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Upon its release, Platoon received critical acclaim for Stone's directing and screenplay, the cinematography, battle sequences' realism, and the performances of Sheen, Dafoe, and Berenger. The film was a box office success upon its release, grossing $138.5 million domestically against its $6 million budget, becoming the third highest-grossing ...
William Oliver Stone (born () September 15, 1946) is an American filmmaker. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Stone is known as a controversial but acclaimed director, tackling subjects ranging from the Vietnam War , and American politics to musical biopics and crime dramas .
Pages in category "Films directed by Oliver Stone" The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total. ... Platoon (film) S. Salvador (film) Savages (2012 film)
Stone has received numerous accolades including three Academy Awards for Best Adapted Screenplay for Midnight Express (1978), ] for Platoon (1986) and the Best Director twice for Platoon (1986), and Born on the Fourth of July (1989), He has also received a BAFTA Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, five Golden Globe Awards, and two Directors Guild of ...
And it's only appropriate that the superhero sequel arrived in theaters 35 years after Dafoe's breakout performance in Oliver Stone's Platoon. Released on Dec. 19, 1986, the Vietnam War-set movie ...
Oliver Stone Based on the experiences of Ron Kovic, who joined the Marines and was wounded and paralyzed in Vietnam. Upon his return to the US, he evolves into a significant activist against the war. [27] 1990 US Air America: Roger Spottiswoode: Air America pilots uncover U.S. plot to smuggle narcotics. 1990 Hong Kong Bullet in the Head: John Woo
Oliver Stone, the director of the movie—now on its fifty-fifth of fifty-six days of filming—has won two directing Oscars. He is hollering in his gravelly, perpetually annoyed voice across the ...
Many reviews for Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” noted that the film felt like the director’s own version of Oliver Stone’s sprawling historical epic “JFK,” and now Stone himself ...