Platoon
“The first casualty of war is innocence.”
As a young and naive recruit in Vietnam, Chris Taylor faces a moral crisis when confronted with the horrors of war and the duality of man.
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Cast
45 people
Charlie Sheen
Chris Taylor
Known for
Two and a Half Men
Hot Shots!
Willem Dafoe
Sergeant Elias Grodin
Known for
Spider-Man
Aquaman
Tom Berenger
Sergeant Robert 'Bob' Barnes
Known for
Inception
Training Day
Kevin Dillon
Bunny
Known for
Entourage
The Blob
Forest Whitaker
Big Harold
Known for
Arrival
Taken 3
Mark Moses
Lieutenant Wolfe
Known for
Desperate Housewives
The Last Ship
Keith David
King
Known for
Hazbin Hotel
They Live
Richard Edson
Sal
Known for
Do the Right Thing
Good Morning, Vietnam
Francesco Quinn
Rhah
Known for
Zen
Into the West
John C. McGinley
Sergeant O'Neill
Known for
Point Break
Scrubs
Johnny Depp
Gator Lerner
Known for
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Reggie Johnson
Junior
Known for
The Principal
Oliver Stone Director · Georges Delerue Composer Robert Richardson Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $139M · Budget $6M · United States release December 19, 1986
Box office
Budget
$6,000,000
Worldwide gross
$138,530,565
Gross vs. budget
23.1×
Production
Hemdale Film Corporation
Production
Arnold Kopelson Productions
Production
Orion Pictures
Studio
Cinema 86
Production
United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Vietnamese
Release dates
United States · December 19, 1986
Limited theatrical
United States
February 6, 1987 · Theatrical
Argentina
February 19, 1987 · Theatrical
Australia
March 5, 1987 · Theatrical
July 27, 2011 · Physical
Belgium
March 19, 1987 · Theatrical · Gent
Brazil
February 27, 1987 · Theatrical
Colombia
March 19, 1987 · Theatrical
Czechia
January 1, 1990 · Theatrical
April 2, 2025 · Physical · Blu-ray
July 2, 2025 · Physical · DVD
Denmark
May 8, 1987 · Theatrical
Egypt
April 14, 2021 · Physical · DVD Premiere
El Salvador
March 26, 1987 · Theatrical
Finland
March 27, 1987 · Theatrical
France
March 25, 1987 · Theatrical
Germany
April 30, 1987 · Theatrical
Greece
April 30, 1987 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
April 9, 1987 · Theatrical
Hungary
September 1, 1988 · Theatrical
Indonesia
April 14, 2021 · Physical · DVD Premiere
Ireland
May 8, 1987 · Theatrical
Italy
March 13, 1987 · Theatrical
Japan
April 29, 1987 · Theatrical
Netherlands
April 29, 1987 · Theatrical
May 25, 2003 · TV · V8
November 8, 2006 · Physical · DVD
May 25, 2011 · Physical · Blu ray
Norway
December 1, 1987 · Physical
Peru
April 2, 1987 · Theatrical
Philippines
March 18, 1987 · Theatrical
Poland
June 2, 1989 · Theatrical
Portugal
March 6, 1987 · Theatrical
Slovakia
August 1, 2024 · Digital · VOYO
South Korea
July 4, 1987 · Theatrical
Spain
March 26, 1987 · Theatrical
Sweden
March 20, 1987 · Theatrical
October 17, 2001 · Physical · DVD
July 20, 2011 · Physical · Blu-ray
Taiwan
March 7, 1987 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
April 24, 1987 · Theatrical
Uruguay
March 27, 1987 · Theatrical
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