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Platoon[Widescreen Collector's Dubbed] - DVD

SKU: 7799741 | Release Date: 5/30/2006

Rating: R for Violence, Not For Children, Profanity, Graphic Violence, War Violence

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Rating: R for Violence, Not For Children, Profanity, Graphic Violence, War Violence
Format: DVD
Theatrical Release: 1986
Length: 120 minutes
Screen Formats: Enhanced Widescreen for 16x9 TV
Genre: Action & Adventure
Studio: Mgm (Video & Dvd)
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Other Formats: DVD (Widescreen Subtitle Special) - $9.99

Synopsis

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 lead the platoon: Sgt. Barnes (Tom Berenger), whose facial scars are a mirror of the violence and corruption of his soul, and Sgt. Elias (Willem Dafoe), who maintains a Zen-like calm in the jungle and fights with both personal and moral courage even though he no longer believes in the war. After a few weeks "in country," Taylor begins to see the na�vet� of his views of the war, especially after a quick search for enemy troops devolves into a round of murder and rape. Unlike Hollywood's first wave of Vietnam movies (including The Deer Hunter, Apocalypse Now, and Coming Home), Platoon is a grunts-eye view of the war, touching on moral issues but focusing on the men who fought the battles and suffered the wounds. In this sense, it resembles older war movies more than its Vietnam peers, as it mixes familiar elements of onscreen battle with small realistic details: bugs, jungle rot, exhaustion, C-rations, marijuana, and counting the days before you go home. This mix of traditional war movie elements with a contemporary sensibility won Platoon four Oscars including Best Picture and Best Director, and a reputation as one of the definitive modern war films. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

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Sound

Digital Theater Systems (akin to 5.1)

Languages/Sound

Eng/Fre/Spa

Screen Formats

Enhanced Widescreen for 16x9 TV

Subtitle Languages

Eng/Fre/Spa

Additional Features

cc Audio commentary by director Oliver Stone Audio commentary by military advisor Dale Dye Never-before-seen deleted scenes with commentary by Oliver Stone Documentaries: "Creating the 'Nam," "One War, Many Stories," "Raw Wounds: The Legacy of Platoon," "Snapshot in Time: 1967-1968," "Tour of the Inferno," "Preparing for 'Nam" TV spots Photo gallery Theatrical trailer

Chapters

Disc #1 -- Platoon [20th Anniversary Edition]: Feature Film
1. Logo/Main Title [2:49]
2. Unknown Territory [2:29]
3. Ants [2:47]
4. First Week in Hell [3:13]
5. Platoon Politics [1:45]
6. New Guys on Ambush [5:29]
7. Dead of Night [4:01]
8. A Lesson in Dying [3:40]
9. A Crusader [3:18]
10. The Feel-Good Cave [2:34]
11. Talkin' Trash [4:11]
12. Bunker Complex [6:36]
13. "Where's Manny?" [2:01]
14. Doing the Village [5:23]
15. Look the Other Way [5:16]
16. "Fire in the Hole" [3:05]
17. Enforced Cease-Fire [2:54]
18. No Faith [1:14]
19. A Rainy Blur [1:40]
20. A Waste of Men [6:16]
21. Elias Is Out There [4:23]
22. "He's Dead?" [1:21]
23. Your Tired Your Poor [4:18]
24. Experts on Killing [5:34]
25. Live Bait [2:38]
26. The Rest Is Gravy [3:04]
27. "Gotta Die Some Time" [4:56]
28. In the Foxhole [6:17]
29. Overrun [3:12]
30. One Last Shot [3:23]
31. Survivors [5:18]
32. End Credits [4:07]

Cast

Tom Berenger - Sgt. Barnes
Ivan Kane - Tony
Bernardo Manalili - Village Chief
Warren McLean - Mechanized Soldier #2
James Terry McIlvain - Ace
John C. McGinley - Sgt. O'Neill
Mark Moses - Lt. Wolfe
Reggie Johnson - Junior
Nick Nicholson - Mechanized Soldier
David Neidorf - Tex
Chris Pederson - Crawford
Clarisa Ortacio - Old Woman
Bob Orwig - Gardner
Francesco Quinn - Rhah
Paul Sanchez - Doc
Than Rogers - Village Chief's Wife
Charlie Sheen - Chris Taylor
Romy Sevilla - One-Legged Man
Oliver Stone - Officer in Bunker
Forest Whitaker - Big Harold
Andrew B. Clark - Tubbs
Keith David - King
Willem Dafoe - Sgt. Elias
Kevin Dillon - Bunny
Johnny Depp - Lerner
Kevin Eshelman - Morehouse
Richard Edson - Sal
Tony Todd - Warren
Li Mai Thao - Rape Victim
Li Thi Van - Village Chief's Daughter
Matthew Westfall - Terrified Soldier
Basile Achara - Flash
Ron Barracks - Medic
Steve Barredo - Fu Sheng
Chris Castillejo - Rodriguez
Corey Glover - Francis
Dale Dye - Capt. Harris
Adam J. Glover - Sanderson
Peter Hicks - Parker
Corkey Ford - Manny
Willem Dafoe - Sgt. Grodin
Francis Quinn - Rhah

Crew

Casting: Warren McLean
Co-producer: A. Kitman Ho
Songwriter: Merle Haggard
Producer: Arnold Kopelson
Songwriter: Warren Moon ,William "Smokey" Robinson
Production Designer: Bruno Rubeo
Cinematographer: Robert Richardson
Makeup: Gordon Smith
Songwriter: Grace Slick
Editor: Claire Simpson-Crozier
Songwriter: Marvin Tarplin
Director: Oliver Stone
Screenwriter: Oliver Stone
Art Director: Doris Sherman Williams
Makeup: Cecille Baun
Composer (Music Score): Samuel Barber
Stunts: Gil Arceo
Screenwriter: Richard Boyle
Musical Direction/Supervision: Georges Delerue
Composer (Music Score): Georges Delerue
Special Effects: Yves de Bono
Executive Producer: John Daly
Art Director: Rodell Cruz
Casting: Pat Golden
Executive Producer: Derek Gibson
Casting: Bob Morones
Featured Music: Smokey Robinson
Makeup: Gordon J. Smith
Re-Recording Mixer: Richard D. Rogers ,John "Doc" Wilkinson ,Charles Grenzbach
Sound Mixer: Simon Kaye
Featured Music: Samuel Barber
Editor: Claire Simpson

Platoon: AMG Review
Richard Gilliam , AMG

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 and Willem Dafoe, the latter at peace with himself despite the hostilities around him, the former representing the corruption of ideals that defined American participation in the war. The film established Oliver Stone as a major director and boosted the careers of several cast members, including Charlie Sheen, Forest Whitaker, and Johnny Depp. Delivering as the favorite at the Oscars, Platoon took four statues in the seven categories in which it was nominated, including one for Stone and for Best Picture. ~ Richard Gilliam, All Movie Guide

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