Platoon | The Cutting Room

Platoon was released in 1986 and become an instant war movie classic. A passion project for writer-director Oliver Stone, the film is based on his real-life experiences from the Vietnam War and portrays the brutalities of modern warfare in, at times, shocking fashion. Starring Charlie Sheen, Willem Dafoe, and Tom Berenger, the film dominated at the awards ceremonies, winning 4 Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Director. We're going all in on a British crime classic. Quick links to the main sections: 00:00 | Introduction 06:35 | Synopsis 07:34 | The Director: Oliver Stone 18:43 | The Writing: Oliver Stone 25:59 | The Cast: Charlie Sheen as Chris Taylor, Tom Berenger as Sgt. Barnes, and Willem Dafoe as Sgt. Elias 35:24 | The village destruction sequence, the death of Elias, the end battle sequence 42:51 | The Rating To gain access to bonus episodes and our podcast archive, and support what we do, please become an ATRM patron...   / alltherightmovies   Listen to our podcast at https://alltherightmovies.com Follow us on social media for lots of great movie content... Twitter: https://x.com/ATRightMovies FilmFrame: https://x.com/FilmFrameATRM Facebook:   / alltherightmovies   TikTok:   / alltherightmovies   Instagram:   / allthe_rightmovies   Threads: https://www.threads.com/allthe_rightm... Our sponsor for this episode is BetterHelp.com - the online therapist: https://www.betterhelp.com/ATRM All The Right Movies is an online hub for movie lovers everywhere, creating videos, podcasts, and articles on classic and hit films. The Cutting Room is our movie show where we break down films into their key filmmaking parts to discuss what makes them work, and also tell the making of story behind the film. All delviered with some big laughs and opinions. #platoon #movies #atrm