I knew Oliver at the time (Platoon and In The Year of the Monkey were at one time for about six weeks in competition to see which one would go to the Philippines first), and told him the story. He even laughed when I got to the punch line. It might have saved the movie, and certainly was an "Oliver Stone joke."
I knew Oliver at the time (Platoon and In The Year of the Monkey were at one time for about six weeks in competition to see which one would go to the Philippines first), and told him the story. He even laughed when I got to the punch line. It might have saved the movie, and certainly was an "Oliver Stone joke."
NOTHING could have saved that movie (the Doors one). "Platoon" was a very well-made movie, even if I have some problems with it. I'm willing to bet I would have liked yours more. speaking of which, how can I read it?
still looking for the box that has it. Interestingly, the real guy who was the Charlie Sheen character in Platoon was friend of mine. He was wounded like that, spent a year in hospital, then one day in September 1968, he walked into the Oleo Strut and became one of the "animating presences" among the GIs we were working with. He was later the National President of Veterans for Peace for many years, active everywhere. Fought drug addiction stemming from all the morphine they gave him from the wound (which never really completely healed), Agent Orange disease too. Dave died back in 2012. I still have him in my address book, can't "edit" that entry.
Sometimes I donтАЩt like the way the replies get jumbled up. May cats were laughing at Jim Morrison flipping off the stage and everyone falling out of their chairs. Your post about your friend, the Charlie Sheen character was based on is moving and tragic. An incredible person.
I knew Oliver at the time (Platoon and In The Year of the Monkey were at one time for about six weeks in competition to see which one would go to the Philippines first), and told him the story. He even laughed when I got to the punch line. It might have saved the movie, and certainly was an "Oliver Stone joke."
NOTHING could have saved that movie (the Doors one). "Platoon" was a very well-made movie, even if I have some problems with it. I'm willing to bet I would have liked yours more. speaking of which, how can I read it?
that was obviously some kind of a hint.
still looking for the box that has it. Interestingly, the real guy who was the Charlie Sheen character in Platoon was friend of mine. He was wounded like that, spent a year in hospital, then one day in September 1968, he walked into the Oleo Strut and became one of the "animating presences" among the GIs we were working with. He was later the National President of Veterans for Peace for many years, active everywhere. Fought drug addiction stemming from all the morphine they gave him from the wound (which never really completely healed), Agent Orange disease too. Dave died back in 2012. I still have him in my address book, can't "edit" that entry.
Sometimes I donтАЩt like the way the replies get jumbled up. May cats were laughing at Jim Morrison flipping off the stage and everyone falling out of their chairs. Your post about your friend, the Charlie Sheen character was based on is moving and tragic. An incredible person.