Platoon (1986)
| Release Date | 19 December 1986 |
| Budget | $6,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $138,000,000 |
| Tagline | The first casualty of war is innocence. |
| Genre | Action, Drama, War |
| Country | UKUSA |
| Filming Locations | Philippines |
| Language | English, Vietnamese |
| Sound Mix | Dolby |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Combat Films, Anti-War Film, War Drama |
| Mood | Food for Thought |
| Themes | Innocence Lost, Military Life, Dropping Out |
| Tones | Somber, Visceral, Angry, Harsh, Forceful |
| Tags | Army, Platoon, Sergeant, Student, Vietnam, War |
Platoon is a 1986 American war film written and directed by Oliver Stone and starring Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe, Charlie Sheen & Keith David. It is the first of Stone's Vietnam War trilogy, followed by 1989's Born on the Fourth of July and 1993's Heaven & Earth.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Reggie Johnson
Junior
Corey Glover
Francis
Chris Pedersen
Crawford
Bob Orwig
Gardner
Corkey Ford
Manny
David Neidorf
Tex
Kevin Eshelman
Morehouse
Terry McIlvain
Ace
J. Adam Glover
Sanderson
Ivan Kane
Tony
Paul Sanchez
Doc
Peter Hicks
Parker
Basile Achara
Flash
Steve Barredo
Fu Sheng
Chris Castillejo
Rodriguez
Andrew B. Clark
Tubbs
Bernardo Manalili
Village Chief
Than Rogers
Village Chief's Wife
Li Thi Van
Village Chief's Daughter
Clarisa Ortacio
Old Woman
Romy Sevilla
One-Legged Man
Mathew Westfall
Terrified Soldier
Nick Nicholson
Mechanized Soldier #1
Warren McLean
Mechanized Soldier #2
Li Mai Thao
Rape Victim
Ron Barracks
Medic
H. Gordon Boos
Soldier with Mohawk Haircut
Mark Ebenhoch
Ebenhoch
Robert 'Rock' Galotti
Huffmeister
Eric Hahn
Soldier
Henry Strzalkowski
Bit Part
Director
Writer
Producer
John Daly
executive producer
Derek Gibson
executive producer
A. Kitman Ho
co-producer
Arnold Kopelson
producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Robert Richardson
Editor
Claire Simpson
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Casting Director
Pat Golden
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Warren McLean
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Bob Morones
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Production Designer
Bruno Rubeo
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Art Director
Rodell Cruz
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Makeup Department
Cecille Baun
makeup and prosthetic special effects assistant
Derek Howard
makeup and prosthetic special effects assistant
Gordon J. Smith
special makeup effects and visual continuity
Gionilda Stolee
makeup and prosthetic special effects assistant
Production Manager
Joe Constantino
production manager
Cenón González
unit manager
Graham Henderson
executive in charge of production
Ooty Moorehead
production supervisor
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
H. Gordon Boos
first assistant director
Pepito Diaz
second assistant director
Evan Kopelson
assistant director: second unit
Gerry Toomey
key second assistant director
Tim Minear
assistant director
Art Department
Francisco Balangue
construction manager
Romulo Bernales
assistant property master
David Delina
property master
Delio Dizon
greensman
Angelito Felipe
scenic chargeman
Dwight Gaston
assistant set dresser
Roy Lachica
key set dresser
Neddie La Raquel
assistant property master
Teodoro Martin Sr.
greensman
Gambino Payawal
assistant construction manager
Cesar Ramido
master carpenter
Martin Raygon
assistant set dresser
Alex Santa Maria
master carpenter
Reynaldo Velasco
props radioman
Sound Department
David Campling
sound editor
Gordon Daniel
supervising sound editor
Greg Dillon
sound editor
Venancio Goltiano
cableman
Charles Grenzbach
re-recording mixer
Taffy Haines
sound mixer: second unit
Simon Kaye
sound mixer
James J. Klinger
sound editor
Anthony Palk
sound editor
Richard D. Rogers
re-recording mixer
Donald Santos
boom operator
John Wilkinson
re-recording mixer
Vanessa Theme Ament
foley artist
Steve Bartlett
sound
Frank Fleming
loader
Alyson Dee Moore
foley artist
Special Effects
Rudy Candaza
special effects assistant
Yves De Bono
special effects supervisor
Jimmy Intal
special effects assistant
Felizardo Manaloto
special effects assistant
Jose Marquez
special effects assistant
Roland Salem
special effects assistant
Boy Terrado
special effects assistant
Andrew Wilson
special effects technician
Stunts
Gil Arceo
stunt coordinator
Alex Cabodil
stunts
Mark Ebenhoch
stunts
Robert 'Rock' Galotti
stunts
Joseph Ramos
stunts
Rolly Silong
stunts
Sonny Tuazon
stunts
Leony Vidal
stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
Mel Araojo
film loader
Rene Balicas
dolly grip
Rufo Oreta Balicas
best boy grip
