Movie connections for
Platoon (1986)

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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)
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)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies (1998) (TV)
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.
AFI's 100 Years, 100 Thrills: America's Most Heart-Pounding Movies (2001) (TV)
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
"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 SSget 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
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.

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)
Oscar's Greatest Moments (1992) (V)
The 65th Annual Academy Awards (1993) (TV)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies (1998) (TV)
AFI's 100 Years, 100 Thrills: America's Most Heart-Pounding Movies (2001) (TV)
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
The 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008) (TV)
 -  Featured in Best Picture montage.

Spoofed in

Hot Shots! (1991)
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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