Platoon (1986) - Credits and Details

Platoon Credits and Details

Directed by
	Oliver Stone
Written by
	Oliver Stone	...	written by
Cast
	Keith David	...	King
	Forest Whitaker	...	Big Harold
	Francesco Quinn	...	Rhah
	Kevin Dillon	...	Bunny
	John C. McGinley	...	Sgt. O'Neill
	Reggie Johnson	...	Junior
	Mark Moses	...	Lt. Wolfe
	Corey Glover	...	Francis
	Johnny Depp	...	Lerner
	Chris Pedersen	...	Crawford
	Bob Orwig	...	Gardner
	Corkey Ford	...	Manny
	David Neidorf	...	Tex
	Tom Berenger	...	Sgt. Barnes
	Willem Dafoe	...	Sgt. Elias
	Charlie Sheen	...	Chris
	Richard Edson	...	Sal
	Tony Todd	...	Warren
	Kevin Eshelman	...	Morehouse
	James Terry McIlvain	...	Ace
	J. Adam Glover	...	Sanderson
	Ivan Kane	...	Tony
	Paul Sanchez	...	Doc
	Dale Dye	...	Captain Harris
	Peter Hicks	...	Parker
	Basile Achara	...	Flash
	Steve Barredo	...	Fu Sheng
	Chris Castillejo	...	Rodriguez
	Andrew B. Clark	...	Tubbs
	Bernardo Manalili	...	Village Chief
	Than Rogers	...	Village Chief's Wife
	Li Thi Van	...	Village Chief's Daughter
	Clarisa Ortacio	...	Old Woman
	Romy Sevilla	...	One-Legged Man
	Matthew Westfall	...	Terrified Soldier (as Mathew Westfall)
	Nick Nicholson	...	Mechanized Soldier #1 (as Nick Nickelson)
	Warren McLean	...	Mechanized Soldier #2
	Li Mai Thao	...	Rape Victim
	Ron Barracks	...	Medic
Uncredited Cast
	Robin Blair-Crawford	...	Soldier
	H. Gordon Boos	...	Soldier with Mohawk Haircut
	Brad Cassini	...	Soldier
	John Denny	...	Soldier
	Mark Ebenhoch	...	Ebenhoch
	Robert 'Rock' Galotti	...	Huffmeister
	Ken Glover	...	Soldier with Guitar
	Eric Hahn	...	Soldier
	Berto Spoor	...	Soldier
	Oliver Stone	...	Alpha Company Major in Bunker
	Henry Strzalkowski	...	Soldier
Produced by
	John Daly	...	executive producer
	Derek Gibson	...	executive producer
	A. Kitman Ho	...	co-producer
	Arnold Kopelson	...	producer
Original Music by
	Georges Delerue
Special Effects by
	Rudy Candaza	...	special effects assistant
	Yves De Bono	...	special effects supervisor
	Jimmy Intal	...	special effects assistant
	Felizardo Manaloto	...	special effects assistant
	Jose Marquez	...	special effects assistant
	Fraser Paterson	...	special effects assistant
	Roland Salem	...	special effects assistant
	Boy Terrado	...	special effects assistant
	Andrew Wilson	...	special effects technician
	Gerald Endler	...	special effects
Stunts
	Gil Arceo	...	stunt coordinator
	Alex Cabodil	...	stunts
	Mark Ebenhoch	...	stunts
	Robert 'Rock' Galotti	...	stunts
	Joseph Ramos	...	stunts
	Rolly Silong	...	stunts
	Sonny Tuazon	...	stunts
	Leony Vidal	...	stunts
Thanks
	Michael Cimino	...	special thanks
	Mary Colquhoun	...	special thanks
	Charles Ryan	...	special thanks: Bart-Milander Associates Inc.

Additional Info
Premiere:	December 19, 1986
Theatrical Release:	December 24, 1986
DVD Release:	December 09, 1997
Blu-ray Release:	May 24, 2011
Countries:
Distributor:	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Websites:

Ratings
6.7 / 10	8.1 / 10	92 / 100

Production Companies
Hemdale (presents)
Cinema '84
Cinema 86 (uncredited)

Distributors
Orion Pictures (1986) (United States) (theatrical)
Home Box Office Home Video (HBO) (1988) (United States) (VHS)
Vestron Video (1988) (United States) (pan and scan) (VHS)
Vestron Video (1988) (United States) (laserdisc)
American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1990) (United States) (broadcast premiere) (TV)
Carolco Television (1990) (United States) (syndication) (TV)
Image Entertainment (1990) (United States) (laserdisc)
Live Distributing Inc. (1991) (United States) (VHS)
Live Home Video (1994) (United States) (VHS)
Worldvision Enterprises (1994) (United States) (syndication) (TV)
Artisan Entertainment (1997) (United States) (VHS)
Live Entertainment (1997) (United States) (DVD)
PolyGram Video (1999) (United States) (VHS)
MGM Home Entertainment (2000) (United States) (DVD)
MGM Home Entertainment (2000) (United States) (VHS)
MGM Home Entertainment (2004) (United States) (VHS)
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2006) (United States) (DVD)
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2007) (United States) (DVD)
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2011) (United States) (Blu-ray)
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2014) (United States) (Blu-ray)
Shout! Factory (2018) (United States) (Blu-ray)
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (2020) (United States) (reprint for MGM) (Blu-ray)
Shout Select (2022) (United States) (Ultra HD Blu-ray)
The Criterion Channel (2025) (United States) (streaming) (TV)

Filming Locations
Cavite, Philippines (river and village scenes)
Luzon, Philippines (jungle scenes)
Manila, Philippines (Villamor air base)
Mount Maquiling, Philippines (forest scenes)
Philippines

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