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Platoon

Chris Taylor, a neophyte recruit in Vietnam, finds himself caught in a battle of wills between two sergeants, one good and the other evil. A shrewd examination of the brutality of war and the duality of man in conflict.

Director

Oliver Stone

Year

Genre

Box Office

$138,530,565

Production

Hemdale Film Corporation,Cinema 86,Cinema 84,Orion Pictures,Orion

Awards

Won 4 Oscars. 24 wins & 15 nominations total

King

Big Harold

Forest Whitaker

Rhah

Francesco Quinn

Bunny

Sgt. O'Neill

John C. McGinley

Junior

Lt. Wolfe

Francis

Lerner

Crawford

Gardner

Manny

Tex

Sgt. Barnes

Sgt. Elias

Chris

Sal

Warren

Morehouse

Ace

James Terry McIlvain

Sanderson

Tony

Doc

Captain Harris

Parker

Flash

Fu Sheng

Rodriguez

Chris Castillejo

Tubbs

Andrew B. Clark

Village Chief

Bernardo Manalili

Village Chief's Wife

Village Chief's Daughter

Old Woman

Clarisa Ortacio

One-Legged Man

Terrified Soldier

Mathew Westfall

Mechanized Soldier #1 (as Nick Nickelson)

Mechanized Soldier #2

Rape Victim

Medic

Soldier with Mohawk Haircut

Soldier

Ebenhoch

Huffmeister

Robert 'Rock' Galotti

Soldier with Guitar

Soldier

Soldier

Alpha Company Major in Bunker

Soldier

Henry Strzalkowski

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King Crawford Chris Sgt. O'neill Sgt. Elias Francis Rhah Sgt. Barnes Soldier 1 Soldier 2 Capt. Harris Bunny Junior Big Harold Doc Lt. Wolf Tex Ace Morehouse

(MEN CHATTERING) - Platoon

(MEN CHATTERING)

MAN: Johnson! - Platoon

Oh man Is that what I think it isAll right you cheese dicks welcome to the Nam Follow me - Platoon

Oh man Is that what I think it isAll right you cheese dicks...

I'll be dipped in shit! - Platoon

I'll be dipped in shit!

New meat You dudes gonna love the NamMAN 1 For fucking ever - Platoon

New meat You dudes gonna love the NamMAN 1 For fucking ever

(BIRDS CHIRPING) - Platoon

(BIRDS CHIRPING)

MAN ON RADIO: Sky Six, Ripper Six, radio check. - Platoon

MAN ON RADIO: Sky Six, Ripper Six, radio check.

BARNES: Who's on Tail-end Charlie? - Platoon

BARNES: Who's on Tail-end Charlie?

MAN ON RADIO: Eagle, Eagle, Ripper Six. - Platoon

MAN ON RADIO: Eagle, Eagle, Ripper Six.

BARNES Get a move on boy - Platoon

BARNES Get a move on boy

Boy, what you waiting for? - Platoon

Boy, what you waiting for?

Two five two actual Move it out Six says we're jamming them up back there OverTell that dipshit to get unfuckedWOLFE This is Two Five be advised We're moving out shortly OutWhat the hell's the matter with you TaylorYou are one simple son of a bitch - Platoon

Two five two actual Move it out Six says we're jamming...

You all right? - Platoon

MAN ON RADIO.' TWO-TWO, this is Six. - Platoon

MAN ON RADIO.' TWO-TWO, this is Six.

MAN ON RADIO.' TWO-TWO, this is Six. - Platoon

MAN ON RADIO.' TWO-TWO, this is Six.

RTO: Bravo Six, Bravo Six, be advised. - Platoon

RTO: Bravo Six, Bravo Six, be advised.

It ain't D E R E it's D E A RAnd Sarah ain't got no two R s King Damn you dumbIt don't make no difference She know what I meanShe don't read too good nohow - Platoon

It ain't D E R E it's D E A RAnd Sarah ain't...

'Cause your ass need to hump hump and hump - Platoon

'Cause your ass need to hump hump and hump

CHRlS Somebody once wrote - Platoon

CHRlS Somebody once wrote

Come on boy Get your dick skin on that thing DigWe ain't got all day Dig Dig - Platoon

Come on boy Get your dick skin on that thing DigWe...

CHRIS Somebody once wroteHell is the impossibility of reasonThat's what this place feels like HellI hate it already and it's only been a week Some goddamn week Grandma - Platoon

CHRIS Somebody once wroteHell is the impossibility of...

I don't even know what I'm doingA gook could be standing three feet in front of me and I wouldn't know it - Platoon

I don't even know what I'm doingA gook could be...

It's scary 'cause nobody tells me how to do anything 'cause I'm newNobody cares about the new guys They don't even want to know your nameThe unwritten rule is a new guy's life isn't worth as much'cause he hasn't put his time in yetAnd they say if you're - Platoon

It's scary 'cause nobody tells me how to do...

