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About
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.
Theatrical
Feb 6, 1987
Box Office
$138.5M
Budget
$6.0M
Return
23.1x
DVD / Blu-ray
Dec 10, 1997
Theaters
1
Director
Producers
Arnold Kopelson, Derek Gibson, John Daly
Music
Studio
Hemdale Film Corporation, Arnold Kopelson Productions
Keywords
ambush
helicopter
war crimes
mine
bunker
vietnam war
dying and death
village
jungle
infantry
gang rape
soldier
battle
violent death
false accusations
witness to murder
platoon
combat
casualty of war
marijuana joint
marijuana pipe
semi autobiographical
anti war
wounded soldier
conscripts
military draft
violent man
young soldier
american soldiers
tour of duty
army vs civilians
cautionary
suspenseful
critical
intense
depressing
defiant
Quotes
See all →The Cost of Innocence in War
Taglines
The first real casualty of war is innocence. The first real movie about the war in Vietnam is Platoon.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
The Loss of Innocence in War
Taglines
The first casualty of war is innocence.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →C
Charlie Sheen
Chris Taylor
Willem Dafoe
Sergeant Elias Grodin
T
Tom Berenger
Sergeant Robert "Bob" Barnes
K
Kevin Dillon
Bunny
Forest Whitaker
Big Harold
M
Mark Moses
Lieutenant Wolfe
Keith David
King
R
Richard Edson
Sal
F
Francesco Quinn
Rhah
J
John C. McGinley
Sergeant O'Neill
J
Johnny Depp
Gator Lerner
R
Reggie Johnson
Junior
D
David Neidorf
Tex
C
Chris Pedersen
Crawford
T
Tony Todd
Warren
C
Corkey Ford
Manny
C
Corey Glover
Francis
B
Bob Orwig
Gardner
K
Kevin Eshelman
Morehouse
J
James Terry McIlvain
Ace
