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01/10/1988 Drama, War, Action 1h 37m
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War is hell. This was worse...

Overview

West Point graduate lieutenant Jeff Knight meets cynicism when taking command of sergeant Michael McNamara's tour veterans platoon in a Vietnamese trench camp. Unlike his predecessor, who hid till the end of his tour, Jeff takes charge, experiences the manual doesn't allow coping with all realities and gets wounded. He returns, now fully respect by men and superiors. Besides the Vietcong, the platoon wrestles with the inscrutable villagers, which the G.I.'s officially protect, but also fear as some collaborate with them, other covertly with the Cong, either way subject to bloody reprisals.

  1. Aaron Norris

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Michael Dudikoff

    Lt. Jeff Knight

  2. Robert F. Lyons

    Sgt. Michael McNamara

  3. Michael DeLorenzo

    Raymond Bacera

  4. Jesse Dabson

    Joshua Parker

  5. Rick Fitts

    Sgt. Robert Hayes

  6. Tony Pierce

    Jan Shultz

  7. Daniel Demorest

    Duffy

  8. Brian Libby

    Sgt. Roach

  9. Michael Rider

    Pvt. Don Pike

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Reviews

A review by Wuchak
Written by Wuchak on 2019-12-08
***One of the lesser Vietnam flicks of its era, but has some positives***

A Lieutenant fresh out of West Point (Michael Dudikoff) is assigned to command a platoon at a remote outpost in the jungles of Binh Dinh province, Vietnam. His cynical men don’t respect him until he returns after being wounded and has a little more wisdom at jungle warfare.

"Platoon Leader" (1988) was based on the memoir by James R. McDonough and mixes the plot of “The Green Berets” (1968) with style more akin to “Platoon” (1986). But this is noticeably low-budget by comparison and typical of 80’s Dudi...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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