Platoon (1986) - Pecker Hard, Powder Dry Scene (9/10) | Movieclips
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- Platoon - Pecker Hard, Powder Dry: When he finds Chris (Charlie Sheen) trying to make sense of things, King (Keith David) shares his thoughts on life and on surviving the war.
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Chris Taylor (Charlie Sheen) leaves his university studies to enlist in combat duty in Vietnam in 1967. Once he's on the ground in the middle of battle, his idealism fades. Infighting in his unit between Staff Sergeant Barnes (Tom Berenger), who believes nearby villagers are harboring Viet Cong soldiers, and Sergeant Elias (Willem Dafoe), who has a more sympathetic view of the locals, ends up pitting the soldiers against each other as well as against the enemy.
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Cast: Charlie Sheen, Keith David
Director: Oliver Stone
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Keith David is one of the most under-rated actors in Hollywood. He should have an Oscar by now.
Great actor!
So underated an overlooked
You dont have to anything but make it out of here n its all gravy everyday gravy. I feel like when im in the grocery store
Oscar for what movie?
There’s Something About Mary? Lol
And his voice over work is amazing.
@@josecarranza7555 yes!
When King looks back at the jungle for the last time..The relief on his face is chilling.
I wonder if he served. He would be within that draft window regarding his age.
Exactly
yeah that was like 2 seconds of drop dead acting skills...the look said it all
Countless men have made that look!
He was relieved that he was actually leaving. As soon as they were done filming, they went home.
King is the absolute best. He's the non-sadistic veteran who is the soul of the platoon. He's not your buddy, he's too salty for that, but if you prove yourself, that you can take it, he'll help you and when you need him the most. He'll sit down and treat you like an equal, provide sage advice and really, genuinely care about you. He's not a lifer, he's a survivor.
Brad .M dead on brother
He's not a lifer...he's a survivor
Dutch uncle?
That's the right on man.
King wasn’t that salty if he didn’t know you. But I do admit that King gave a disclaimer to Taylor that Taylor had to be cool before King would introduce him to the Heads and he joked about how many days Taylor had left. King wasn’t busting Taylor’s balls. He even pulled Taylor into the dance with the ‘Heads’ on his first night in the Underworld. Your description of King could also apply to Elias and the rest of the Heads.
"All you got to do is make it outta here... and it's all gravy. Every day the rest of your life, gravy!" King is a philosopher.
When Taylor taught that hand-shake back home he was banned from the bowling alley.
It would not be gravy in todays world......Todays world is 85% of what they were going through in Nam. Just look at the crime and Gang Warfare in Chicago, N.Y. and Los Angeles. And to a slightly lesser extent in Portland, Seattle, Milwaukie, and Miami. Nope the jungles of Viet Nam have been replaced by the Marjor and Semi Major Cities of America. Instead of Pot and Heroin among the troops we have the crack and Fentenal of the Mexican Drug Cartels being openly sold on our streets. Life is not gravy...Spoiled Gravy Maybe.
"You get out of here and its all gravy." As a combat vet, I can attest that truer words were never spoken.
I wish my brother thought that way. He is very bitter about being wounded in Afghanistan.
Im with you brother
You can use that same reference for being at Walmart or being at a Catholic wedding
Well when Keith "motherfuckin" David says it you know it be real.
What does it mean?
I like how King pauses and takes one last look over his shoulder with dread sensing at how close to catastrophe he was. Great scene!
He has only ten days left but troops in that position dreaded being killed when the end of the tour was so close.
he just said it before leaving: the VC's hungry tonight.
@@vladdimpalerputin987He said beast* not VC.
@@nocturnalrecluse1216 Guess who the Beast is in this conversation. Guess. VC.
@@OpenMawProductions But he still said beast. Not VC
Keith David's acting is great in his scene.
love that final look he subtlety gives to the jungle at 2:52
Keith David's acting is just great, period.
SGT Elias what a great moment in cinema.
He was DAMN Good "Men at Work". Love how dealt with the personnel left on the playground.
