Vietnam War Double Feature - Oliver Stones Platoon Special Edition TAPS 25th Anniversary Edition 2-Movie Bundle

Winner* of 4 Academy AwardsÂ(r), including Best Picture, and based on the first-hand experience of OscarÂ(r)-winning** director Oliver Stone, Platoon is powerful, intense and starkly brutal. "Harrowingly realistic and completely convincing" (Leonard Maltin), it is "a dark, unforgettable memorial" (The Washington Post) to every soldier whose innocence was lost in the war-torn jungles of Vietnam. Chris Taylor (Charlie Sheen) is a young, naive American who, upon his arrival in Vietnam, quickly discovers that he must do battle not only with the Viet Cong, but also with the gnawing fear, physical exhaustion and intense anger growing within him. While his two commanding officers (OscarÂ(r)-nominated*** Tom Berenger and Willem Dafoe) draw a fine line between the war they wage against the enemy and the one they fight with each other, the conflict, chaos and hatred permeate Taylor, suffocating his realities and numbing his feelings to man's highest value life. Taps 25th Anniversary Special Edition special features contains two featurettes that will excite one to see the film again. Watching Taps in theatres upon its release was watching Hollywood history in the making. In the 30-minute featurette, Sounding the Call to Arms: Mobilizing the Taps Generation, director Harold Becker and producer Stanley R. Jaffe discuss casting the then-unknown actors: Tom Cruise (who was originally cast as an extra), Sean Penn (who they plucked

Key details: Is Discontinued By Manufacturer: No | MPAA rating: R (Restricted) | Package Dimensions: 7.1 x 5.42 x 0.58 inches; 2.93 ounces | Media Format: Black & White, Color, Full Screen, NTSC | Run time: 180 minutes | Subtitles: : English, Spanish | Studio: Pen & Sword | Number of discs: 2

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