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MPAA Rating: R
Director: Oliver Stone
Genre: War Drama, Combat Films, Anti-War Film, War
Box Office: / $137,963,328
Release Date: December 19, 1986 (USA)
Rating: rating

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Summary:
Oliver Stone's breakthrough as a director, Platoon is a brutally realistic look at a young soldier's tour of duty in Vietnam. Chris Taylor (Charlie Sheen) is a college student who quits school to volunteer for the Army in the late '60s. He's shipped off to Vietnam, where he serves with a culturally diverse group of fellow soldiers under two men who... Full Summary >>

Cast:
Tom Berenger - (Sgt. Barnes)
Willem Dafoe - (Sgt. Grodin)
Charlie Sheen - (Chris Taylor)
Forest Whitaker - (Big Harold)
Francesco Quinn - (Rhah)
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Review:
Platoon is remembered for the striking realism with which it recreated the Vietnam War from the viewpoint of the U.S. soldier. At stark contrast are the story's two protagonists, played by Tom Berenger a ... Continue >>

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