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.
Platoon
“The first casualty of war is innocence.”
Overview
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.
Director
Oliver Stone
Budget
6.0M
Revenue
138.5M
Status
Released
Production
Hemdale Film Corporation, Arnold Kopelson Productions
Cast
Charlie Sheen
Chris Taylor
Willem Dafoe
Sergeant Elias Grodin
Tom Berenger
Sergeant Robert "Bob" Barnes
Kevin Dillon
Bunny
Forest Whitaker
Big Harold
Mark Moses
Lieutenant Wolfe
Keith David
King
Richard Edson
Sal
Francesco Quinn
Rhah
John C. McGinley
Sergeant O'Neill
Johnny Depp
Gator Lerner
Reggie Johnson
Junior
David Neidorf
Tex
Chris Pedersen
Crawford
Tony Todd
Warren
Corkey Ford
Manny
Corey Glover
Francis
Bob Orwig
Gardner
Kevin Eshelman
Morehouse
James Terry McIlvain
Ace
J. Adam Glover
Sanderson
Ivan Kane
Tony
Paul Sanchez
Doc
Dale Dye
Captain Harris
Peter Hicks
Parker
Basile Achara
Flash
Steve Barredo
Fu Sheng
Chris Castillejo
Rodriguez
Andrew B. Clark
Tubbs
Bernardo Manalili
Village Chief
Than Rogers
Village Chief's Wife
Li Thi Van
Village Chief's Daughter
Clarisa Ortacio
Old Woman
Romy Sevilla
One-Legged Man
Matthew Westfall
Terrified Soldier
Nick Nicholson
Mechanized Soldier #1
Warren McLean
Mechanized Soldier #2
Li Mai Thao
Rape Victim
Ron Barracks
Medic
H. Gordon Boos
Soldier with Mohawk Haircut (uncredited)
Robert 'Rock' Galotti
Huffmeister (uncredited)
Oliver Stone
Alpha Company Major in Bunker (uncredited)
Brad Cassini
Soldier (uncredited)
Mark Ebenhoch
Ebenhoch (uncredited)
Video Gallery
Oliver Stone Wins Best Director: 59th Oscars (1987)
Martin Sheen on PLATOON
