"The first casualty of war is innocence."

1986

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7.7(4817 votes)

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As a young and naive recruit in Vietnam, Chris Taylor faces a moral crisis when confronted with the horrors of war and the duality of man.

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44 members

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Charlie Sheen

Chris Taylor

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Willem Dafoe

Sergeant Elias Grodin

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Tom Berenger

Sergeant Robert "Bob" Barnes

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Kevin Dillon

Bunny

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Forest Whitaker

Big Harold

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Mark Moses

Lieutenant Wolfe

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Keith David

King

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Richard Edson

Sal

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Francesco Quinn

Rhah

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John C. McGinley

Sergeant O'Neill

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Johnny Depp

Gator Lerner

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Reggie Johnson

Junior

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David Neidorf

Tex

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Chris Pedersen

Crawford

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Tony Todd

Warren

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Corkey Ford

Manny

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Corey Glover

Francis

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Bob Orwig

Gardner

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Kevin Eshelman

Morehouse

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James Terry McIlvain

Ace

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J. Adam Glover

Sanderson

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Ivan Kane

Tony

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Paul Sanchez

Doc

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Dale Dye

Captain Harris

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Peter Hicks

Parker

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Basile Achara

Flash

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Steve Barredo

Fu Sheng

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Chris Castillejo

Rodriguez

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Andrew B. Clark

Tubbs

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Bernardo Manalili

Village Chief

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Than Rogers

Village Chief's Wife

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Li Thi Van

Village Chief's Daughter

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Clarisa Ortacio

Old Woman

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Romy Sevilla

One-Legged Man

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Matthew Westfall

Terrified Soldier

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Nick Nicholson

Mechanized Soldier #1

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Warren McLean

Mechanized Soldier #2

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Li Mai Thao

Rape Victim

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Ron Barracks

Medic

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H. Gordon Boos

Soldier with Mohawk Haircut (uncredited)

Crew

Robert 'Rock' Galotti

Huffmeister (uncredited)

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Oliver Stone

Alpha Company Major in Bunker (uncredited)

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Brad Cassini

Soldier (uncredited)

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Mark Ebenhoch

Ebenhoch (uncredited)

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