It is unknown whether he would have been cast had he lived.

Platoon movie facts. The unit that the movie is about is the 25th Infantry Division Light based out of Schofield Barracks Hawaii. It was a well-earned victory with critics still to this day naming director Oliver Stones intense drama as one of war cinemas finest and most realistic. Platoon 1986 Oliver Stones film about the Vietnam War stars Tom Berenger Willem Dafoe Charlie Sheen and Forest Whitaker.

Platoon won the Academy Award for best picture and the Golden Globe Award for best drama. Upon arrival in Da Nang South Vietnam he sees dead soldiers of American soldiers in body bags being loaded into his plane. Platoon American war film released in 1986 that was written and directed by Oliver Stone and was regarded by many critics as one of the best of the movies about the Vietnam War.

Stone has been described as difficult. Film facts for the 1986 Drama movie starring Charlie Sheen Willem Dafoe Forest Whitaker John C. Morrison had the script on him when he was found dead in Paris.

If its bogus or you have additional info please. Platoon is generally regarded as one of the strongest anti-war films of all time. It won four Oscars including Best Director and Best Picture.

In the final big battle scene Bunny is seen firing his shotgun at the enemy while Junior cowers in the fox hole. The year is September 1967. McGinley We believe the following trivia is all legit.

12 Intense Facts About Platoon 1. OLIVER STONE WAS SO TIRED ON THE SET THAT HE STARTED MAKING CRAZY ACCUSATIONS. Platoon was shot in the Philippines which had the advantage of looking a lot like Vietnam.