Platoon (1986)

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Wikidata Q190643, film, IMDb tt0091763, TMDB 792: matched by corpus:resolve, told apart by the only film by that title; 5 more episodes agree.

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Led to

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No line says another film or person drew on it.

Connected to

Heaven & Earth: 2 lines contrast ×1 industry ×1

  1. contrast (contrast): Heaven & Earth → Platoon. Hayslip handed out flyers outside Platoon asking about the Vietnamese dead.
    “Flyers that posed a tough question to the Americans heading in and out of platoon.”
    The Big Picture · 8. I Love America | Do We Get to Win This Time? · 0:39:54 · Brian Raftery (0.90 sure it was them)

Born on the Fourth of July: 1 line verdict ×1

  1. verdict (verdict): Born on the Fourth of July → Platoon. Born did not reach Platoon's cultural heights but was still a hit and won Stone a second directing Oscar.
    “Even though it didn't reach the cultural heights of platoon, it was a hit in its own right”
    The Big Picture · 8. I Love America | Do We Get to Win This Time? · 0:26:08 · Brian Raftery (0.90 sure it was them)

Casualties of War: 1 line unmapped ×1

  1. unmapped (same cycle): Platoon → Casualties of War. Platoon begins a late-80s cycle of Vietnam films that show the war as foolish and bleak.
    “Like there's that this whole realm of late 80s movies about Vietnam”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Full Metal Jacket with Jon Gabrus (Ad-Free) · 0:26:59 · David Sims (0.60 sure it was them)

Charlie Sheen: 1 line career ×1

  1. career (breakout trajectory): Charlie Sheen → Platoon. Sheen goes from a bit part in Ferris to A-list in Platoon, then Wall Street.
    “He's the guy who is in a bit part in Ferris Bueller to all of a sudden he's an A-list star in Platoon”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:51:43 · Bill Simmons (0.70 sure it was them)

Dead Presidents: 1 line people ×1

  1. people (people): Dead Presidents → Platoon. Keith David appears in both: Kirby in Dead Presidents is played by Platoon's Keith David.
    “Kirby, a Korean war vet played by platoons Keith David”
    The Big Picture · 8. I Love America | Do We Get to Win This Time? · 0:52:27 · Brian Raftery (0.90 sure it was them)

Ferris Bueller's Day Off: 1 line unmapped ×1

  1. unmapped (same year): Ferris Bueller's Day Off → Platoon. Oscar year 1986 pairs Platoon with Ferris, and Platoon's nominees are listed alongside the 1986 supporting actor race.
    “Lucas, Ferris Bueller, Platoon. Iconic one year.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:51:38 · Bill Simmons (0.60 sure it was them)

Forest Whitaker: 1 line unmapped ×1

  1. unmapped (re-emergence year): Forest Whitaker → Platoon. 1986 was Whitaker's re-emergence, working with Scorsese and Oliver Stone after pulling out of auditions to study acting.
    “He gets a couple parts early on and he's like, I don't know enough about acting and basically pulls himself out of auditioning and is like, I need to study more seriously.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · The Color of Money with Chris Ryan · 2:23:14 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

Full Metal Jacket: 1 line theme ×1

  1. theme (contemporary comparison): Platoon → Full Metal Jacket. At release critics said Platoon's visceral combat made Kubrick's sound-stage Vietnam look less real.
    “Kubrick doing this on sound stages isn't the same.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Full Metal Jacket with Jon Gabrus (Ad-Free) · 0:30:52 · Griffin Newman (0.50 sure it was them)

Running on Empty: 1 line contrast ×1

  1. contrast (contrast): Running on Empty → Platoon. It was not a reckoning with combat horrors like Platoon.
    “Nor was it a reckoning with the horrors of combat, like Platoon.”
    The Big Picture · 8. I Love America | Do We Get to Win This Time? · 0:16:28 · Brian Raftery (0.90 sure it was them)

Tom Berenger: 1 line career ×1

  1. career (career): Tom Berenger → Platoon. Berenger's apex mountain is Platoon.
    “Probably platoon, right?”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Big Chill’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 1:31:06 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

Wall Street: 1 line career ×1

  1. career (career arc): Wall Street → Platoon. Wall Street, a year after Platoon, indicated Oliver Stone's later movies would become Wall Street.
    “It's a it's a little bit of an indication of where things are going to go prematurely in his career.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Empire of the Sun with Bilge Ebiri · 2:34:32 · Bilge Ebiri (0.50 sure it was them)

Willem Dafoe: 1 line people ×1

  1. people (casting): Willem Dafoe → Platoon. Scorsese saw Dafoe's sensitive, spiritual-yet-scary Platoon role and thought of Jesus.
    “My understanding is that Scorsese had seen him in Platoon, where he plays a very sensitive...”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · The Last Temptation of Christ with Jamelle Bouie · 0:03:48 · Jamelle Bouie (0.50 sure it was them)

