Directed by Oliver Stone Written by Oliver Stone   Cast Keith David ... King Forest Whitaker ... Big Harold Francesco Quinn ... Rhah Kevin Dillon ... Bunny John C. McGinley ... Sgt. O'Neill Reggie Johnson ... Junior Mark Moses ... Lt. Wolfe Corey Glover ... Francis Johnny Depp ... Lerner Chris Pedersen ... Crawford Bob Orwig ... Gardner Corkey Ford ... Manny David Neidorf ... Tex Tom Berenger ... Sgt. Barnes Willem Dafoe ... Sgt. Elias Charlie Sheen ... Chris Richard Edson ... Sal Tony Todd ... Warren Kevin Eshelman ... Morehouse James Terry McIlvain ... Ace J. Adam Glover ... Sanderson Ivan Kane ... Tony Paul Sanchez ... Doc Dale Dye ... Captain Harris Peter Hicks ... Parker Basile Achara ... Flash Steve Barredo ... Fu Sheng Chris Castillejo ... Rodriguez Andrew B. Clark ... Tubbs Bernardo Manalili ... Village Chief Than Rogers ... Village Chief's Wife Li Thi Van ... Village Chief's Daughter Clarisa Ortacio ... Old Woman Romy Sevilla ... One-Legged Man Mathew Westfall ... Terrified Soldier Nick Nicholson ... Mechanized Soldier #1 (as Nick Nickelson) Warren McLean ... Mechanized Soldier #2 Li Mai Thao ... Rape Victim Ron Barracks ... Medic Uncredited Cast H. Gordon Boos ... Soldier with Mohawk Haircut Brad Cassini ... Soldier Mark Ebenhoch ... Ebenhoch Robert 'Rock' Galotti ... Huffmeister Ken Glover ... Soldier with Guitar Eric Hahn ... Soldier Berto Spoor ... Soldier Oliver Stone ... Alpha Company Major in Bunker Henry Strzalkowski ... Soldier Produced by John Daly   Derek Gibson   A. Kitman Ho   Arnold Kopelson   Original Music by Georges Delerue

Additional Info Premiere: December 19, 1986 Theatrical Release: December 24, 1986 DVD Release: December 09, 1997 Blu-ray Release: May 24, 2011 Countries: Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Websites: Production Companies Hemdale (presents) Cinema '84 Cinema 86 (uncredited) Distributors Orion Pictures   (1986) (USA) (theatrical) Vestron Video   (1988) (USA) (VHS) (pan and scan) American Broadcasting Company (ABC)   (1990) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere) Image Entertainment   (1990) (USA) (video) (LaserDisc) Vestron Video   (USA) (video) (LaserDisc) PolyGram Video   (1999) (USA) (VHS) MGM Home Entertainment   (2000) (USA) (DVD) MGM Home Entertainment   (2004) (USA) (VHS) Sony Pictures Home Entertainment   (2006) (USA) (DVD) 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment   (2007) (USA) (DVD) 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment   (2011) (USA) (Blu-ray) (DVD) 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment   (2014) (USA) (Blu-ray) (DVD) Shout! Factory   (2018) (USA) (Blu-ray) Warner Bros. Home Entertainment   (2020) (USA) (Blu-ray) (DVD) (reprint for MGM) Artisan Entertainment   (1997) (USA) (VHS) Home Box Office Home Video (HBO)   (1988) (USA) (VHS) Live Distributing Inc.   (USA) (VHS) Live Entertainment   (1997) (USA) (DVD) Live Home Video   (1994) (USA) (VHS) MGM Home Entertainment   (2000) (USA) (VHS) Rating Stats Overall Rating 7.4 / 10 Our Rating 6.7 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 6.5 / 10 Female Users 5.8 / 10 Site Ranking #387 / 20,725 Ratings Breakdown Perfect 5 total ratings Almost Perfect 4 total ratings Average 5 total ratings Mediocre 1 total rating Site Ranking #383 28 Days Later (2002) #384 Alice In Wonderland (2010) #385 Ford v Ferrari (2019) #386 Unbreakable (2000) #387 Platoon (1986) #388 Stand By Me (1986) #389 Transformers: Dark Of The Moon (2011) #390 No Time To Die (2021) #391 The Irishman (2019)