesco Quinn) reaches into a dead VC's breast pocket, pulls something out, and keeps it, while looking around nervously. The item he is removing is heroin, which VC soldiers used as a painkiller. Many heroin-addicted US troops did the same thing. The scene implies that Rhah's mystical quality is a symptom of a larger problem.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: Set in 1967, features Bunny listening to Merle Haggard's "Okie from Muskogee," not released until 1969.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Pvt. Gardner: [seeing body bags] Aw, man, is that what I think it is?
Sergeant: All right, you cheese-dicks, welcome to the 'nam! Follow me.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The 100 Greatest War Films (2005) (TV)

Soundtrack:

OKIE FROM MUSKOGEE

Best Vietnam War movie you can see

Platoon is a must see for any fan of war movies. The film that put Stone on the map, Platoon is considered by Vietnam Vets as the most realistic (my father having been one of them). But in keeping the maxim of giving credit where credit is due, much of the success of Platoon belongs to military adviser Captain Dale Dye, who has been linked to pretty much every great war movie in the last twenty years. Much accolades to Tom Berenger as well, whose performance as Sgt. Barnes is the tour de force of his career (the scene in the village towards the end of the movie is brutal, befitting the character). With a great script, great performances, and awesome cinematography, Platoon is a surefire classic.