When is it not? He's always money.
So pleased King made it out. Such a beautiful character, played with strength and tenderness. Keith David's a star.
Yo same
@@NedFlanders612 His best role was Childs in The Thing .
he really is. the way he smiles when he asks Taylor about his Grandmother. It's the type of guy who likes to see others happy.
David Keith said in an interview once that a actual vet approached him some years after the movie was released. The man called him "King" and said that he knew him in Nam. I knew you, he just said a couple time and then walked away. To this day David Keith is moved to tears by that memory, and by the effect his portrayl of that character had on real vets.
Mr David is a first class actor of the highest caliber but so was many of the actors in this movie.
Keith David.
@@IronMan-tk8uc David Keith is also a great actor. I've confused their names myself.
I'd love to see that interview
Kieth David
Every time King says "For the rest of your life GRAVY." I remember that no matter how awful my life gets, I'm not in the Impossibility of Reason
@ I was thinkin' the same thing. ;o)
All I can think about when he says it .is how wrong it was for so many of them when they got home not gravy at all
What did King mean by that? Do they get pensions for the rest of their life when they get back home?
@@JBrander believe he means that nothing worse can happen. Getting out of the jungle for him meant getting out of the lowest point in his life, and every day no matter how it went from then on would be a blessing.
It was such a sad comment made from King even though I'm sure what could be possibly worse than war. But in reality life wasn't easy for the survivors of Vietnam war . Many abandoned and forgotten and left alone with horrors of War that should of never been forced upon them.
King is such a solid dude
He was one squared away individual
Yes he sure is.
King is the type of person you hope to find in the service or jail.
Him and Rhah were two of a kind
The only time I ever saw someone with a belt of ammo around their neck like they do in the movies was this guy in C 1/8 tending a bonfire (which were popular in the field, if we had the time); also popular in the military are dumbasses who tended bonfires with belts of ammo around their neck licking the flames like that dumbass was doing that night.
"It ain't no such thing as a coward out here, Don't mean nothing!" Keith David was great in this.
Everybody deserves a friend like king!
Tre Whole USA was coward to a attack a small country such a Vietnam without reason yet they got their asses whipped lol
That line hit me hard.
That line is specially targeted to all the fools, braggarts and wannabes who always judge ppl who dont wanna waste their lives for politics/older men bussisness.
And those same fools always forget that there are MANY other ways of NOT being a coward, like fighting with your own fists in the streets and etc.. nobody needs to put an uniform to prove or fake courage.
Theres a lot of those fools in the internet..
@@luislizard2626 don't be a fool the USA couldn't charge north with everything because China threatened another Korean situation. Without China it would have been over quick
This move is timeless. As a veteran, I'd have to say that this movie is the most accurate depiction of army life. I felt like I knew every character. I'm never going to have friends like the guys I served with, ever. It makes me sad sometimes. God bless this film.
Abe Ndiaye Thank you for your service.
I feel the same way, I served in the Marines, but the bond is the same. Abe Ndiaye thank You for Your Service to Our Nation, and for being a Brother in Arms. God Bless You
Abe Ndiaye god bless you sir.
God bless all
My pop said the same thing about this film. He served in 69-70
Every infantry platoon needs a King.
2:25 He looks back at the jungle twice, first with smile then second with chilling expression. The relief expression of him really made this scene
"It's D-E-A-R not D-E-R-E, and Sarah ain't got no two Rs. Damn you dumb, King."
"It's OK, she know what I mean. She don't read too good no how."
Classic scene 🤣🤣🤣
LMAO 😂
Me and my brother say this daily
@@kevinbond8966 This clip cut off the best part: When he's getting on the chopper outof there and yells, "Good By, Mutha fuckas!"😂
So good!
So much emotion in such a short scene. Keith David is a national treasure.
Here King is heading into a terrible situation and he’s encouraging Taylor, before he found out he was heading out. King had such a great attitude. Glad he made it out. Those type of guys are unforgettable.
