Past Run
Platoon
Oliver Stone's autobiographical Vietnam War film stars Charlie Sheen as Chris Taylor, a neophyte soldier who finds himself caught in a battle of wills between two sergeants, one good (Willem Dafoe) and the other evil (Tom Berenger).
Format: Blu-ray
“There are images in 'Platoon' so powerful that they seem, rather than simply imprinted on celluloid, to have been burned into memory.”
— Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
FROM THE VAULT
Where it played at Laemmle — 1 engagement
AWARDS
- Winner, Best Director — Academy Awards
- Winner, Best Film Editing — Academy Awards
- Winner, Best Picture — Academy Awards
- Nominee, Best Actor in a Supporting Role — Academy Awards
- Nominee, Best Actor in a Supporting Role — Academy Awards
- Nominee, Best Cinematography — Academy Awards
- Nominee, Best Writing (Original Screenplay) — Academy Awards