Editing Platoon (film) (section)

===Casting===
[[James Woods]], who had starred in Stone's film ''[[Salvador (film)|Salvador]]'', was offered the role of Barnes. Despite his friendship with Stone, he turned it down, later teasingly saying he "couldn't face going into another jungle with [Oliver Stone]".<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 25, 2014 |title=James Woods interview: Videodrome, the Hard Way, Hercules and more |url=https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/james-woods-interview-videodrome-the-hard-way-hercules-and-more/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240612150657/https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/james-woods-interview-videodrome-the-hard-way-hercules-and-more/ |archive-date=June 12, 2024 |access-date=July 29, 2024}}</ref> [[Denzel Washington]] expressed interest in playing the role of Elias,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Doty |first=Meriah |date=September 18, 2012 |title=Denzel Washington regrets passing up 'Seven' and 'Michael Clayton' |url=https://www.yahoo.com/movies/blogs/movie-talk/denzel-washington-regrets-passing-seven-michael-clayton-202631871.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171004225308/https://www.yahoo.com/movies/blogs/movie-talk/denzel-washington-regrets-passing-seven-michael-clayton-202631871.html |archive-date=October 4, 2017 |access-date=May 13, 2017 |publisher=[[Yahoo! Movies]]}}</ref> a character Stone said was based on a soldier he knew in Vietnam.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 20, 2020 |title=How Oliver Stone's Experiences in Vietnam Influenced Platoon |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMk-i_h5Yn4&t=280s |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210504025138/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMk-i_h5Yn4&t=280s |archive-date=May 4, 2021 |access-date=April 5, 2021 |website=YouTube}}</ref> Stone confirmed in a 2011 interview with ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' that [[Mickey Rourke]], [[Emilio Estevez]] and [[Kevin Costner]] were all considered for the part of Barnes.  He believes Costner turned down the role "because his brother had been in Vietnam."  Stone also verified in the interview that [[Keanu Reeves]] turned down the role of Taylor because of the violence.<ref name=chris/> [[Kyle MacLachlan]] also turned down the role of Taylor.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kyle MacLachlan's first-ever film role was a spectacular flop. He got the last laugh |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/kyle-maclachlan-movie-tv-roles-dune-twin-peaks-2024-4 |website=[[Business Insider]]}}</ref> Sheen said that he got the part of Taylor, because of Dafoe's nod of approval.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bland |first=Interviews by Simon |date=January 3, 2022 |title=Charlie Sheen on making Platoon: 'We screamed for the medic!' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2022/jan/03/charlie-sheen-how-we-made-platoon-oliver-stone |access-date=February 15, 2023 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> [[Jon Cryer]] auditioned for the role of Bunny, which eventually went to Kevin Dillon.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Cryer |first=Jon |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XyPTCwAAQBAJ&q=platoon+jon+cryer+audition&pg=PA209 |title=So That Happened: A Memoir |date=April 5, 2016 |publisher=Penguin Publishing |isbn=9780451472366}}</ref>

Many [[Boat people|Vietnamese refugees]] living in the Philippines at the time were recruited to act in different Vietnamese roles in the film.<ref>{{Cite interview |last=Dye |first=Dale |interviewer=Almar Haflidason |title=Part 3 - Confronting Demons in "Platoon" |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2001/10/15/dale_dye_2001_3_interview.shtml |access-date=July 15, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100726021637/http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2001/10/15/dale_dye_2001_3_interview.shtml |archive-date=July 26, 2010 |url-status=live |work=Movies |publisher=BBC}}</ref>

Stone makes a [[cameo appearance]] as the commander of the [[22nd Infantry Regiment (United States)|3d Battalion, 22d Infantry]] in the final battle, which was based on the historic [[New Year's Day Battle of 1968]] in which he had taken part while on duty in South Vietnam. [[Dale Dye]], who played Captain Harris, the commander of Company B, is a [[United States Marine Corps|U.S. Marine Corps]] Vietnam War veteran who also served as the film's technical advisor.<ref name="dvd">{{Cite AV media |title=Platoon DVD commentary |date=2001 |type=DVD |publisher=MGM Home Entertainment |people=Stone, Oliver}}</ref>  The third US Army veteran who appears in the film is a member of the crew who was briefly seen shirtless in the climactic battle.