I don't think I can keep this up for a year GrandmaI think I made a big mistake coming here - Platoon

I don't think I can keep this up for a year GrandmaI...

Charlie had claymores strung up in the treesBlew a whole fucking platoon to pieces Bad shit - Platoon

Charlie had claymores strung up in the treesBlew a whole...

They don't know shit Barnesand chances are we're gonna run into somethingThink about itO'NEILL That's just great Bob and what do you want me to doSend one of my guys out to get zappedso some lame ass just in from the world can get his beauty sleep NoHey - Platoon

They don't know shit Barnesand chances are we're...

Guy's in three years he thinks he's Jesus fucking Christ or something - Platoon

Guy's in three years he thinks he's Jesus fucking...

Guy's in three years he thinks he's Jesus fucking Christ or somethingO'Neill your short timers stay in but you go outI need veterans out thereSergeant BarnesSergeantI think in front of the men it's necessary for me to give the ordersYes sir - Platoon

Guy's in three years he thinks he's Jesus fucking...

I think, in front of the men, it's necessary for me to give the orders. - Platoon

I think, in front of the men, it's necessary for me to...

Man it's gonna piss on us all nightGonna put a serious case of crotch rot on that your ugly face of yours JuniorGoddamn man You break your ass for the white manNo justice right - Platoon

Man it's gonna piss on us all nightGonna put a serious...

What's O'Neill got a nose up the lieutenant's ass alreadyHow come we always get fucking ambush'Cause it's politics man politics - Platoon

What's O'Neill got a nose up the lieutenant's...

God damn it Elias don't mess with my pigI ain't getting greased on this bush tonightso you keep this sorry cheese dick off my ass - Platoon

God damn it Elias don't mess with my pigI ain't...

Yo Saddle upLock and load - Platoon

Yo Saddle upLock and load

CHRIS Of course Mom and Dad didn't want me to come hereThey wanted me to be just like themrespectable hard working a little house a familyThey drove me crazy with their goddamn world Grandma - Platoon

CHRIS Of course Mom and Dad didn't want me to come...

I guess I mean I've always been sheltered and specialI just want to be anonymous like everybody elseDo my share for my countryLive up to what Grandpa did in the first war and Dad did in the secondWell here lam anonymous all rightWith guys nobody really - Platoon

I guess I mean I've always been sheltered and specialI...

Well here l am anonymous all right - Platoon

Well here l am anonymous all right

Hey, Taylor. - Platoon

You sure you know how to work the claymores, dude? - Platoon

You sure you know how to work the claymores, dude?

And don't catch any "Z"s on me, buddy, or I'll sling your sorry ass. - Platoon

And don't catch any "Z"s on me, buddy, or...

CHRIS: Maybe I finally found it, way down here in the mud. - Platoon

CHRIS: Maybe I finally found it, way down here in the mud.

Junior. - Platoon

(MAN SNORING) - Platoon

TEX: Blow the fucking claymorel - Platoon

TEX: Blow the fucking claymorel

TEX: Blow the fucking claymorel Take the safety off! - Platoon

TEX: Blow the fucking claymorel Take the safety off!

MAN ON RADIO: Bravo Two, Bravo Two, we... - Platoon

MAN ON RADIO: Bravo Two, Bravo Two, we...

- Jesus fucking Christ! - Platoon

- Jesus fucking Christ!

HAROLD: Doc, over here. - Platoon

HAROLD: Doc, over here.

Shut up Shut up and take the pain Take the pain - Platoon

Shut up Shut up and take the pain Take the pain

MAN ON RADIO: Redleg, Redleg, Bravo Six. - Platoon

MAN ON RADIO: Redleg, Redleg, Bravo Six.

Don't give me that morbid bullshit We're about to get out of hereThey gonna give you three hot meals a daywhite sheetsThem pretty white nursesthey gonna give you blowjobs if you pay them enoughI heard all about them white bitches - Platoon

Don't give me that morbid bullshit We're about to...

Come on, Gardner, hang in there! - Platoon

Come on, Gardner, hang in there!

Y'all take a good look at this lump of shitRemember what it looks likeYou fuck up in a firefightand I goddamn guarantee you a trip out of the bushin a body bagOut here assholes you keep your shit wired tight at all timesAnd that goes for you shit for - Platoon

Y'all take a good look at this lump of shitRemember...

And that goes for you, shit-for-brains. - Platoon

And that goes for you, shit-for-brains.

And the next son of a bitch I catch copping "Z"s in the bush, I'm personally gonna take an interest in seeing him suffer. - Platoon

And the next son of a bitch I catch copping "Z"s...

