Platoon
Dir. Oliver Stone (1986, IMDb #211)
Get out your beige death bingo cards, folks!
Have we got a smorgasbord of beige deaths for you. What’s on offer?
Well, you want Southeast Asian deaths? Badda bing! Bullet to the forehead for Than Rogers (Village Chief’s Wife).
Latin American deaths? Badda boom! Bullet to the face for Paul Sanchez (Doc).
Black deaths? Badda stab! Bayonet to the stomach for Reggie Johnson (Junior).
Okay folks, if you’ll just turn over your scorecards, we can start on round two: beige rape bingo. Wait, where are you going?
SCORE: BEIGE FEVER
Cast
Film Details
Budget6m USD | Gross138.5m USD |
IMDb User Score8.1 | Metacritic92% |
Synopsis
Chris Taylor, a neophyte recruit in Vietnam, finds himself caught in a battle of wills between two sergeants, one good and the other evil. A shrewd examination of the brutality of war and the duality of man in conflict.
Major Wins and Nominations
20 wins and an additional 15 nominations (approximate).
