The trials Martin Scorsese went through to make his 1980s passion project "The Last Temptation of Christ" are well publicized ...

Starring a young Willem Dafoe, Charlie Sheen, and Johnny Depp, ‘Platoon’ was a landmark achievement in war cinema.

“Making Platoon was one of the greatest experiences ... I know exactly when Willem (Dafoe) will get to his new shoot. Tom (Berenger) is going to be in Egypt, so he couldn’t make it (to the ...

Both Berenger and Dafoe received Academy Award nominations for their powerful performances. The film itself won four Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Director for Oliver Stone. Platoon ...

Dafoe, the sixth of eight children ... his first breakthrough film role was as the compassionate Sergeant Elias in Platoon (1986). In 1988 Dafoe starred in another movie set during the Vietnam ...

Sergeant Elias (Willem Dafoe) had been one of the few good men ... before callously walking away and declaring him dead. As the platoon helicopter's out, they turn to see a sole, lonely figure ...

He looks at the realism of urban and jungle warfare, such as the battle of Huế during the Tet Offensive in "Full Metal Jacket" (1987) and "Platoon" (1986), featuring Willem Dafoe, Charlie Sheen ...

Dafoe's early career includes credits for The Loveless (1982), Streets of Fire (1984), and To Live and Die in L.A. (1985). He earned his first Academy Award nomination for the war drama Platoon ...