Excuses are like assholes Tayloreverybody got one - Platoon

Excuses are like assholes Tayloreverybody got one

Police up your extra ammo and fragsDon't leave nothing for the dinks - Platoon

Police up your extra ammo and fragsDon't leave nothing...

Thirty nine and a wake up a pause for the cause and I'm a gone motherfuckerBack to the world I hear you manBroke 100 the other day No shitNinety two left to goApril 17 heroes man Home to CaliforniaI'll be sitting outside checking out the babes on the - Platoon

Thirty nine and a wake up a pause for the cause and I'm...

Hey Taylor How in the fuck you get here anywayWhy you look educated I volunteered for itYou did whatI volunteered I dropped out of collegeand told them I wanted the infantry combat and VietnamCRAWFORD You volunteered for this shit manYou believe thatYou's - Platoon

Hey Taylor How in the fuck you get here anywayWhy you look...

KING: I tell you what, if you be cool, I introduce you around to some of the heads. - Platoon

KING: I tell you what, if you be cool, I introduce you...

What's up, brother? - Platoon

What's up, brother?

Your highness has arrived. - Platoon

Your highness has arrived.

What you doing in the underworld, Taylor? - Platoon

What you doing in the underworld, Taylor?

You lame, Taylor? - Platoon

You lame, Taylor?

Give it here. - Platoon

LERNER You're weird man - Platoon

LERNER You're weird man

- First time? - Platoon

Man where the hell is everybody manThey're getting high that's whatBunch of hopheads They think they're something special man - Platoon

Man where the hell is everybody manThey're getting high...

Listen to that That's a bad jamRedneck noise dude That's all it isMake about as much sense as you doAll them chucks be rapping about how they losing they hosaying how they ain't got no bread for beer - Platoon

Listen to that That's a bad jamRedneck noise dude...

Hey Junior you ever smoke any shit LAUGHS That's right dudeYou see y'all be trying to keep the black man downand string him out on that shitBut the time be coming my man when the black man throw that yoke offSimple Free your mind your ass will followYeah - Platoon

Hey Junior you ever smoke any shit LAUGHS That's right...

Well that is one sorry ass motherfuckerWhat do you say there BobA guy like that make it Yes or noI have to tell you that's precisely what I sawI mean sometimes I just look at a guy and I knowThis fella's not gonna make itJust no fucking way - Platoon

Well that is one sorry ass motherfuckerWhat do you say there...

What do you say there Bob - Platoon

What do you say there Bob

'Cause I tell a joke or two Although I might be laughing loud and hearty Deep inside I'm blue So take a good look at my face You'll see my smile looks out of place If you look closer, it's easy to trace The tracks of my tears... - Platoon

'Cause I tell a joke or two Although I might be...

CHRIS: New Year's Day, 1968. - Platoon

CHRIS: New Year's Day, 1968.

A lot of little firefights ambushesWe drop a lot of bombsthen we walk through the jungle like ghosts in a landscape - Platoon

A lot of little firefights ambushesWe drop a lot of...

Bunker - Platoon

BARNES ON RADIO: Bravo Two, Bravo Two-Five. - Platoon

BARNES ON RADIO: Bravo Two, Bravo Two-Five.

Bravo Six, Bravo Six, Bravo Two. - Platoon

Bravo Six, Bravo Six, Bravo Two.

MAN ON RADIO: Bravo Two. - Platoon

MAN ON RADIO: Bravo Two.

Christ. - Platoon

Look what we got, Sal. - Platoon

Look what we got, Sal.

Man this is gook stuff Let's get out of here - Platoon

Man this is gook stuff Let's get out of here

Let's leave. - Platoon

Medic! - Platoon

We got... - Platoon

BARNES: Pull the flanks in! - Platoon

BARNES: Pull the flanks in!

CHRIS: We had to get to the village before dark. - Platoon

CHRIS: We had to get to the village before dark.

The motherfuckers - Platoon

The motherfuckers

CHRIS: The village, which had stood for maybe 1,000 years, didn't know we were coming that day. - Platoon

CHRIS: The village, which had stood for maybe 1,000 years,...

- Check him out. - Platoon

- Check him out.

Hey piggy piggy Hey pig - Platoon

Hey piggy piggy Hey pig

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Chris Taylor, a neophyte recruit in Vietnam, finds himself caught in a battle of wills between two sergeants, one good and the other evil. A shrewd examination of the brutality of war and the duality of man in conflict.

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Director: Oliver Stone

Writer: Oliver Stone

Production: Hemdale Film Corporation,Cinema 86,Cinema 84,Orion Pictures,Orion

Genre: drama, war

Year: 1986

MetaScore: 92/100

ImdbRating: 8.1

BoxOffice: $138,530,565

Released: 06 Feb 1987

Awards: Won 4 Oscars. 24 wins & 15 nominations total

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