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The movie crowds you; it doesn't leave you room for an honest emotion. According to Stone, Cimino attempted to produce The Platoon in 1984. It wasn't going to kill people, but you felt comfortable with it. Un libro è un insieme di fogli, stampati oppure manoscritti, delle stesse dimensioni, rilegati insieme in un certo ordine e racchiusi da una copertina.. Il libro è il veicolo più diffuso del sapere. [26] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale. While the platoon is being extracted via helicopter, they glimpse Elias, mortally wounded, emerging from the treeline and being chased by a group of North Vietnamese soldiers, who kill him. A horrific battle ensues, and Captain Harris orders an air strike on their position, knowing that the battle is lost. Filming took place in the Philippines in February 1986 and lasted 54 days. 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Platoon was released in the United States on December 19, 1986 and in the Philippines[20] and the United Kingdom in March 1987, with its release in the latter receiving an above 15 rating for strong language, scenes of violence, and soft drug use.[21]. Elias then arrives, getting into a physical altercation with Barnes over the killing before Wolfe breaks it up and orders the supplies destroyed and the village razed. [28][29] Gene Siskel also awarded the film four out of four stars,[30] and observed that Vietnam War veterans greatly identified with the film. He has served on Gonzaga's coaching staff since 1989, and has been a constant on the sidelines throughout a period that has seen the Bulldogs rise from mid-major obscurity to consistent NCAA Tournament contenders. On New Year’s Day 1968, on patrol, the platoon comes across what seems to be a recently abandoned enemy bunker. Starsky & Hutch (2004) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The enraged soldiers approach a nearby village and begin ruthlessly rounding up residents. [10] Filming was done chronologically. On the next patrol, the platoon is caught in an ambush. One of the soldiers falls asleep on watch, and the unit is ambushed. The film was rereleased again on VHS and DVD in 2001 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (who now owns the rights to the film through their purchase of the pre-1996 Polygram Filmed Entertainment library). Platoon, American war film, released in 1986, that was written and directed by Oliver Stone and was regarded by many critics as one of the best of the movies about the Vietnam War. Wallace Terry, a black journalist who spent a two-year tour in Vietnam and wrote a Time cover story in 1967 called The Negro in Vietnam, which concerned the experiences of African American troops during the war, publicly criticised the film in an interview with Maria Wilhelm of People magazine, calling its depiction of black troops "a slap in the face". Netflix leads with 26 total nominations, a majority of … "[19], Although the film was the subject of critical acclaim, it received some criticism for its depiction of African-American soldiers in Vietnam. Overwhelmed, Chris sobs as he glares down at craters full of corpses. Most of the platoon, including Wolfe and most of Barnes' followers, are killed in the ensuing battle. Get a Britannica Premium subscription and gain access to exclusive content. Elias takes Chris and two other men to intercept flanking enemy troops. [24] MGM and Sony Pictures Home Entertainment release the film on DVD in 2006 for its 20th anniversary. Already on edge, the platoon is further angered when they discover an enemy supply and weapons cache in a nearby village. Chris surmises that Barnes was responsible for mortally wounding Elias. The production was almost canceled because of the political upheaval in the country, due to then-president Ferdinand Marcos. "[17], Stone makes a cameo appearance as the commander of the 3d Battalion, 22d Infantry in the final battle, which was based on the historic New Year's Day Battle of 1968 in which he had taken part while on duty in South Vietnam. The film was a box office success upon its release, grossing $138.5 million domestically against its $6 million budget. Netflix leads with 26 total nominations, a majority of … The man denies that the villagers aid the North Vietnamese armed forces. Patricia Bauer is an Assistant Editor at Encyclopaedia Britannica. Once again, this was a project that Stone had struggled to secure financing for, but Daly loved the script and was prepared to finance both Salvador and The Platoon. [8], Upon arrival in the Philippines, the cast was sent on an intensive training course, during which they had to dig foxholes and were subjected to forced