Description: This intense drama examines the fight between good and evil among an American infantry platoon in the jungles of Vietnam. Writer/director Stone draws on his own first-hand experiences of combat and takes a close look at the life of foot ...
Description This intense drama examines the fight between good and evil among an American infantry platoon in the jungles of Vietnam. Writer/director Stone draws on his own first-hand experiences of combat and takes a close look at the life of foot soldiers, as seen through the eyes of a new recruit.
Editorial Reviews Rating: B+ Entertainment Weekly - pp.58-9 - Ty Burr (07/08/1994)
"Nothing that Oliver Stone has done before...is preparation for the singular achievement of his latest film, PLATOON....A major piece of work, as full of pasion as it is of redeeming, scary irony..." New York Times - p.C12 - Vincent Canby (12/19/1986)