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Somebody once wrote, 'Hell is the impossibility of reason.' That's what this place feels like. Hell.
Inspired by Oliver Stone's own experiences, this anti-war epic tells the tale of PFC Chris Taylor (Charlie Sheen, Wall Street), a young Army recruit sent to Vietnam, who witnesses the atrocities of war - many of which are carried out by those Chris calls "comrades."
Heralded by critics as the best film of 1986, Platoon won four of the eight Academy Awardsr for which it was nominated,* including Best Picture and Director for Oliver Stone, and earned Supporting Actor nominations for co-stars Tom Berenger (Inception) and Willem Dafoe (Shadow of the Vampire).
1986: Best Picture (winner); Director (Oliver Stone - winner); Film Editing (Claire Simpson - winner); Sound (John K. Wilkinson, Richard Rogers, Charles 'Bud' Grenzbach, Simon Kaye - winners); Actors in a Supporting Role (Tom Berenger and Willem Dafoe - nominated); Cinematography (Robert Richardson - nominated); Writing - Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen (Oliver Stone - nominated)
FEATURES:
- From A Brand-New 4K Restoration, Approved By Oliver Stone
- Audio Commentary By Writer-Director Oliver Stone
- Audio Commentary By Military Advisor Dale Dye
- Deleted And Extended Scenes With Optional Commentary By Oliver Stone
- Flashback To Platoon: "Snapshot In Time: 1967 - 1968"
- Flashback To Platoon: "Creating The 'Nam"
- Flashback To Platoon: "Raw Wounds: The Legacy Of Platoon"
- Documentary: "One War, Many Stories"
- Documentary: "Preparing For 'Nam"
- Featurette: "Caputo & The 7th Fleet"
- Featurette: "Dye Training Method"
- Featurette: "Gordon Gekko"
- Theatrical Trailer
