An american sergeant leads a small squad of soldiers in a counterattack battle in afghanistan in 2009. Based on the new york times bestselling memoir by clinton romesha, red platoon is a firsthand account of the fourteenhour firefight at the. That same year the rights to a movie based on the book were optioned by sony pictures. A true story of american valor by clinton romesha is a memoir of the october 2009 battle of kamdesh, in which hundreds of taliban insurgents attacked keating, the most remote american combat outpost in afghanistan. It had been beaten to the punch by a rival project called the outpost that stars scott eastwood and orlando bloom. The films director daniel espinosa last directed life and child 44. The two best films yet on the vietnam war are the deer hunter and platoon. Oliver stones breakthrough as a director, platoon is a brutally realistic look at a young soldiers tour of duty in vietnam.
The film won academy awards for best picture, best film editing, best sound, and best director. While it becomes clear as the film progresses that taylor is definitely in the elias camp, so to speak, barnes leaves a lasting impression on him, and even his final act in vietnam the killing of barnes is a very barnesesque move barnes earlier kills elias. No word yet on when this might film, but it certainly sounds like ben affleck is making some big noncomic book plans. I have learned that starz is developing ascendant, a drama.
Sony pictures movies in preproduction also known as sony pictures entertainment inc. It is oliver stones best film, possibly because it reflects his own experiences. Apr 25, 2020 sony pictures movies in preproduction status titles. Red platoon by clinton romesha overdrive rakuten overdrive. Red platoon combines actually pictures and videos shot while on deployment with interviews of the men of red platoon. A true story of american valor by clinton romesha is a memoir of the october 2009 battle of kamdesh, in which hundreds of taliban insurgents attacked keating, the most remote american combat outpost in. I have to say though, now that ive completed red platoon, i would have given any author of this exceptional book 5 stars. Based on the memoir by clinton romesha, red platoon tells the story of the battle of kamdesh, which took place during the war in afghanistan. Romesha eschews the requisite good ole boy autobiography i typically dont read modern war narratives in recent years, most of the ones ive encountered have felt like poorlywritten cash grabs. I had heard about it in passing, i was in korea at the time, but i had no idea to what extent of shit those guys actually went through. How did oliver stones approach to platoon differ from. Announced see complete list of inproduction titles.
There, he completed the long range reconnaissance course, the. Using original photographs and videos shot while deployed, soldiers of red platoon recount. Platoon is littered with other evidence of how thorough stone was. Apr 27, 2014 watch platoon leader 1988 full movie ursula strauss on dailymotion. Daniel ruiz, dustin slaughter and claudio diaz have partner up to create thg film llc. This story centres around clint romesha the moh recipient. Sofia coppola forced to cut handwashing scene out of new movie due. As of february 2019 that project is in post production leaving red platoon at risk of being.
Based on the book by jake tapper and scripted by paul tamasy and eric johnson the fighter, the outpost tells the true story of. Once hes on the ground in the middle of battle, his idealism. If truffaut had lived to see platoon, the best film of 1986, he might have wanted to modify his opinion. A little blatant propaganda to brighten your holidays.
A look at the red platoon behindthescenes crew and production team. May 06, 2016 the film rights to red platoon already have been optioned by sony pictures. The team red platoon 1st platoon b troop 361 cavalry, 4th bct, 4th id. Everything you need to know about red platoon movie pre. The film s director daniel espinosa last directed life and child 44. It is too easy to say that platoon is simply an autobiographical film. May 03, 2016 having joined the army from his graduating class in lake city, california, in 1999, following his two older brothers, romesha became a commander of the black knight troops red platoon, which was eventually sent to the most remote and dangerous outpost in nuristan, less than 20 miles from the pakistan border.
Ben affleck in talks for afghanistan war movie red platoon collider. A critical analysis of the film platoon free essay example. Summary of red platoon by clinton romesha includes analysis. To us, that phrase nailed one of the essential truths, maybe even the essential truth, about being stuck at an outpost whose strategic and tactical vulnerabilities were so glaringly obvious to every soldier who had ever set foot in that place that the name itself keating had become a kind of.
Once hes on the ground in the middle of battle, his idealism fades. Platoon is a 1986 american war film written and directed by oliver stone, starring tom berenger, willem dafoe, charlie sheen, keith david, kevin dillon, john c. Chris taylor charlie sheen is a college student who quits school to volunteer for the army in the late 60s. Clinton lavor clint romesha is a former united states army soldier who received the medal. May 21, 2012 red platoon combines actually pictures and videos shot while on deployment with interviews of the men of red platoon. Red platoon memoir optioned by sony, immersive pictures variety. Army in 1999, and was posted at various times in germany, south korea and colorado.
