'Platoon' star Willem Dafoe breaks down his famous death scene from Oliver Stone's 1986 Vietnam War classic Ethan Alter December 23, 2021 ...

Platoon, directed by Oliver Stone premiered in 1986. The film starred Willem Dafoe, Charlie Sheen, Tom Berenger. "If I hadn’t made Platoon, maybe I would’ve gone nuts," Stone said.

Platoon soared to become the third top-grossing movie in North America for 1986, capturing hearts and awards with its poignant storytelling.

1986 was the year of Oliver Stone, when the writer-director blasted out of murky obscurity with "Salvador," his Central American civil war drama released to sputtering results, and "Platoon ...

1986: ‘Platoon’ Willhem Dafoe, left, Charlie Sheen and Tom Berenger on the set of the 1986 Vietnam war movie “Platoon.” ...

One fan on IMDb suggested the film is the most true of films in the genre, which includes classics like Francis Ford Copola's Apocalypse Now (1979) and Platoon (1986), directed by Oliver Stone.

Writer-director Oliver Stone on location in the Philippines to make “Platoon,” the 1986 Vietnam War that would cement his success in Hollywood, winning best editing, picture and director at ...

Arnold Kopelson, the Oscar-winning producer behind such features as 'Platoon,' 'Seven' and 'The Fugitive' who pioneered the practice of presales in motion pictures, died Monday, his wife, Anne ...

Hoosiers (1986) ★★★ Gene Hackman, Barbara Hershey. A college basketball coach leaves the Navy in 1951 and becomes coach of an underdog Indiana high-school team.