Wrong....he wasn't going out with the rest. His number to matriculate out was coming up in 10 days, and guys that short aren't usually given orders to be in a position of a likelihood to die. Hence his statement, "...Ah'm glad ah ain't goin'..."
@@garyaugustus690 He's also looking for any buddy he might be saying goodbye to potentially.
King's reaction to finding out he is out of there hits home with me. I was stationed on board a Navy destroyer in San Diego and I was slated to transfer that June (it was late Feburary at the time) and I had a school I had to report to that same month. The ship was scheduled to deploy on March 31st, meaning I would have to fly from wherever we were at in the world, back up my stuff in California and hit the road for Texas (school location) immediately upon return. I was being worked like a dog because I was the only E-5 that my E-7 could depend on. I went to go check out some tools and one person told me that my hard-copy (paper) orders had come in and I went and showed them to my E-7 and he informed me that I was not deploying and that I could stay in San Diego until my transfer date. When I walked of the ship for the last time I felt just like king on that chopper.
Nice. Thanks for your service for real
My surface warfare brother. I did a few westpac deployments in my day. Go Navy!
King was one of the best Characters and most underrated of the movie. Keith David is a great actor.
This is why Keith David is one of my favorite actors. Dude can play in any movie and be perfect
keith David doesnt get enough credit as a great actor... he has been in some iconic films... Platoon...The Thing... Dead Presidents...and of course the all time fight scene of all time with Rowdy Piper in THEY LIVE " NOT THIS YEAR"
To say nothing of his voice work! Spawn, Goliath, Mass Effect, Call of Duty, etc!
There’s Something About Mary
Played an ornery Nam vet in Men At Work, with Charlie & his brother. Marked For Death, with Seagal. Also in Requiem For A Dream
He plays the arbiter in halo
Hell yeah!
He was great in all those!!
Keith David was so great in this movie. Ive quoted him from Platoon for the last 32yrs. So many great lines. Goodbye Motherfuckers!!!!!
me too !! LOL
I myself didn't have to because I knew a dude just like him when I served. Used to always call me young buck. Good brotha from Alabama that didn't drink, smoke, nor use drugs but he did like the ladies, Bruce Lee and martial arts. Good dude with a lot of wisdom.
He owned “Muthafucka” first and then passed it on to Samuel L Jackson. Legacy never dies
Your Highness has arrived!! Love it
GRAVY
I remember seeing the film in the theater with my dad a day or 2 after Christmas. It sure made an impression on a 14 year old who was just starting to learn about real life. I talked to my dad (RIP 2013) about it. It was a good bonding moment. I couldn't imagine going through all that at 18 or 19. Much respect to all veterans
My dad died january of 2013. RIP to your dad as well
You hate to see people like King leave! They are that glue that keeps things normal and comedic at times.
I joined up after seeing this movie in 1987. Went straight to Third Infantry Division as an M1A1 Tanker in Germany. I became a man there. I saw The Wall come down, Desert Storm, the whole nine. Then finished up the rest of my 20+ years. "All we got to do is make it out of here and it's gravy! Everyday for the rest of your life, Gravy!" I Love This Movie!
Thanks for your service!
I joined in 1986 that was a good time, Ronald Reagan was President and pay phones were everywhere!
It wasn't gravy for my cousin, who served from 1967 to 1968 I think. Came back addicted to heroin. Tried to rob a bar with an unloaded gun and was caught. Spent time in prison. Was a wrestling champ in his high school on long island NY. Eventually got his life together but died of a heart attack at 45. I regret that my mother did not want me to talk to him. The last time I saw him was probably 1964 when we went fishing together. I guess I was too young to realize the mental and physical pain he went thru. I still think of him now and then and believe me I really screwed up. He was a great guy. Sorry Jim.
Michael Jensen 😢😢 that bullshit war fucked a lot of people up. Believe me I have nothing against the soldiers whatsoever. Politicians however can go pound sand.
