00:07in 1967 Oliver Stone was a combat infantryman in Vietnam during his tour he received a bronze
00:14star for gallantry ten years later in Hollywood he was picking up an Oscar for the screenplay
00:19of Midnight Express now he has another story to tell a movie that grew out of his own experience
00:26Stone has come a long way from Vietnam but he has not left it behind
00:45people say I'm the life of the party cause I tell a joke or two
00:53although I might be laughing loud and hearty deep inside I'm blue
01:03so take a good look at my face
01:08you'll see my smile looks out of place
01:13the first real casualty of war is innocence the first real movie about the war in Vietnam
01:28is platoon
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