Wednesday, December 28, 2016

Real bullets, real foxholes, real Marines, real rations, real hunger and real tears - star tells the true story of filming Vietnam classic Platoon on 30th anniversary of its release

Via David

Dillon says that tensions ran high during their time in the Philippines. Pictured above, Dafoe - who Dillon says was treated better than him - looks up at the sky in a scene from the film

I remember seeing it in South Laguna and sure wish I was 30 years younger. :)


It's regarded as one of the greatest and most realistic war movies ever made.

Acclaimed director Oliver Stone's wartime classic Platoon landed a Best Picture Oscar in 1987 for its gritty and disturbing depiction of life for young soldiers serving in the Vietnam War.

And as fans of the movie celebrate its 30th anniversary this Christmas season, one of its stars recounts the extraordinary lengths to which Stone pushed his cast to achieve his masterpiece - and reveals how some actors, including Charlie Sheen, tried to quit as they were put through their paces.

In an exclusive interview with DailyMail.com actor Kevin Dillon, who played Bunny in the film, detailed the brutal training regime and preparation he and fellow stars Sheen, Johnny Depp, Willem Dafoe, Tom Berenger and Forest Whitaker undertook to replicate the lives of US Marines. 

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8 comments:

  1. AnonymousDecember 28, 2016 at 10:18 AM

    Marines?
    No offense (daily mail), but in
    the film they portrayed soldiers
    serving in the 25TH ID.

    cav med

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    1. Brock TownsendDecember 28, 2016 at 10:22 AM

      "The actors played Army infantrymen in the 25th Infantry Division but Stone brought in Marines to give them the toughest possible training."

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  2. Avraham December 28, 2016 at 11:07 AM

    I saw this in Israel with two people that actually served in Vietnam. They told me some of their own war stories which were pretty frightening.

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    1. Brock TownsendDecember 29, 2016 at 2:57 AM

      I can tell you some, but they would only concern, wine, women and song..............:)

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  3. AnonymousDecember 28, 2016 at 11:40 AM

    thank you for "the blast from the past"

    should be shown to anybody whom wants war the price to be paid

    peace.....

    Wildflower

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    1. Brock TownsendDecember 29, 2016 at 3:00 AM

      Thanks. The only thing I thought that wasn't realistic was the soldier walking pass a VC who was still alive and moving. He certainly shouldn't have left his back exposed. I imagine Stone had a particular reason for that though and I could come up with some.

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  4. AnonymousDecember 28, 2016 at 4:45 PM

    Brutal? That was my DI's second name. Sir was his first name. lol!

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    1. Brock TownsendDecember 29, 2016 at 3:04 AM

      Ha! I had a black DI who hated a man in my squad and for good reason. I'll never forget the day we were standing in formation of out of the blue comes the DI kicking the man across the field as he tried to get away. :) I really liked the hooch music/dance.

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