Michael Jensen
I'm sorry for your loss brother but my words are probably little comfort to a physical realities of what happened listen you get the best you could this is on your mother a lot of these Western women have nasty attitudes towards men you too had a good moment together something to last a lifetime I am sure that he knew that you loved him and he knew when he came back fucked up on that Capital H that he wasn't wanted unless he cleaned up his act which he did and that's all you can ask for again sorry for your loss and hopefully we all can learn a lesson from this
That last look at the jungle he gives is a grimace of relief and fear. It is an epic piece of acting; -that look he gives without any words is brilliant.
And: “it don’t mean nothing”; which is GI slang that really says everything means something.
Keith David has a great voice.
I've always felt that too.
He voices the Arbiter in the Halo games.
@@deepimpactMatt His voice is practically in all shooting computer games and many more movies - he is that good!
City Confidential. Great replacement for Paul Winfield
Also voiced spawn
Keith David just really steals a big chunk of this film, his performance is a thrill to watch !
King was actually my favorite character in the whole film. I use his ‘gravy’ quote all the time when going through something tough.
Once king left vietnam he opened a bar and ran numbers under the name kirby in "Dead presidents" 🤣😂😂
When did he lose his leg?
@@bigblack5902 back in 1877
I thought he worked as a supervisor on a garbage truck where he harassed Charlie Sheen and his brother
Aldred Warren brother in law of the boss
@Gore4ever FulciLives u didnt get the joke
What I miss the most was the camaraderie. The day I left was kind of like the end of a movie. I stepped out of the orderly room and there were all these guys I served with lined up with a staff sergeant at the end. I shook hands with each one of them and said a few words.
When I got to the sergeant at the end, we were both ready to break down and cry. I said a few words shook his hand too and then proceeded over to the helipad and boarded a huey and that was it. Good-bye Vietnam!
always miss the boys, most of them just a group of the best fellas, even the dirtbags shined every now and then.
As a 10-year-old, I first saw this movie on the CBS network on a Saturday. This was the first movie that changed me deep inside and inspired me to be a man like Ellias, King, and Taylor. This was also the first DVD I purchased in 2001. This movie is one of the reasons why joined the military after graduating high school in 2002. Why I got the G.I. Bill and when to get my master's in International Studies. It all began with this movie.
King was such a great guy. Wish I had a friend like him now.
King is one of the sons of Elias, that spirit of love and redemption, compassion and empathy, all that is goodness and light. Barnes was the father of darkness, of selfishness, cruelty, malicious harm and lack of remorse. But yet there is good and bad in all of us. In it's very base form, "Platoon" is a masterpiece of cinematic brilliance that addresses the true dichotomy of the human condition.
What, you mean it's about the duality of man?
Brilliantly said
That is a childlike oversimplification of Barnes. And that's why I say Platoon really isn't a movie for civilians. Only veterans who've lived through war can really understand the accuracy and complexity of this film.
If you think of Barns as a real character, guys like him, sadistic ,violent, anything to win the fight, was a necessity component to fighting a war! I am sure he did a lot of heroic stuff as well! I guess in that situation you try to balance the good and bad!
King was who the United States Army wanted ALL its draftees to be. Barnes and Elias were their nightmares
In the script, Stone describes King as a "lion" -- he is certainly portrayed that way. Fantastic performance.
"All you gotta do is make it outta here, it's all gravy, every day of the rest of your life man...... Gravy." King had some great lines in this.
That one last look into the bush says it all.. great performance man, great character
What an outstanding actor Keith David is. Love him as a narrator as well.
Anyone notice how well accessorized the characters are? The necklaces, bracelets, wristbands, and rings?
And haircuts and bandanas straight out of the mid 1980's somehow.
All soldiers/Marines personalize their gear to some extent. Oliver Stone is known as a perfectionist and there is no doubt, he encouraged, or even insisted on this. What he's trying to show is the general breakdown of discipline and military correctness at the grunt/platoon level. Look at the difference between the lifers and the draftees. Look at Sgt O'Neil as he comes down the trail and compare him to Taylor and King.
