Platoon Leader
A young officer, just out of West Point is sent to Vietnam, where the men don't respect him until he gets wounded and returns to be a wiser soldier and a better commander
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Released
- 1988
- Country
- United States
Details
Release year: 1988
Storyline
A young officer, just out of West Point is sent to Vietnam, where the men don't respect him until he gets wounded and returns to be a wiser soldier and a better commander
Top credits
- Tony Pierce — Jan Shultz
Robert F. Lyons — Sgt. Michael McNamara
Michael Dudikoff — Lt. Jeff Knight
Michael DeLorenzo — Raymond Bacera
Did you know
• One of the few films made by Cannon Film Distributors that wasn't produced by either Menahem Golan or Yoram Globus.
• The only film directed by Aaron Norris to not have his brother Chuck Norris in it.
• Originally filmed under the title "NAM" before being changed to "Platoon Leader" to cash in on the success of Oliver Stone's Platoon (1986).
Box Office
Gross (Domestic): $1,348,771
User reviews
Hand grenades do not make fire balls
"There's been enough killing for one day".
A rare good one from Cannon
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Ultra Stereo
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
- Color
- Color