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career (3)

  1. career (career arc): Wall Street → Platoon. Wall Street, a year after Platoon, indicated Oliver Stone's later movies would become Wall Street.
    “It's a it's a little bit of an indication of where things are going to go prematurely in his career.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Empire of the Sun with Bilge Ebiri · 2:34:32 · Bilge Ebiri (0.50 sure it was them)
  2. career (career): Tom Berenger → Platoon. Berenger's apex mountain is Platoon.
    “Probably platoon, right?”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Big Chill’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 1:31:06 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)
  3. career (breakout trajectory): Charlie Sheen → Platoon. Sheen goes from a bit part in Ferris to A-list in Platoon, then Wall Street.
    “He's the guy who is in a bit part in Ferris Bueller to all of a sudden he's an A-list star in Platoon”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:51:43 · Bill Simmons (0.70 sure it was them)

contrast (2)

  1. contrast (contrast): Running on Empty → Platoon. It was not a reckoning with combat horrors like Platoon.
    “Nor was it a reckoning with the horrors of combat, like Platoon.”
    The Big Picture · 8. I Love America | Do We Get to Win This Time? · 0:16:28 · Brian Raftery (0.90 sure it was them)
  2. contrast (contrast): Heaven & Earth → Platoon. Hayslip handed out flyers outside Platoon asking about the Vietnamese dead.
    “Flyers that posed a tough question to the Americans heading in and out of platoon.”
    The Big Picture · 8. I Love America | Do We Get to Win This Time? · 0:39:54 · Brian Raftery (0.90 sure it was them)

industry (1)

  1. industry (industry): Heaven & Earth → Platoon. Heaven & Earth got more than three times Platoon's budget because of Stone's clout.
    “More than 3 times what he had for Platoon.”
    The Big Picture · 8. I Love America | Do We Get to Win This Time? · 0:41:13 · Brian Raftery (0.90 sure it was them)

people (2)

  1. people (casting): Willem Dafoe → Platoon. Scorsese saw Dafoe's sensitive, spiritual-yet-scary Platoon role and thought of Jesus.
    “My understanding is that Scorsese had seen him in Platoon, where he plays a very sensitive...”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · The Last Temptation of Christ with Jamelle Bouie · 0:03:48 · Jamelle Bouie (0.50 sure it was them)
  2. people (people): Dead Presidents → Platoon. Keith David appears in both: Kirby in Dead Presidents is played by Platoon's Keith David.
    “Kirby, a Korean war vet played by platoons Keith David”
    The Big Picture · 8. I Love America | Do We Get to Win This Time? · 0:52:27 · Brian Raftery (0.90 sure it was them)

theme (1)

  1. theme (contemporary comparison): Platoon → Full Metal Jacket. At release critics said Platoon's visceral combat made Kubrick's sound-stage Vietnam look less real.
    “Kubrick doing this on sound stages isn't the same.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Full Metal Jacket with Jon Gabrus (Ad-Free) · 0:30:52 · Griffin Newman (0.50 sure it was them)

unmapped (3)

  1. unmapped (re-emergence year): Forest Whitaker → Platoon. 1986 was Whitaker's re-emergence, working with Scorsese and Oliver Stone after pulling out of auditions to study acting.
    “He gets a couple parts early on and he's like, I don't know enough about acting and basically pulls himself out of auditioning and is like, I need to study more seriously.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · The Color of Money with Chris Ryan · 2:23:14 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)
  2. unmapped (same year): Ferris Bueller's Day Off → Platoon. Oscar year 1986 pairs Platoon with Ferris, and Platoon's nominees are listed alongside the 1986 supporting actor race.
    “Lucas, Ferris Bueller, Platoon. Iconic one year.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:51:38 · Bill Simmons (0.60 sure it was them)
  3. unmapped (same cycle): Platoon → Casualties of War. Platoon begins a late-80s cycle of Vietnam films that show the war as foolish and bleak.
    “Like there's that this whole realm of late 80s movies about Vietnam”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Full Metal Jacket with Jon Gabrus (Ad-Free) · 0:26:59 · David Sims (0.60 sure it was them)

verdict (1)

  1. verdict (verdict): Born on the Fourth of July → Platoon. Born did not reach Platoon's cultural heights but was still a hit and won Stone a second directing Oscar.
    “Even though it didn't reach the cultural heights of platoon, it was a hit in its own right”
    The Big Picture · 8. I Love America | Do We Get to Win This Time? · 0:26:08 · Brian Raftery (0.90 sure it was them)

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