A bit later, the M113 comes into a scene flying a Nazi flag and one guy has mohawk. Those guys didn't give a fuhhhhhk. Oliver Stone was an enlisted man in Vietnam and this movie was his personal story. Every 'Nam vet I have ever worked with or talked with said this was common down at the platoon level. My own war experience in Desert Storm (2/7 Marines) was much like this with the lifers coming down on the one-pump enlisted every chance they got when we started personalizing our gear and what we wore. Haircuts in the field were notoriously out of regs and even on Facebook, inside veteran groups, I've been called out for having my hair way out of USMC regs during that deployment. We had no power, no electric shavers to cut hair for months and no one thought to bring a manual one. I have a picture of me and a Korean American Marine from the war- LCpl Kim's hair was famous. He got shit almost every day for it. When we finally got to a place where we could clean up - the Company Gunny came looking for him immediately to make sure Kim was first in line for a haircut.
there's a lot of conjecture here .......When your sweeping, the villagers would cut hair, sell cokes etc etc. In the trees you wore anything.... As far as a Mohawk hair cut-many of the 2/27th Wolfhounds had those cuts. If you were not there you really don't know.....And my assumption is most looking at this stuff are way too young to have been there !!!!!! In the movie, the 3/22 mech cleaned up after the firefight. See the dogs ??? The Wolfhounds out of Cu Chi....Alpha 2/12th Infantry, 25th Inf Div, Grunt, 10/67- 10/68
@OnantheContrarian 1. Well, the movie is literally from 1986.
2. If you watch any real Vietnam footage, they had the exact same haircuts and accessories. Search up The World of Charlie Company on RUclips.
Taylor seems to be wearing his wristwatch on his chest. King has a particularly heavy-duty wristband for his.
I like the way King says Super lifer when he sees O'neal coming
It's fun to imagine that Platoon exists in the same universe as There's Something About Mary and King would go on to be Mary's dad.
Then he moved on to pimping out female heroin addicts as Big Tim in requiem for a dream.
Yeah but not before robbing the bank in Dead Presidents...
Its like if you put all his movies in line by year...its like his life biography.
Then he and Roddy Piper punched the tar out of each other in They Live
Then he got stuck in an animated comic book SPAWN.
Not to mention, Taylor makes it to Wall Street, gets locked up for insider trading, and ends up driving a garbage truck then King ends up supervising him.
This is true friendship. King and Chris are peas in the same pod. This is a beautiful scene.
The other day I looked to see if they still talked or anything being that this was really their biggest movie roles at that time.
Keith David - incredible here and in The Thing (Carpenter, 1982). An amazing actor. Platoon is in the short list of best war film, and The Thing is short list for best horror science fiction. amazing he did such a great performance in two of the best genre films. David is just fantastic.
Also, 'Armageddon' and 'Dead Presidents' ...
Almost nothing hurts as bad as watching your bro leave.
King: "I'm glad i'm not going with them. Somewhere out there is the beast & he hungry tonight!" Love that line.
Keith David is just one of those character actors who is amazing in every role He acts with his eyes and face I've never seen him give a bad performance in anything he has done Some great casting in this film
Has a a great voice too
If I had to go to war, I would want a buddy like King there. Seems like he was the strong steady calm and the only one with clarity in all the craziness...A good man down deep in his soul...He reminds me of my dad who was a Korean war vet..My dad was just a dirt poor white country boy that had already had a hard life before he was sent off to war...
I've met a few people like King in my lifetime and always appreciate the time spent with them and the knowledge gained...
Somewhere out there's the beast, and hes hungry tonight...
That pause to look around before he leaves...
Great scene
The whole 144 NVA Rifle Regiment.
I absolutely love that scene. There are no races, just brothers.
“People like Elias get wasted and people like Barnes go on to make up the rules as they go along”
It’s still happening and much worse in real life right now Chris.
'that grandma you was tellin me about?' by king is the best line in movie history, Keith david should of won an oscar for that line alone.
