TY - ADVS AU - Stone,Oliver AU - Kopelson,Arnold AU - Daly,John AU - Gibson,Derek AU - Berenger,Tom AU - Dafoe,Willem AU - Sheen,Charlie AU - Whitaker,Forest AU - Quinn,Francesco AU - McGinley,John C. AU - Edson,Richard AU - Dillon,Kevin AU - Johnson,Reggie AU - David,Keith AU - Depp,Johnny AU - Neidorf,David AU - Moses,Mark AU - Pederson,Chris AU - Todd,Tony AU - Ford,Corkey AU - Glover,Corey AU - Dye,Dale AU - Simpson,Claire AU - Rubeo,Bruno AU - Richardson,Robert AU - Delerue,Georges AU - Cruz,Rodell AU - Williams,Doris Sherman ED - Orion Pictures, ED - Hemdale Film Corporation, ED - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (1992- ), ED - Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc., TI - Platoon CY - Santa Monica, CA PB - Metro Goldwyn Mayer KW - United States KW - Army KW - Military life KW - Drama KW - Vietnam (Democratic Republic) KW - Quân đội KW - Vietnam War, 1961-1975 KW - War KW - Moral and ethical aspects KW - Soldiers KW - Conduct of life KW - War films KW - lcgft KW - Fiction films KW - Feature films KW - Video recordings for the hearing impaired N1 - Originally produced as a motion picture in 1986; Includes theatrical trailer; Military technical advisor, Captain Dale Dye ; film editor, Claire Simpson ; production designer, Bruno Rubeo ; director of photography, Robert Richardson ; original music by Georges Delerue ; art directors, Rodell Cruz, Doris Sherman Williams; Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe, Charlie Sheen, Forest Whitaker, Francesco Quinn, John C. McGinley, Richard Edson, Kevin Dillon, Reggie Johnson, Keith David, Johnny Depp, David Neidorf, Mark Moses, Chris Pedersen, Tony Todd, Corkey Ford, Ivan Kane, Paul Sanchez, J. Adam Glover, Corey Glover, Bob Orwig; MPAA rating: R N2 - A grunt's view of the Vietnam War is provided in all its horrific, inexplicable detail. Follows young Chris Taylor who arrives in Vietnam and quickly discovers that his worst enemies are not just the Viet Cong, but gnawing fear, physical exhaustion, and the anger growing within himself ER -