marches and nighttime "ambushes," which used special-effects explosions. Barnes, through a Vietnamese-speaking soldier, Lerner, aggressively interrogates the village chief about whether the villagers have been aiding the NVA. The site's critical consensus reads, "Informed by director Oliver Stone's personal experiences in Vietnam, Platoon forgoes easy sermonizing in favor of a harrowing, ground-level view of war, bolstered by no-holds-barred performances from Charlie Sheen and Willem Dafoe. New Year's Eve (2011) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The film score was by Georges Delerue. The movie begins with Taylor’s arrival at Da Nang in September 1967. He further went on to criticise the film for perpetuating black stereotypes, stating the film "barely rises above the age-old Hollywood stereotypes of blacks as celluloid savages and coons who do silly things. He believes Costner turned down the role "because his brother had been in Vietnam." Edmund Lowry Jr. is a minor character featured in Red Dead Redemption 2. The bunker is booby-trapped, however, and three men are killed. Due to a legal dispute between HBO Home Video and Vestron Video over home video rights, the film was delayed from its planned October 1987 release. Taylor, wounded, staggers to his feet. MGM released the film on Blu-Ray in 2011 and released the film again on September 18, 2018 with Shout! Despite his friendship with the director, he turned it down, later saying he "couldn't face going into another jungle with [Oliver Stone]". Barnes finds Elias alone and shoots him, then returns and tells Chris that Elias was killed by the enemy. [7] Willem Dafoe said "the training was very important to the making of the film", adding to its authenticity and strengthening the camaraderie developed among the cast: "By the time you got through the training and through the film, you had a relationship to the weapon. "[25] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 92 out of 100, based on 16 critics, indicating "universal acclaim". [7], Platoon was filmed on the island of Luzon in the Philippines starting in February 1986. It was released again on VHS in 1999 by Polygram Filmed Entertainment (who briefly held the rights to the film through its purchase of the Epic library). [12][13], James Woods, who had starred in Stone's film Salvador, was offered a part in Platoon. He won a BAFTA award, a Golden Globe, and an Oscar for his direction, and he was awarded the Silver Bear for best director at the Berlin International Film Festival. Stone's active duty service resulted in a "big change" in how he viewed life and the war. Platoon won the Academy Award for best picture and the Golden Globe Award for best drama. Seeing that Chris will not help, Barnes contemptuously orders Chris to kill him; Chris does so. [7] Then Stone's script for what would become Salvador was passed to John Daly of British production company Hemdale. Francis, who survived the battle unharmed, deliberately stabs himself in the leg and reminds Chris that because they have been twice wounded, they can return home. Platoon è un film del 1986, diretto da Oliver Stone che tratta della sua permanenza in Vietnam come volontario durante la guerra ed è ispirato alle reali esperienze vissute dal regista nel 1967-1968.. La pellicola vinse 4 premi Oscar su 8 candidature e Oliver Stone fu premiato anche con l'Orso d'argento a Berlino come miglior regista. The script was set to music from The Doors; Stone sent the script to Jim Morrison in the hope he would play the lead. (Morrison never responded, but his manager returned the script to Stone shortly after Morrison's death; Morrison had the script with him when he died in Paris.) [11], Scenes were shot in Mount Makiling, Laguna (province) (for the forest scenes), Cavite (for the river and village scenes), and Villamor Air Base near Manila. He is the subject of the Stranger mission "American Dreams". Later, Taylor, certain that Barnes shot Elias, attacks Barnes, who pulls a knife and cuts Taylor’s face before walking away. In 2019, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".