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Platoon Leader( 1988)

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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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Michael Dudikoff

      Lt. Jeff Knight

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      Robert F. Lyons

      Sgt. Michael McNamara

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      Michael DeLorenzo

      Raymond Bacera

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      Jesse Dabson

      Joshua Parker

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      Rick Fitts

      Sgt. Robert Hayes

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      Tony Pierce

      Jan Shultz

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      Daniel Demorest

      Duffy

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      Brian Libby

      Sgt. Roach

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      Michael Rider

      Pvt. Don Pike

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      William Smith

      Major Flynn

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      Al Karaki

      Kemp

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      Evan J. Klisser

      Larsen

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      Evan Barker

      Klinski

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      A.J. Smith

      Lt. Riley

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      Bill Olmsted

      Medic

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      Themi Venturis

      New Lieutenant

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      Joyce Long

      Mother With Child

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      Yasmin Jacobs

      VC Woman

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      Raymond Phoenix

      Lieutenant

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      André Jacobs

      Captain Davies

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      Dean Raphael Ferrandini

      Medic

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    A review by Wuchak

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    Written by Wuchak on Sun Dec 08 2019
    ***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 Dudikoff or Chuck...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • vietnam war
    • vietnam
    • vietcong
    • us army