Platoon

Summary

Platoon is a film^[1]. Platoon ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,083 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Platoon received the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama^[3].
• Platoon received the Academy Award for Best Picture^[4].
• Platoon received the Academy Award for Best Director^[5].
• Platoon received the Academy Award for Best Film Editing^[6].
• Platoon received the Golden Globe Award for Best Director^[7].
• Platoon received the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture^[8].
• Platoon's instance of is recorded as film^[9].
• Platoon's director is recorded as Oliver Stone^[10].
• Platoon's screenwriter is recorded as Oliver Stone^[11].
• Platoon's composer is recorded as Georges Delerue^[12].
• Platoon's genre is recorded as war film^[13].
• Platoon's genre is recorded as drama film^[14].
• Platoon's genre is recorded as action film^[15].
• Platoon's logo image is recorded as Platoon movie logo.png^[16].
• Platoon's cast member is recorded as Tom Berenger^[17].
• Platoon's cast member is recorded as Willem Dafoe^[18].
• Platoon's cast member is recorded as Charlie Sheen^[19].
• Platoon's cast member is recorded as Kevin Dillon^[20].
• Platoon's cast member is recorded as John C. McGinley^[21].
• Platoon's cast member is recorded as Keith David^[22].
• Platoon's cast member is recorded as Forest Whitaker^[23].
• Platoon's cast member is recorded as Johnny Depp^[24].
• Platoon's cast member is recorded as Francesco Quinn^[25].
• Platoon's cast member is recorded as Mark Moses^[26].
• Platoon's cast member is recorded as Corey Glover^[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Platoon's producer is recorded as Arnold Kopelson^[28]. Platoon's director is recorded as Oliver Stone^[10]. Platoon's screenwriter is recorded as Oliver Stone^[11]. Cast members include Tom Berenger^[17], Willem Dafoe^[18], Charlie Sheen^[19], Kevin Dillon^[20], John C. McGinley^[21], and Keith David^[22].

Publication

Publication dates include +1986-12-19T00:00:00Z^[29], +1987-04-30T00:00:00Z^[30], and +1986-00-00T00:00:00Z^[31]. Platoon's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English^[32]. Genres include war film^[13], drama film^[14], and action film^[15]. Platoon's part of is recorded as National Film Registry^[33].

Subject and Themes

Platoon's main subject is recorded as Vietnam War^[34].

Reception

Awards received include Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama^[3], a film award category^[35], founded in 1944^[36]; Academy Award for Best Picture^[4], an award for best film^[37], in United States^[38], founded in 1929^[39]; Academy Award for Best Director^[5], an award for best direction^[40], in United States^[41], founded in 1929^[42]; Academy Award for Best Film Editing^[6], an Academy Awards^[43], in United States^[44], founded in 1935^[45]; Golden Globe Award for Best Director^[7], a class of award^[46], founded in 1944^[47]; and Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture^[8], an award for best supporting actor^[48], in United States^[49], founded in 1943^[50]. Reviews include 8.4/10^[51], 89%^[52], 92/100^[53], 8.1/10^[54], and 4.0/5^[55].

Why It Matters

Platoon ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,083 views/month).^[2] Platoon has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[56] Platoon is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[57]

Platoon has been cited as an influence by The Sympathizer^[58], a literary work^[59], written by Viet Thanh Nguyen^[60].

FAQs

What awards did Platoon receive?

Honors received include Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama^[3], Academy Award for Best Picture^[4], Academy Award for Best Director^[5], and Academy Award for Best Film Editing^[6].

Who did Platoon influence?

Platoon has been cited as an influence by The Sympathizer^[58].