Oliver Stone THE PLATOON Original screenplay for the 1986 film #163642

  

[The] Platoon (Original screenplay for the 1986 film). Author: Oliver Stone (director, screenwriter); Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe, Johnny Depp, Charlie Sheen (starring) Title: [The] Platoon (Original screenplay for the 1986 film) Publication: Los Angeles: Orion Films / Ixtlan, 1986.

Description: Draft script for the 1986 film. According to the AFI Catalog, principal shooting for the film took place between March 20 and May 31, 1986. This script is dated February 10, 1986, thus a little over one month prior to commencement of production. The first film in Oliver 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). Nominated for eight Academy Awards, winning four, including Best Picture and Best Director. Set in Vietnam, shot on location in the Philippines. Blue generic Orion Pictures wrappers.

Title page present, dated February 10, 1986, with credit for Stone. 123 leaves, with last page of text numbered 122.

Pages Good, wrapper Good, with moderate dampstains affecting the front wrapper and first twenty leaves, and a ring stain on the front wrapper. Bound with three gold brads. Subject: 1980s Cinema, Academy Awards, Film Scripts, National Film Registry, US Army, Vietnam War.

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