On this day in 1986, ORION PICTURES released PLATOON. Directed by OLIVER STONE from his own script, this story of the war in Vietnam was an audience pleaser and managed to win four Academy Awards. The all-star cast includes KEITH DAVID, FOREST WHITAKER, KEVIN DILLON, JOHN C. McGINLEY, JOHNNY DEPP, TOM BERINGER, WILLAM DeFOE and CHARLIE SHEEN. One of the all-time great war movies.