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.
Directed by Oliver Stone
dying and death
vietnam war
helicopter
ambush
war crimes
village
mine
bunker
infantry
jungle
gang rape
soldier
battle
violent death
false accusations
witness to murder
platoon
combat
casualty of war
marijuana joint
marijuana pipe
semi autobiographical
anti war
wounded soldier
conscripts
military draft
violent man
young soldier
american soldiers
tour of duty
army vs civilians
cautionary
suspenseful
critical
intense
depressing
defiant
philosophical depiction of war
Rank
#18 in 1986·#1458 overall
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
4.0 / 5
Where to Watch
Cast
Charlie Sheen
Chris Taylor
Willem Dafoe
Sergeant Elias Grodin
Tom Berenger
Sergeant Robert "Bob" Barnes
Kevin Dillon
Bunny
Forest Whitaker
Big Harold
Mark Moses
Lieutenant Wolfe
Keith David
King
Richard Edson
Sal
Francesco Quinn
Rhah
John C. McGinley
Sergeant O'Neill
Johnny Depp
Gator Lerner
David Neidorf
Tex
Crew
Oliver Stone
Director
Oliver Stone
Writer
Georges Delerue
Original Music Composer
Claire Simpson
Editor
Robert Richardson
Director of Photography
Arnold Kopelson
Producer
A. Kitman Ho
Co-Producer
Pat Golden
Casting
Dwight Gaston
Assistant Set Dresser
Gordon Daniel
Supervising Sound Editor
Michael Cimino
Thanks
Tim Minear
Assistant Director
Popular Reviews
1878 reviews
Davy Got BoredPRO
8.7★ · 08/29/25
A solid story into the life of a boot ass bitch in Vietnam. Shows the struggle of being new into a unit, shows the sides taken within the unit and the slow descent into madness surrounded by such evil. The good guys never survive
A solid story into the life of a boot ass bitch in Vietnam. Shows the struggle of being new into a unit, shows the sides taken within the unit and the slow descent into madness surrounded by such evil. The good guys never survive
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Stefan krieken
8.3★ · 03/10/26
That frame of Sgt Barnes will haunt me forever
That frame of Sgt Barnes will haunt me forever
2
John Ryan
7.2★ · 08/10/25
73/100
73/100
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JoannePRO
9.2★ · 11/30/24
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Ruaidhri
8.0★ · 04/24/26
It’s good No where near as good as apocalypse now though
It’s good No where near as good as apocalypse now though
