Texas Tech University

Platoon

Moving Image Item Number: 1179VI2782
Pages
0
Media Type
Moving Image
Physical Location
D024.3E
Copyright Statement
Hemdale Film Corporation
Number of Media
1
Language(s)
English
Item is Copyrighted – Check for access via the Vietnam Reading Room portal.
Format
DVD
Time - Hr:Min:Sec
02:00:00
Digitized in HD?
No
Dates
Existence: 1986
General Note
Chris Taylor (Chralie Sheen) is a young, naive American who, upon his arrival in Vietnam, quickly discovers that he must do battle not only with Viet Cong, but also with the gnawing fear, physical exhaustion and intense anger growing within him. Whil his two commanding officers (Oscar nominated Tom Berenger and Willem Dafoe) draw a fine line between the war they wage against the enemy and the one they fight with each other, the conflict, chaos and hatred permeate Taylor, suffocating his realities and numbing his feelings to man's highest value...life.

Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=1179VI2782

Citation
Platoon, 1179VI2782. 1986, Michael Cook Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=1179VI2782, Accessed 19 Feb 2026.

Pub Credit Line
1179VI2782, Michael Cook Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Added: 12 Jan 2010 [Updated: 20 Jan 2026]