Victor Cecogo
clapper
Ernesto Enríquez
assistant electrician
James Finnerty
grip
James Fitzpatrick
gaffer
Ricky Francisco
still photographer
Chris Lombardi
first assistant camera
Celebrando Raymundo
best boy electrician
Charlie Rebolledo
generator operator
George Rosales
additional assistant camera
Caloy Salcedo
additional assistant camera
Newton Thomas Sigel
director of photography: second unit
Roland Neveu
special photographer
Casting Department
Barbara Harris
voice casting
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Mike Ambrosio
wardrobe assistant
Wynn Arenas
wardrobe supervisor
Maria Cecina
tailor
Jim Elyea
additional wardrobe
Fidel Javier
wardrobe assistant
Kathryn Morrison
costumier
Tess Quismundo
tailor
Editorial Department
Tom Finan
associate editor
Julie Monroe
assistant editor
Toto Natividad
assistant editor
Mary Nelson-Duerrstein
negative cutter
Ben Salvador
apprentice editor
Frederick S. Taylor
apprentice editor
Ron Wengler
color timer
Henry Yamballa
master cutter
Music Department
Budd Carr
music supervisor
Richard Stone
supervising music editor: Segue Music
Joanne Weiss
music coordinator
Roger Monk
score mixer
Transportation Department
Ben Cañalita
assistant transportation captain
Primo Guina
transportation captain
Other Crew
Frans J. Afman
motion picture banking: Credit Lyonnais Bank, Nederland
Joe Alonsabe
location auditor
Linda Angeles
nurse
Andy Birmingham
production accountant
Bobby Buensalida
craft service
Kathryn Clayton
assistant military technical advisor
Pierre David
production executive
Angelica De Leon
production coordinator
Bernardo Delina
wrangler
Cesar Dominguez
chief armorer
Yvonne Eastmond
assistant accountant
Mark Ebenhoch
assistant military technical advisor
Diosdado Figueroa
assistant armorer
Sylvia Gajardo
bookkeeper
Robert 'Rock' Galotti
assistant military technical advisor
Anne G. Garcia
production secretary
Eusebio Garcia
liaison: Philippine military
Matt Gatson
production liaison: Los Angeles
Carrie Hughes
travel arrangements: Trudy Salven Travel International
Robert Jellen
insurance provided by: Albert G. Ruben & Co. Inc.
Lope V. Juban Jr.
coordinator: Philippine, PMP Motion Picture Productions Inc.
John Kerr
key production assistant
David Lowe
legal services: Beresford, Lowe & Co.
Susan Malerstein
script supervisor
Suzette Montalban
cashier
Eliong Munoz
assistant armorer
Orlando Nui
security
Jerry O'Hara
location manager
Ben Pagar
wrangler
Dondi Pangilinan
assistant armorer
Dan Perri
title design
Steven Rodgers
production assistant
Mayes C. Rubeo
assistant: Arnold Kopelson
Elizabeth Stone
assistant: Oliver Stone
Doc Tizon
assistant armorer
Dr. Antonio V. Torralba
doctor
Gigi Vitan
production assistant
Stanley White
assistant military technical advisor
Wynne Wicker
technical advisor: Vietnamese
Oli Laperal Jr.
equipment coordinator
Nick Nicholson
helicopter choreographer, production assistant
Thanks
Mary Colquhoun
special thanks
Charles Ryan
special thanks: Bart-Milander Associates Inc.
Production Company
Hemdale Film
Cinema 86
Distributor
Orion Pictures Corporation
20th Century Fox of Germany
American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
Artisan Entertainment
Chapel Distribution
Columbia TriStar Home Video
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Flashstar
,
Home Box Office Home Video (HBO)
Home Video Hellas (HVH)
Hoyts Distribution
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MGM Home Entertainment (Europe)
,
MGM Home Entertainment
,
MGM Home Entertainment
MGM Home Entertainment
,
Monopole-Pathé
PolyGram Video
RCAColumbia Pictures International Video
RCA/Columbia-Hoyts Home Video
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Spentzos Films
Svensk Filmindustri (SF)
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment Germany
Miscellaneous
Albert G. Ruben and Company
insurance provided by
Andrea Jaffe
publicist
Armies of the World
costumes and props
Bart Milander Associates
special thanks
Beresford, Lowe & Co.
legal services
Credit Lyonnais Bank (Nederland) N.V.
motion picture banking
Dolby Laboratories
sound post-production
Film Finance
completion guarantee
Joe Dunton & Company
camera equipment provided by
Keylite Production Services
production services and equipment
MS Billings Publicity Ltd.
publicist
Optical House, The
optical effects
P.M.P. Motion Picture Productions
Philippine coordinator
Pacific Title
optical effects
Republic of the Philippines, The
acknowledgement: assistance in the filming of this motion picture
Ryder Sound Services
re-recorded at
Segue Music
music editing
Sonoton Recorded Music
music
Trudy Salven Travel International
travel arrangements
Warriors
military advisors
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