“Everybody got to die sometime, Red.” The weather is cooling down, we’re approaching the end of the week, it’s the perfect time to stick the feet up and watch one of the great movies on TV this evening. Our pick of the bunch is one of the greatest war films ever made – Platoon .
Oliver Stone’s critically-acclaimed 1986 film follows a three-way confrontation between two US Army sergeants and the Viet-Cong during the Vietnam war and features an all-star cast including Charlie Sheen, Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe, Keith David, Kevin Dillon, John C. McGinley, Forest Whitaker, and Johnny Depp . Based on Stone’s experience from the war, Sheen stars as a rookie recruit who gets caught up in a feud between his Platoon Sergeant (Berenger) and his Squad Leader (Dafoe).
Nominated for eight Academy Awards and winning four, including Best Picture, Best Director for Stone, Best Sound, and Best Film Editing, Platoon has been praised for its realism of the Vietnam war based on Stone’s first-hand experience. It has also received critical acclaim for its performances from its lead actors, as well as its direction, screenplay and cinematography. Frequently named as one of the best war films ever made, Platoon is also seen as the pinnacle of Vietnam war movies alongside The Deer Hunter and Apocalypse Now.
Platoon is available to watch on ITV4 at 10.30pm this evening. Here are all the other great movies on TV tonight How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days – Film Four – 6.
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