Portrays: Private Lerner
1986
Rated R for war violence and profanity
Action/Drama/War
Approx. Time: 120 minutes

Director: Oliver Stone
Produced by: Arnold Kopelson
Written by: Oliver Stone
Other Actors: Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe, Charlie Sheen

Approx. Budget:
Filming Location: The Phillippines

Winner of 4 Academy Awards including Best Picture and based on the first-hand experience of Oscar-winning director Oliver Stone, Platoon is powerful, intense and starkly brutal. "Harrowingly realistic and completely convincing" (Leonard Maltin), it is "a dark, unforgettable memorial" (The Washington Post) to every soldier whose innocence was lost in the war-torn jungles of Vietnam.
Chris Taylor (Charlie Sheen) is a young, naive American who, upon his arrival in Vietnam, quickly discovers that he must do battle not only with the Viet Cong, but also with the gnawing fear, physical exhaustion and intense anger growing within him. While his two commanding officers (Oscar-nominated Tom Berenger and Willem Dafoe) draw a fine line between the war they wage against the enemy and the one they fight with each other, the conflict, chaos and hated permeate Taylor, suffocating his realities and numbing his feelings to man's highest value...life.

~"Tour of the Inferno" Documentary Featuring Interview With the Director, Cast and Crew ~Audio commentary by Director Oliver Stone ~Audio Commentary by Military Supervisor Captain Dale Dye ~Photo Gallery ~Original Theatrical Trailer ~TV Spots

Nominated by New York Film Critics Circle for Best Director: Oliver Stone
Nominated by New York Film Critics Circle for Best Film: Oliver Stone

Won an Academy Award for Best Picture
Won an Academy Award for Best Director: Oliver Stone
Won an Academy Award for Best Film Editing: Claire Simpson
Won an Academy Award for Best Sound: John "Doc" Wilkinson, Richard Rogers, Charles "Bud" Grenzbach, Simon Kaye
Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Cinematography: Robert Richardson
Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay: Oliver Stone
Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor: Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe

Won a Golden Globe Award for Best Director: Oliver Stone
Won a Golden Globe Award for Best Picture (Drama)
Nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay: Oliver Stone
Won a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor: Tom Berenger
Nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Director's Guild award: Oliver Stone

Won at Independent Spirit for Best Film