LOVE the way King looks around just before walking out. Even though he knows he's in hell his soul has an investment in the place....
Great movie. But why have him pick up that belted ammo? Needed on the line....
William Koppos I thought the same thing. Nice observation William.
@@frankcorral4981 If you listen to O'Neill, he tells King to get his "Pig" to Rodriguez. The ammo goes with it. "Pig" was the nickname of M60 machine guns in that era. He left his M60 and ammo with Rodriguez. When King gets on the chopper, he doesn't have his ammo on him anymore.
Aaron Turner i never picked up on O'Neill saying that. Thanks for pointing that out. Happiness is a belt fed weapon.
William Koppos Good observation and it highlights the attention to detail in this film
Because that's where the camera was.
Keith David is great in everything he’s in. Just a national treasure.
Classic line about the Beast out there. So freakin true !! I dreaded saddling up for evening LP and ambush !!!! Alpha 2/12. 25th inf 10/67-68
What was the point of these patrols anyways if it was clear from the intelligence that a sizeable force of VNA is out there? Why not fortify, claymore mines everywhere and meet the enemy prepared?
Glad u made it out!!!
Glad you're alive bro and made it back
The best scene in the film. A friend and I have been quoting this scene to each other in our respective hard times for 30+ years.
Kieth David is just brilliant as King, a triumph of casting, acting and dialogue. Timeless.
Same thing here.
Me too. I miss all my military brothers. After serving for 23 years there's not a day that doesn't go by I don't think them. I miss the closeness of being in the military with everyone I served and deployed with. I'd give anything to have everyone back with me. 😩
Everyone is great in this movie and perfect for there roles . But Keith David is fantastic in this and spot on every line and facial expressions.
Great movie my uncle was in Vietnam in the Air Force in Saigon he told me he knew someone that had 3 days before he was going home and he got killed.
“I see you, I’ll never forget you, and I’ll never be back.”
in this scene, i love the line '' that grandma you was tellin me about?'' by king.
King........One of My Fav's from this Movie.. Keith David..
Keith David is one of my favorite actors. He is phenomenal in Platoon. Let's not forget to give much praise to Stone for bringing this incredible film to theaters and fighting for its completion for ten years. Many of the characters in Platoon were real soldiers he served with; King, like many other characters, was real people. Thank you, Mr Stone. Thank you, Mr David.
Man that one last look out at the bush and the realisation he's actually making it out alive...great acting.
"........gravy, every day the rest of your life, gravy". The best and truest comment, EVER!
King will always be my favorite character in this movie, a solid example of his true wisdom right here
Probably one of my favorite scenes in cinematic history! Loved King. Even as a kid
Mr. Sneaky man and Mr. Bonehead was good too.
@@antonewilson4310 rent-a-cops. I hate rent-a-cops too!
Leave that 60 ammo damnit!
The platoon is gonna need it.
Donnie Molchan, he's leaving it all with Hernandez
If you listen carefully Oneal tells him to give your PIG to Rodriguez. Ammo goes with it. Pig is the name for the machine guns of that era.
Oneil tells him to give his Pig, machine gun, to Rodriguez. The ammo goes with it. He was taking his ammo to the other guy.
Cool. Thanks. I had to listen to it again. Didnt know what he was saying at first. Thought it had something to do with catching the chopper. Makes sense now.
I carried the 60 in the 80s. Didnt call it a pig. Just a heavy sob!
Donnie so did I, lugged that heavy SOB back in the late eighties.
King is the one friend everyone needs when you're in a bad place.
What an absolutely epic scene showing true friendship, fear & optimism all I'm one.
Keith David is great in this scene. The pecker hard quote I use on occasion. Puts things in perspective. All gravy love it.
Keith David does a great job narrating The War by Ken Burns.
And Jazz by Ken Burns. Avery Brooks, Keith David, and James Earl Jones all possess amazing voices and superb talent.
What does it mean, the quote?