[4][5][6]. [3], Upon its release, Platoon received critical acclaim for Stone's directing and screenplay, the cinematography, battle sequences' realism, and the performances of Sheen, Dafoe, and Berenger. When the platoon returns to base, the veteran company commander Captain Harris declares that if he finds out that an illegal killing took place, a court-martial will ensue, leaving Barnes worried that Elias will testify against him. More men are wounded when Lieutenant Wolfe accidentally directs an artillery strike onto his own unit before Barnes calls it off. Although having written films such as Midnight Express and Scarface, Stone struggled to get the film developed until Hemdale Film Corporation acquired the project along with Salvador. with a double major in Spanish and in theatre arts from Ripon College. Chris regains consciousness the following morning, picks up an enemy rifle, and finds Barnes, who orders him to call a medic. Now in command of the defense, Captain Harris orders his air support to expend all their remaining ordnance inside his perimeter. Barnes seems ready to kill Chris, but Rhah tells Barnes that it is not worth ten years in prison for killing an enlisted soldier, so instead Barnes cuts Chris near his eye with a push dagger before departing. anderson, jayson heath (w/ male / dob: 10/26/1973 ) status: Barnes questions the village chief (Bernardo Manalili), using Lerner (Johnny Depp) as a translator. After Wolfe calls in the wrong coordinates, resulting in an American artillery strike on the platoon’s position, Elias takes Taylor and two other men on a mission to intercept flanking enemy troops. [8], De Laurentiis secured financing for Platoon, but he struggled to find a distributor. Barnes goes after them, and he shoots Elias and later tells Taylor that Elias is dead. "[33], In its seventh weekend of release, the film expanded from 214 theatres to 590 and became number one at the United States box office with a gross of $8,352,394. [7], Stone responded by attempting to break into mainstream direction via the easier-to-finance horror genre, but The Hand failed at the box office, and he began to think The Platoon would never be made. The soundtrack includes "Groovin'" by The Rascals and "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" by Otis Redding. Omissions? Barnes orders the rest of the platoon to retreat and goes back into the jungle to find Elias's group. The following morning, the ground is littered with corpses, both American and Vietnamese. [35] In its ninth weekend, it grossed $12.9 million from 1,194 theatres over the four-day President's Day weekend, being the first film to gross more than $10 million in a weekend in February and setting a weekend record for Orion. Chris assaults the intoxicated Barnes but is quickly overpowered. [34] It remained number one for four weekends. [16] Dye also had a small role as Captain Harris. Instead, he cowrote Year of the Dragon for a lower-than-usual fee of $200,000, on the condition from producer Dino De Laurentiis would next produce The Platoon. [22] After a settlement was reached, it was finally released on tape on January 22, 1988 through HBO, and then reissued on September 1, 1988 by Vestron. Susan Grimshaw is a supporting character featured in Red Dead Redemption 2. The production made a deal with the Philippine military for the use of military equipment. After writing several other screenplays in the early 1970s, Stone worked with Robert Bolt on the screenplay, The Cover-up (it was not produced). Elias (Willem Dafoe), who is likewise tough and experienced but who strives to hold fast to his moral centre. Platoon was the first Hollywood film to be written and directed by a veteran of the Vietnam War. During the chaos, Chris encounters Barnes, who is wounded and driven to insanity. Stone said that he was trying to break them down, "to mess with their heads so we could get that dog-tired, don't give a damn attitude, the anger, the irritation ... the casual approach to death". Elias later tells Captain Harris (Dale Dye) that he wants to file a report against Barnes for shooting the village chief’s wife, and Harris tells Barnes that he will be court-martialed if there is evidence that he committed an illegal shooting. This page was last edited on 12 April 2021, at 13:57. Chris later stops a gang rape of two girls by some of Barnes' men. When the man’s wife (Than Rogers) arrives, screaming at Barnes, he shoots her dead. Barnes goes after them, and he shoots Elias and later tells Taylor that Elias is dead. Barnes orders Taylor to call for a medic but Taylor instead kills Barnes. I came back really visceral. Stone claims that during that time, Sidney Lumet was to have helmed the film with Al Pacino slated to star had there been studio interest. David Zalubowski/AP Show More Show Less 3 of 11 Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Austin Barnes, right, tags out Colorado Rockies' Elias Diaz who was trying to score on a … [7], Break featured several characters who were the seeds of those he developed in Platoon. The film, based on Stone's experience from the war, follows a U.S. Army volunteer (Sheen) serving in Vietnam while his Platoon Sergeant and his Squad Leader (Berenger and Dafoe) argue over the morality in the platoon and the conduct of the war. After his return from the hospital, Chris