Movies
People are lining up all over America to hurt themselves.
Jan. 25, 1987
The Richard Pryor comedy “Critical Condition” barely edged out Oliver Stone’s Vietnam film “Platoon” in the weekend box office standings, according to figures compiled by Exhibitor Relations Co.
Jan. 27, 1987
To many in the Vietnamese refugee community, the best thing that can be said for “Platoon” is that this latest Hollywood film on the Vietnam conflict isn’t just another “Rambo.”
Entertainment & Arts
The “Platoon” battle is over.
Jan. 19, 1988
Hemdale Film Corp., the producer and distributor of the Oscar-winning film “Platoon,” does not have to turn over prints of the movie to Vestron Inc. so they can be converted to videocassette, a Los Angeles judge ruled Monday.
April 1, 1987
Film director Ted Post must feel a little bit like the people who designed the Studebaker Hawks back in the 1950s.
April 6, 1987
Once in a while, a movie appears that captures the nation’s attention.
April 11, 1987
“Platoon” is the odds-on favorite to win the best-picture Oscar, Las Vegas bookmaker Lenny Del Genio announced Thursday.
Feb. 27, 1987
Jane Fonda, who was derided by many people during the early 1970s for her outspoken anti-war sentiments--and particularly her trip to North Vietnam, saw “Platoon” and declared in an interview: “A movie like this helps to insure that it (another Vietnam) will never happen again.”
“Platoon” director Oliver Stone says he’s confronting “enormous paranoia” from many New York brokerage firms as he seeks locations for “Wall St.,” which he starts filming next month.
March 23, 1987