In 1967, U.S. Army volunteer Chris Taylor arrives in South Vietnam and is assigned to an infantry platoon of the 25th Infantry Division near the Cambodian border. Though the platoon is officially … See more

• Charlie Sheen as Chris
• Tom Berenger as Sgt. Barnes
• Willem Dafoe as Sgt. Elias See more

Development
The seeds of what would become Platoon began as early as 1968, months after Stone had completed his own tour of duty fighting in Vietnam. Stone first wrote a screenplay called Break, a semi-autobiographical … See more

The film score was composed by George Delerue. Music used in the film includes Adagio for Strings by Samuel Barber, "White Rabbit" … See more

Platoon was released in the United States on December 19, 1986, and in the Philippines and the United Kingdom in March 1987, with … See more

Critical response
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 89% based on 120 reviews, with an average rating of 8.5/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Informed by director Oliver Stone's personal … See more

• Avalon Hill produced a 1986 wargame as an introductory game to attract young people into the wargaming hobby.
• Platoon (1987), a shooter video game, was developed by Ocean Software and published in 1987–88 by Data East for a … See more