Sony has set safe house helmer daniel espinosa to direct an adaptation of the book red platoon. Most of red platoon are well decribed by the author and you get to know them well, included in the book are pictures of the platoon members, its almost the modern day equivalent of the siege at khe shan in south vietnam in 1968 on a smaller scale, with us airpower playing a massive part in keatings defence from apaches, to f15s, a10s and a. Richard corliss of time magazine states that stones film is a document written in blood that after almost 20 years refuses to dry. The film rights to red platoon already have been optioned by sony pictures. Former ssg romesha, a medal of honor recipient for his actions in the 2009. As the new york times says, few veterans will find any fraud in his milieu and many will remember the way combat left them. Stone insisted that the color of the dirt and mud in the philippines didnt look authentic enough, so red dirt was flown in to give the set a vietnam appearance. A critical analysis of the film platoon paper type. Phase ii completed cargo discharge to johnston atoll with five moves of the remaining 12,500 tons of munitions, in august and september 1971. Infighting in his unit between staff sergeant barnes tom berenger, who believes nearby villagers are harboring viet cong soldiers, and sergeant elias willem dafoe, who has a more sympathetic view of the locals, ends up. Platoon is a movie about the vietnam war, sure, but it goes about the whole war thing just a little bit differently than most movies while the battle between the nva enemy troops and the united states soldiers is front and center, the film gives equal attention to a different kind of war, the one within the platoon itself. Platoon is a 1986 film about a young recruit in vietnam who faces a moral crisis when confronted with the horrors of war and the duality of man.
The 267th chemical platoon service was activated on okinawa on december 1, 1962 at chibana ammunition depot. I get the attention on a daily basis, but the other men that were there with me that day were just as important. Having joined the army from his graduating class in lake city, california, in 1999, following his two older brothers, romesha became a commander of the black knight troops red platoon, which was eventually sent to the most remote and dangerous outpost in nuristan, less than 20 miles from the pakistan border. Both movies revolve around cop keating, a fishbowl of a base at the. A true story of american valor by clinton romesha with josh. Red platoon is ssg romeshas account which he pieced together with other survivors of the battle of keating. Chris taylor charlie sheen leaves his university studies to enlist in combat duty in vietnam in 1967. Thr is reporting that scott eastwood, orlando bloom, caleb landry jones and cory hardrict have signed on to star in the outpost, an afghan war film from director rod lurie the contender and millennium media.
Here is a movie that regards combat from ground level, from the infantrymans point of view, and it. Check it out if you want to see the exact opposite of platoon. Mar, 2020 his film, of course, will not screen at sxsw and neither will anything else, with the city of austin canceling the festival on march 6 over coronavirus fears. Here is a movie that regards combat from ground level, from the infantrymans point of view. Slumdog millionaire director danny boyle tapped for michael b. Dakota meyer, medal of honor recipient and author of into the fire the men of red platoon and their actions at cop keating deserve to be known. Platoon was the first hollywood film to be written and directed by a veteran of the vietnam war. Red platoon is the riveting firsthand account of the battle of keating, told by romesha, who spearheaded both the defense of the outpost and the counterattack that drove the taliban back beyond the wire and received the medal of honor for his actions. The film rights to red platoon already have been optioned by sony. Red platoon recounts the bloody 12hour defense of outpost keating a small, underresourced american base in the middle of the afghani mountains. The battle of kamdesh, which netted two medals of honor, is coming. Sony pictures movies in preproduction status titles. The vietnam war was on everyones mind in 1960s and 1970s in our nation. For instance, the packs of marlboro cigarettes were even made.
Now, hes in talks to add a war movie to that list with a sony project, red platoon, based on clinton romesha s bestselling memoir. Into the spiderverse 2 2022, the man from toronto 2021, uncharted 2021, masters of the universe 2021, afterburn tba, disorder tba. It was the center of much of americas troubles throughout this time, but just the soldiers who battled in that war understood the real insanity that was. Dakota meyer, medal of honor recipient and author of into the fire about the author. Platoon 1986 is a harrowing, visceral, ultrarealistic, gutsy, visuallyshattering vietnamwar film, based on the writerdirectors own firsthand knowledge as a vietnam combatinfantry soldier. Oliver stones film, platoon tells the story of a young soldier who arrives in vietnam in 1968 with all of the thoughts that stone himself had as a soldier in the same period in the same war. Discover four movies that are skipping theaters to bring tom, beanie, and a talking. Like everybody else in the film, and like just about everybody else who fought in vietnam, taylor get sick of the whole thing. Hes shipped off to vietnam, where he serves with a culturally diverse group of fellow soldiers under two men who lead the platoon. This is nowhere more evident than during the village scene, where he almost loses it and starts firing his gun near the feet of a onelegged villager, yelling at him, dance motherfer dance. If youre curious, there is one film that vets ive spoken to really, really, really fucking hate, and thats the green berets. The difference between classic literature like the red badge of courage and all quiet on the western front and platoon lies in platoons dedication to portraying the chaos, fear, and discomfort of combat. Documentary about one platoon s deployment in iraq.
Red platoon is a short film of one tank platoons deployment in iraq. George clooney and grant heslov are producing the film. It reads like an action movie, and then you stop and think oh wait, this really happened. Platoon is an important film bold, uncompromising, with stinging performances. It was francois truffaut who said that its not possible to make an antiwar movie, because all war movies, with their energy and sense of adventure, end up making combat look like fun. Mar 28, 2009 daniel ruiz, dustin slaughter and claudio diaz have partner up to create thg film llc. Platoon 1986 oliver stone synopsis, characteristics. Clint is a true brother and a man that i look up to. Red platoon exemplifies the courage and resiliency our country was founded on. In 2016, romeshas book red platoon was published recounting the battle of kamdesh. Watch platoon leader 1988 full movie ursula strauss on dailymotion. Red platoon is the riveting firsthand account of the battle of keating, told by romesha, who spearheaded both the defense of the outpost and the counterattack that drove the taliban back beyond the wire, and received the medal of honor for his actions.