Film facts for the 1986 Drama movie starring Charlie Sheen Willem Dafoe Forest Whitaker John C.

Platoon movie trivia. Movie Info Chris Taylor Charlie Sheen leaves his university studies to enlist in combat duty in Vietnam in 1967. Chris Taylor a neophyte recruit in Vietnam finds himself caught in a battle of wills between two sergeants one good and the other evil. Platoon 1986 Oliver Stones film about the Vietnam War stars Tom Berenger Willem Dafoe Charlie Sheen and Forest Whitaker.

According to Oliver Stone he intentionally cast Tom Berenger and Willem Dafoe against type Berenger who played the ruthless sadistic Sergeant Barnes was mostly famous at that point for playing good guys while Dafoe who had primarily played villains up. Related quizzes can be found here. Home Quizzes Movie Quizzes Movies L-P Trivia.

Ironically Sheen is three years younger than Depp. The animation for the film is based up classic cartoons of the Golden Age of American Animation mainly Dreamtoons and. Platoon was the first of three high-profile films to arrive on the scene during a nine-month period.

McGinley was originally offered the part of Tony. A shrewd examination of the brutality of war and the duality of man in conflict. Related quizzes can be found here.

It is DreamWorks Animations first film based on a video game. Platoon Movie Trivia Quizzes. 71 Platoon Trivia Questions Answers.

As they walk away from the village they are told to destroy some soldiers are carrying or helping people. Once hes on the ground in the middle of battle his idealism fades. Oliver Stone wanted to cast Johnny Depp as Chris but the studio felt he was too young and he got a smaller part.