Photo credit: Regine Mahaux
Platoon Reunion Event
featuring Oliver Stone
Saturday, March 29th at 7:00pm
In December of 1986, “Platoon” was released in cinemas, received four out of four stars from legendary film critic Roger Ebert, and was off and running. The film went on to receive eight Oscar nominations, winning four, including Best Picture and Best Director for film icon Oliver Stone.
Oliver Stone, an Academy Award-winning screenwriter and director, won his first Oscar - Best Adapted Screenplay - for Midnight Express in 1978. Following that, he won Best Director Oscars for Platoon (1986) and Born on the Fourth of July (1989.) Stone went on to create several hit films, including The Doors (1991,) JFK (1991,) Natural Born Killers (1994,) and Nixon (1995.)
Following the screening of “Platoon” we will host a discussion and Q&A with Oliver Stone along with a collection of cast and crew from the film. Capping off the event, Mr. Stone will be presented with the Phoenix Film Festival Copper Wing Tribute Award.
Platoon (1986)
Run Time: 120 minutes
Directed by: Oliver Stone
Cast: Charlie Sheen, Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe, Keith David, Forest Whitaker
Synopsis: Chris Taylor, a neophyte recruit in Vietnam, finds himself caught in a battle of wills between two sergeants, one good and the other evil. A shrewd examination of the brutality of war and the duality of man in conflict.
