Platoon
The first casualty of war is innocence.
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May 19, 2023
Patron Exclusive Review Episode 79
Natural Born Killers
Brat Packer Charlie Sheen learns that fighting the VC is only half the battle of the Vietnam War when he enlists in Oliver Stone’s Oscar-winning Platoon. Will the sheltered white boy survive the brutal jungle by following the orders of hard-ass “lifer” Tom Berenger? Or is it smarter to chill out to Motown with pothead Willem Dafoe? And does the writer/director’s real life infantry experiences make this 1986 Best Picture winner a more authentic experience than other ‘Nam movies of the era? Find out when you become a Now Playing Patron this May.
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