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The film received mixed reviews, including criticism for being an imitation of Oliver Stone's 1986 war drama Platoon. After the film's DVD release in December 2017, Cinapse film review writer Ed Travis acknowledged the film's ambitions in terms of its direction and production.
Platoon Leader is a memoir by James R. McDonough. [1] It is narrated by McDonough in first person view and tells of his story in the Vietnam War as a lieutenant in command of 2nd Platoon, Bravo Company, 4th Battalion, 503rd Infantry(Airborne). It was loosely adapted into the 1988 film Platoon Leader.
Michael Joseph Stephen Dudikoff Jr. (born October 8, 1954) is an American actor. Born in New York City, his family later moved to Los Angeles.Dudikoff did different jobs to pay for his education, during this time he became a model.
Dafoe shares his memories of making "Platoon" and playing the ... the Vietnam War-set movie awarded the then-31-year-old actor one of the most famous death scenes ever filmed. ... “The task of ...
The commander of Lusthog squad's platoon, he is described as being of very short stature. He is killed by one of Animal Mother's grenades while rescuing a fallen marine during the attack on the citadel. Crazy Earl; The original squad leader before Cowboy, he is a frail man that carries around a red-ryder BB-Gun.
On Rotten Tomatoes, Platoon has an approval rating of 89% based on 123 reviews, with an average rating of 8.5/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Informed by director Oliver Stone's personal experiences in Vietnam, Platoon forgoes easy sermonizing in favor of a harrowing, ground-level view of war, bolstered by no-holds-barred performances ...
Richard Marcinko (November 21, 1940 – December 25, 2021) was a U.S. Navy SEAL commander and Vietnam War veteran. He was the first commanding officer of SEAL Team Six.After retiring from the United States Navy, he became an author, radio talk show host, military consultant, and motivational speaker.
World leaders have rarely been captured with as much intimacy as in Michelle Walshe and Lindsay Utz’s “Prime Minister.” While the duo — whose credits include “Chasing Great” and ...