Platoon

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Theatrical Release Date:

12/19/1986

DVD Release Date:

12/10/1997

Run Time:

113min.

Starring:

Tom Berenger , Willem Dafoe , Charlie Sheen , Forest Whitaker , Francesco Quinn

Director(s):

Oliver Stone

Distributor(s):

Orion

MPAA Rating:

Genre(s):

Action,Drama,War

Plot: 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. Read More

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