These boys were sent home with all of it in their hearts, their souls scarred by insanity. I cannot imagine the dichotomy of being there, and then being home as if it was an illusion. Too much, god bless them and their families.
Read "The things they carried" and then watch it again.
King was my favorite character in this flick, reminded me a lot of a guy I served with.
I was so glad he lived.
“There’s a way out of anything...”. I think that’s my favorite line of the movie made by my favorite character.
The King. Was there 67/68. So real. It brings tears to my eyes. Buddies became your brothers.
King was many of those servicemen to make it out in piece. Taylor was fortunate as well. As for that patrol that King passed by, they weren't so lucky. The NVA were the beast and they were hungry tonight.
NVA did the tet festival attack
I spent most of my life looking up to guys like King. Now I realize in my age, I am King now and there's a bunch of kids looking to me for that kind of advice. Wow.
Keith David is brilliant. Every acting choice in this scene, from the last look at the jungle to the subtle nod to the soldier going on ambush. Perfect.
King was my favorite character in this movie. I knew I guy like him in the Corps. Stayed bellow the radar but did what he was told. Level headed. You could talk to him about anything, and he would listen. Reliable as heck.
Best scene in the entire movie
Notice when Lerner got shot and Taylor went to help him, King moved up with the heavy machine gun in order to protect Taylor. King would only take a risk like that to protect his friend, not to be a hero, in keeping with his philosophy.
how keith david doesn't have leading roles is beyond me. dude is an amazing actor and would be on a short list for an oscar if he got a larger role with a decent script.
Agreed hes hands down one of the most stand out in the cinematic universe.
My favorite war movie. Both my Grandfather's were Vietnam vets, one Army 33 years the other Air Force 28 years. They told me this movie is the most accurate about American soldiers in the Nam.
Kieth David was amazing in this film.
The Thing… Platoon… They Live… thank you, Keith David for great performances in some of my favorite movies over the years.
Quick And The Dead too.👍
One of the best scenes of the movie...the advice from a friend: don't do something crazy and just survive this hell. Touching!
Even when I watched this as a kid and didn't have a clue what anything really meant or what was going on, King (Keith David really, what an actor) stood out to me. I hope he and Chris kept in touch when they got back to the world.
Keith David. Tremendous talent.
Dude I'm so glad King got out, after the loss of Elias and the announcement of the offensive heading straight for the company, this was a well needed reprieve. I think Chris would've lost it had King got killed.
Everyday for the rest of your life, Gravy! I know what King meant, but when these men did come back, that's when the psychological torture started for a lot of them.
shrapnel77 😢
And the hate.
True, but if there was anyone in the platoon well-adjusted and able to deal with life back in "the world", it would be someone like King.
What Gravy means!? Google says its some food..
King became my favorite character! As a child i wanted to be Elias. Being older i emphathize with King, relate, and understand his wisdom. Such a great film! Thank You all who put on that uniform and fight for us and each other! Much love and respect
Hard to imagine what those young men experienced.Drafted into the service and sent to that war.
It's surreal I agree. My dad was right after he graduated from College. Thankfully he was situated at a Base off the Mekong Delta but he wasn't safe there either. Constantly mortared by the NVA. But he lived to tell the story and he lived his life to the fullest, each day after surviving that Nightmare of a War.
Normal lives disrupted in an instant
it's so epic and legendary when king says '' that grandma you was tellin me about?''.
"Taylor, the dude from Living Colour is coming up."
Always Keith David to play a great protagonist as well as an antagonist so well. 😁
Super Lifer lmaooo
king was great in platoon 1986, loved this scene, like the part where he says' that grandma you was telling me about?'.
Keith David kills it in every role he’s played
I met Keith David yesterday at Fan Expo Dallas. Extremely COOL man. Smooth voice, hard handshake, sweet smile, amazing laugh. He wrote the gravy line for my autograph. AWESOME EXPERIENCE.
HOLY CRAP are you serious???
King was one of the most laid back guys there,he was pretty cool.