bonds with Elias and his circle of marijuana-smokers while remaining aloof from Barnes and his more hard-edged followers. [23] Vestron reissued the film twice, in 1991 and 1994. Chris, along with Francis, finds his courage and counterattacks, killing many of the invading NVA. A soldier is killed, and Taylor is wounded. In 1967, U.S. Army volunteer Chris Taylor arrives in South Vietnam and is assigned to an infantry platoon of the 25th Infantry Division near the Cambodian border. At the base, Chris attempts to talk his group into fragging Barnes in retaliation when Barnes, having overheard them, enters the room and mocks them. Please select which sections you would like to print: While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. The film was a critical and commercial success, as were some other Stone films at the time, but most studios were still reluctant to finance The Platoon, because it was about the unpopular Vietnam War. During a scene in the "Underworld", the soldiers sing along to "The Tracks of My Tears" by Smokey Robinson and The Miracles, which was also featured in the film's trailer. Led by Vietnam War veteran Dale Dye, training put the principal actors—including Sheen, Dafoe, Depp and Whitaker—through an immersive 30-day military-style training regimen. Get the latest NCAA Basketball news, rumors, video highlights, scores, schedules, standings, photos, player information and more from Sporting News Taylor and the other wounded members of the platoon are evacuated, and, in a voiceover, Taylor reflects on what he learned from his experiences. The acts of brutality escalate after a weapons cache is found. . Just as Barnes is about to kill Chris, both men are knocked unconscious by the air strike. Our editors will review what you’ve submitted and determine whether to revise the article. For their 32nd annual ceremony, the GLAAD Media Awards expanded to nearly 200 nominees. It is the first film of a trilogy of Vietnam War films directed by Stone, followed by Born on the Fourth of July (1989) and Heaven & Earth (1993). It made its DVD debut in 1997 through Live Entertainment. During a subsequent patrol on New Year's Day 1968, three men are killed by explosive booby traps, and unseen assailants. [15] Stone confirmed in a 2011 interview with Entertainment Weekly that Mickey Rourke, Emilio Estevez and Kevin Costner were all considered for the part of Barnes. After his tour of duty in the Vietnam War ended in 1968, Oliver Stone wrote a screenplay called Break, a semi-autobiographical account detailing his experiences with his parents and his time in the Vietnam War. Barnes (Tom Berenger), a tough, experienced, and merciless fighter, and Sgt. The platoon is sent back to the front line to maintain defensive positions, where Chris shares a foxhole with Francis. With the help of well-known Asian producer Mark Hill, the shoot commenced, as scheduled, two days after Marcos fled the country. Taylor is a naïve middle-class young man who dropped out of college to volunteer for Vietnam for idealistic reasons. [7] The film employed Vietnamese refugees living in the Philippines to act in different roles as Vietnamese in the film. Helicopters pick up the surviving members of the platoon, but as they are lifting off, Elias emerges from the jungle, fleeing from several North Vietnamese soldiers, and he is killed. Ring in the new year with a Britannica Membership, Academy Award nominations (* denotes win), https://www.britannica.com/topic/Platoon-film-by-Stone. By signing up for this email, you are agreeing to news, offers, and information from Encyclopaedia Britannica. Be on the lookout for your Britannica newsletter to get trusted stories delivered right to your inbox. Dale Dye, who played Captain Harris, also served as a military adviser on the movie, and he put the principal actors through a mock boot camp before filming began. Shortly, Elias’s squad, consisting largely of green recruits, is sent out on patrol. For their 32nd annual ceremony, the GLAAD Media Awards expanded to nearly 200 nominees. John was the figurative Elias, coming "in the spirit and power of Elias" ( Luke 1:17); John 1:21, where John the Baptist denies that he was the actual Elias, accords with this view Malachi 4:5 Malachi 4:6 cannot have received its exhaustive fulfilment in John; the Jews always understood it of the literal Elijah. Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). And I think the camera is so much more ... that's your interpreter, as opposed to a pen. [18], The film is "Dedicated to the men who fought and died in the Vietnam War.". The following day the depleted platoon is sent again to the front lines, and the members set up defensive positions. Because De Laurentiis had already spent money sending Stone to the Philippines to scout for locations, he decided to keep control of the film's script until he was repaid. Although Break was never produced, Stone decided to attend film school.