UK / USA,
1986, 120 min
(Alternative: 115 min)
Directed by:
Oliver StoneScreenplay:
Oliver StoneCinematography:
Robert RichardsonComposer:
Georges DelerueCast:
Charlie Sheen, Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe, Forest Whitaker, Francesco Quinn, John C. McGinley, Richard Edson, Kevin Dillon, Reggie Johnson, Keith David (more)VOD (2)
Plots(1)
Chris (Charlie Sheen) is an infantryman whose loyalty is tested by two superior officers: Sergeant Elias (Willem Dafoe), a former hippie humanist who really cares about his men, and Sergeant Barnes (Tom Berenger), a moody, macho soldier who may have gone over to the dark side. The personalities of the two sergeants correspond to their combat drugs of choice - pot for Elias and booze for Barnes. Stone has become known for his sledgehammer visual style, but in this film it seems perfectly appropriate. His violent and disorienting images have a terrifying immediacy, a you-are-there quality that gives you a sense of how things may have felt to an infantryman in the jungles of Vietnam. (20th Century Fox AU)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1987 - Best Motion Picture of the Year
- 1987 - Oliver Stone (Best Achievement in Directing)
- 1987 - Best Achievement in Film Editing
- 1987 - Best Sound Mixing
- 1987 - Tom Berenger (Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role)
- 1987 - Willem Dafoe (Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role)
- 1987 - Oliver Stone (Best Original Screenplay)
- 1987 - Robert Richardson (Best Achievement in Cinematography)
Independent Spirit Awards
- 1987 - Arnold Kopelson (Best Feature)
- 1987 - Oliver Stone (Best Director)
- 1987 - Oliver Stone (Best Screenplay)
- 1987 - Robert Richardson (Best Cinematography)
- 1987 - Willem Dafoe (Best Actor)
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 1988 - Oliver Stone (Best Director)
- 1988 - Best Editing
- 1988 - Robert Richardson (Best Cinematography)
Golden Globes
- 1987 - Best Motion Picture – Drama
- 1987 - Oliver Stone (Best Director)
- 1987 - Tom Berenger (Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture)
- 1987 - Oliver Stone (Best Screenplay)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 1986 - Best Film
- 1986 - Oliver Stone (Best Director)
Berlinale (Berlin International Film Festival)
- 1987 - Oliver Stone (Silver Bear for Best Director)
- 1987 - Oliver Stone (Golden Bear for Best Film)