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![Platoon is a 1986 American war film written and directed by Oliver Stone and starring Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe and Charlie Sheen. It is the first film of a trilogy of Vietnam War films by Stone (followed by 1989's Born on the Fourth of July and 1993's Heaven & Earth). Stone wrote the story based upon his experiences as a U.S. infantryman in Vietnam to counter the vision of the war portrayed in John Wayne'sThe Green Berets. It was the first Hollywood film to be written and directed by a veteran of the Vietnam War.[3] The film won the Academy Award for Best Picture of 1986. It also won Best Director for Oliver Stone, as well as Best Sound Mixing and Best Film Editing. In 1998, the American Film Institute placed Platoon at #83 in their "AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies" poll.](https://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2016/02/23/Platoon_c0-289-724-710_s400x233.jpg?187c5a20bd259de4d2766255aab7dad7b9fdeb5e)
