Platoon
Natural Born Killers
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Patron Exclusive Review Episode 79
Brat Packer Charlie Sheen learns that fighting the VC is only half the battle of the Vietnam War when he enlists in Oliver Stone’s Oscar-winning Platoon. Will the sheltered white boy survive the brutal jungle by following the orders of hard-ass “lifer” Tom Berenger? Or is it smarter to chill out to Motown with pothead Willem Dafoe? And does the writer/director’s real life infantry experiences make this 1986 Best Picture winner a more authentic experience than other ‘Nam movies of the era? Find out when you become a Now Playing Podcast Patron this May.
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