Movie connections for
Platoon (1986) More at IMDbPro »

Edited into

A Tour of the Inferno: Revisiting 'Platoon' (2001) (V)

References

Pinocchio (1940)
Moby Dick (1956)

Referenced in

Hamburger Hill (1987)
Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)
Al filo del hacha (1988)
 -  A character has a Platoon poster on the wall.
Zombi 3 (1988)
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)
 -  The title is shown on a theater's info board above the main entrance.
Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake (1990) (VG)
 -  Gray Fox was modeled to look like Sgt. Barnes, Tom Berenger's character in Platoon. They even have the same deep scars.
"L.A. Law: Splatoon (#5.9)" (1991)
 -  title reference
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992)
True Romance (1993)
 -  dialogue
I'll Do Anything (1994)
Forrest Gump (1994)
Stargate (1994)
"Saturday Night Live: Quentin Tarantino/Smashing Pumpkins (#21.5)" (1995)
 -  Mentioned in Directors on Directing
The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996)
40,000 Years of Dreaming (1997)
StarCraft (1998) (VG)
The Godson (1998)
StarCraft Expansion Set: Brood War (1998) (VG)
Star Trek: Insurrection (1998)
 -  Data says "Saddle up, lock and load" just like Barnes does at the beginning of Platoon.
The Boondock Saints (1999)
 -  At one point Smecker gets down on his knees and stretches his hands up against the sky. Much like his character in Platoon did right before he was shot
"Spaced: Battles (#1.4)" (1999)
 -  The camera shots and angles when Tim looks around the corner when paintballing to see his nemesis.
"HBO First Look: Full Contact: The Making of 'Any Given Sunday' (#6.10)" (1999)
Under the Bunker: On the Set of 'Three Kings' (2000) (V)
 -  referenced in documentary
"The King of Queens: Paint Misbehavin' (#3.14)" (2001)
 -  Carrie's shooting references Elias' death scene: slowmotion, music reminiscent of Barber's Adagio for Strings, Carrie's raised arms, Doug's betrayal getting her shot etc.
"Spaced: Gone (#2.5)" (2001)
 -  Music from this film plays as people are "shot down" in the gun miming scene.
The Making of 'Casualties of War' (2001) (V)
 -  mentioned once
Death from Above: The Making of 'Starship Troopers' (2002) (V)
Big Fat Liar (2002)
Day by Day: A Director's Journey Part II (2003) (V)
Finding Nemo (2003)
The Girl Next Door (2004)
 -  A "minion" falls while running down hall shooting movie at the prom. This is an homage to a battle scene in Platoon. The DVD trivia track makes reference to this fact.
Stateside (2004)
 -  A junior enlisted character's moral and mental digestion during military service with combat action looming ahead.
The Burly Man Chronicles (2004) (V)
 -  mentioned once in extended version
"Saturday Night Live: Cameron Diaz/Green Day (#30.16)" (2005)
 -  Referenced in Spy Glass
The 100 Greatest War Films (2005) (TV)
 -  One of the films on the list
"Entourage: The Bat Mitzvah (#2.10)" (2005)
 -  Terence mentions the film
"Family Guy: Peter's Got Woods (#4.11)" (2005)
 -  Peter says "The guy from Platoon?" Brain replies with "Charlie Sheen"
Roll Bounce (2005)
 -  When Tori is water-ballooned, she strikes the same pose as Sgt. Elias when he is shot by SSG. Barnes.
Pasta Point of No Return (2006)
 -  The operatic slo-mo death in the finale
Lost Kubrick: The Unfinished Films of Stanley Kubrick (2007) (V)
 -  mentioned once
Smother (2008/II)
 -  Myron mentions this while talking about his screenplay.
Rambo (2008)
 -  Referenced in dialogue
"The O'Reilly Factor: (2008-03-27)" (2008)
 -  This film is referenced during a repeat of a 'Great American Culture Quiz' segment.
Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness (2008) (V)
 -  Discussed.
Tropic Thunder (2008)
 -  Lazarus' line "If the machine breaks down, WE break down." was spoken by Sgt. Barnes (Tom Berenger) in Platoon
Kevin Smith: Sold Out - A Threevening with Kevin Smith (2008) (V)
 -  Kevin compares Die Hard 4 director Len Wiseman with Willem Dafoe or Tom Berenger in Platoon
"Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: (#8.19)" (2009)
 -  Mentioned in a $500 question

Featured in

The 1987 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards (1987) (TV)
 -  clips
The 44th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1987) (TV)
 -  clips
The 59th Annual Academy Awards (1987) (TV)
Oliver Stone: Inside Out (1992) (TV)
Oscar's Greatest Moments (1992) (V)
The 65th Annual Academy Awards (1993) (TV)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies (1998) (TV)
 -  This film is #83 on the list.
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Thrills: America's Most Heart-Pounding Movies (2001) (TV)
 -  This film is #72 on the list.
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing (2004)
 -  clip shown
The 100 Greatest War Films (2005) (TV)
 -  Clips are shown
Hollywood Vietnam (2005) (TV)
 -  Featured on the Vietnam War movie documentary.
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: 10th Anniversary Edition (2007) (TV)
 -  This film is #86 on the list.
The 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008) (TV)
 -  Featured in Best Picture montage.

Spoofed in

Hot Shots! (1991)
"The Ben Stiller Show: With Sarah Jessica Parker (#1.6)" (1992)
 -  Spoofed in the "Platunes" portion of the "Oliver Stoneland" segment
Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993)
 -  Charlie Sheen much like his role in Platoon, has a letter to his grandmother that is read as a voice over, describing "Somebody once wrote: Hell is the impossibility of reason. That's what this place feels like. Hell"
Heavy Weights (1995)
 -  Letter to grandmother concerning 'hellish' conditions
Small Soldiers (1998)
Wet Hot American Summer (2001)
 -  Gene raises arms in the exact same fashion as Elias in Platoon during his speech about being yourself.
"Spaced: Back (#2.1)" (2001)
 -  The quick scene of Mike running, then dropping to his knees and shouting "WHYYYYY?!!!!!!"
Yoru no pikunikku (2006)
 -  When Koichiro Takami falls, he acts like a classic scene of this movie
Tropic Thunder (2008)
 -  The film being made depicts Tugg's character dying in a similar pose as Elias

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