Platoon Original Screenplay.

OLIVER STONE [DIRECTOR, screenwriter]; Tom Berenger.

Item Number: 132342

Original draft script for the 1986 film, boldly signed by the director “Oliver Stone Veterans Day, 1997” on the front panel. The first film in Stone’s Vietnam War trilogy, based largely on his own experiences as a US infantryman, followed by Born on the Fourth of July (1989) and Heaven and Earth (1993). Quarto, original black titled stiff wrappers. In near fine condition.

Oliver Stone wrote the screenplay based upon his experiences as a U.S. infantryman in Vietnam, to counter the vision of the war portrayed in John Wayne's The Green Berets. Although having written films such as Midnight Express and Scarface, Stone struggled to get the film developed until Hemdale Film Corporation acquired the project along with Salvador. Filming took place in the Philippines in February 1986 and lasted 54 days. Platoon was the first Hollywood film to be written and directed by a veteran of the Vietnam War. Upon its release, Platoon received critical acclaim for Stone's directing and screenplay, the cinematography, battle sequences' realism, and the performances of Sheen, Dafoe, and Berenger. The film was a box office success upon its release, grossing $138.5 million domestically against its $6 million budget. The film was nominated for eight Academy Awards at the 59th Academy Awards, and won four including Best Picture, Best Director for Stone, Best Sound, and Best Film Editing. In 1998, the American Film Institute placed Platoon at #83 in their "AFI's 100 Years 100 Movies" poll. In 2019, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."