Platoon

Platoon

(1987)

Tagline

The first casualty of war is innocence.

Starring

Charlie Sheen Willem Dafoe Forest Whitaker Kevin Dillon John C. McGinley

Director

Oliver Stone

Genre

Drama War Action

Running Time

120 minutes

Platoon

Overview

Chris Taylor, a young, naive recruit in Vietnam, faces a moral crisis when confronted with the horrors of war and the duality of man.

Released

23 April 1987

Budget

£6,000,000

Revenue

£138,530,565

Language

English

Studio

Hemdale Film Corporation

Country of Origin

United States of America

Cast

Charlie Sheen...Pvt. Chris Taylor
Willem Dafoe...Sgt. Elias Grodin
Forest Whitaker...Big Harold
Kevin Dillon...Bunny
John C. McGinley...Sgt. Red O'Neill
Francesco Quinn...Rhah
Richard Edson...Sal
Reggie Johnson...Junior Martin
Keith David...King
David Neidorf...Tex
Mark Moses...Lt. Wolfe
Chris Pedersen...Crawford
Ivan Kane...Tony Hoyt
Paul Sanchez...Doc Gomez
J. Adam Glover...Sanderson
Corey Glover...Francis
Bob Orwig...Pvt. Gardner
Kevin Eshelman...Morehouse
Terry McIlvain...Ace
Dale Dye...Capt. Harris
Oliver Stone...Alpha Company major in bunker
Tom Berenger...SSgt. Bob Barnes
Johnny Depp...Private Gator Lerner

Crew

Oliver Stone...Director
Oliver Stone...Screenplay
Arnold Kopelson...Producer
A. Kitman Ho...Producer
Derek Gibson...Executive Producer
John Daly...Executive Producer
Georges Delerue...Original Music Composer
Robert Richardson...Director of Photography
Claire Simpson...Editor
Pat Golden...Casting
Warren McLean...Casting
Bob Morones...Casting
Bruno Rubeo...Production Design
Rodell Cruz...Art Direction