[7]. Dale Dye wrote a novelization of the film in 1986. Barnes finds Elias alone and shoots him, then returns and tells Chris that Elias was killed in action. Mark Norman Few (born December 27, 1962) is an American college basketball coach who has been the head coach at Gonzaga University since 1999. The film was nominated for eight Academy Awards at the 59th Academy Awards, and won four including Best Picture, Best Director for Stone, Best Sound, and Best Film Editing. She previously worked on the Britannica Book of... Oliver Stone (second from left) during the filming of, Tom Berenger, Mark Moses, and Willem Dafoe as American soldiers in Vietnam in. [36], In 2011, British television channel Channel 4 voted Platoon as the 6th greatest war film ever made, behind Full Metal Jacket and ahead of A Bridge Too Far. Chris waves goodbye to the remaining troops as helicopters carry him and Francis away along with other wounded soldiers. That night they are attacked with overwhelming force. Corrections? Chris is immediately sent out with Barnes, Elias, and veteran soldiers on a planned night ambush for a North Vietnamese army force. In a voice-over, he says that although the war is now over for him, it will remain with him for the rest of his life. Bolt's rigorous approach rubbed off on Stone. 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, and Johnny Depp. Barnes orders the rest of the platoon to retreat and goes back into the jungle. In the chaos, Taylor and Barnes encounter each other, and Barnes moves to kill Taylor moments before both are knocked back by ordnance dropped from a plane. That night, a major NVA assault occurs, and the defensive lines are broken. They limited how much food and water they could drink and eat and when the actors slept, fired blanks to keep the tired actors awake. Dale Dye, who played Captain Harris, the commander of Company B, is a U.S. Marine Corps Vietnam War veteran who also served as the film's technical advisor. [37], "Vietnam was really visceral, and I had come from a cerebral existence: study ... working with a pen and paper, with ideas. Factory on Blu-Ray. He sees Barnes crawling away. While the platoon is extracted via helicopter, they glimpse Elias, mortally wounded, emerging from the treeline and pursued by the NVA, who shoot him dead. Chris even leaves the fighting hole to pursue the enemy. She has a B.A. The film presents the war through the eyes of new recruit Chris Taylor (played by Charlie Sheen). When night falls, a watch is set. In a fit of anger, Barnes shoots the chief's wife dead after she shouts at him and threatens to kill the chief's daughter. He is assigned to an infantry division that is fighting near the border with Cambodia. Denzel Washington expressed interest in playing the role of Elias,[14] a character Stone said was based on a soldier he knew in Vietnam. Stone wrote the screenplay based upon his experiences as a U.S. infantryman in Vietnam, to counter the vision of the war portrayed in John Wayne's The Green Berets. [19] Music used in the film includes Adagio for Strings by Samuel Barber, "White Rabbit" by Jefferson Airplane, and "Okie from Muskogee" by Merle Haggard (which is an anachronism, as the film is set in 1967 but Haggard's song was not released until 1969). After the release of The Deer Hunter and Apocalypse Now, the studios then cited the perception that these films were considered the pinnacle of the Vietnam War film genre as reasons not to make Platoon. Producer Martin Bregman attempted to elicit studio interest in the project, but was not successful. The NVA soldiers manage to get close to the sleeping Americans before a brief firefight ensues; Chris's fellow new recruit Gardner is killed and Chris himself lightly wounded. Stone also verified in the interview that Keanu Reeves turned down the role of Taylor because of the violence. His platoon commander is Lieutenant Wolfe (Mark Moses), but authority in the unit actually rests with Sgt. On their next patrol, the platoon is ambushed and pinned down in a firefight, in which numerous soldiers are wounded. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions. In 1998, the American Film Institute placed Platoon at #83 in their "AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Movies" poll. Helicopters pick up the surviving members of the platoon, but as they are lifting off, Elias emerges from the jungle, fleeing from several North Vietnamese soldiers, and he is killed. 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