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#121725
Short Stuff: Battle of Itter Castle
"This isn't like some sort of, first of all, this isn't sanctioned. This isn't like some obvious platoon."
— Josh
Josh references Platoon when describing how the rescue group at Castle Itter was not an officially sanctioned military unit.
Dec 17, 2025
#102325
THE HUMAN SCREAM
"The one I always associate with that is Tom Berringer telling that guy who got shot in the gut and platoon to eat the pain."
— Chuck
Discussing screaming in pain with a reference to the film Platoon.
Oct 23, 2025
#032823
The First Road Trip
"Yeah, he was in Platoon, too. He's just such a great actor."
— Chuck
Keith David's role in Platoon is cited as another example of his excellent acting.
Mar 28, 2023
#043022
Selects: How Rodney Dangerfield Worked, Live From LA
"It was behind Top Gun platoon. Karate Kid Two, star Trek Four."
— Josh
Platoon is mentioned as a top-grossing film of 1986, ranked higher than Back to School.
Apr 30, 2022
#032020
SYSK Distraction Playlist: How Jim Henson Worked
"It was behind Top Gun, Platoon, Karate Kid 2, Star Trek 4."
— Chuck
Back to School was the sixth highest-grossing movie of 1986, behind these films.
Mar 20, 2020
#031516
Some Really Interesting Cases of Mass Hysteria
"I know, platoon. Oh. Got it. Tom Berenger and Charlie Sheen."
— Josh
Josh identifies Platoon as the film where a soldier slashes another character under the eye with a blade.
Mar 15, 2016
#121015
How Reverse Psychology Works
"Tuna, I think, is one of the best moves ever made"
— Chuck
Chuck mentions this Charlie Sheen movie when discussing the actor during a tangent about his bizarre period of fame.
Dec 10, 2015
#111815
How Rodney Dangerfield Worked, Live From LA
"It was behind Top Gun, Platoon, Karate Kid 2, Star Trek 4"
— Josh
Josh lists the movies that outgrossed Back to School at the box office in 1986.
Nov 18, 2015
Cast
Charlie Sheen
Chris Taylor
Willem Dafoe
Sergeant Elias Grodin
Tom Berenger
Sergeant Robert "Bob" Barnes
Kevin Dillon
Bunny
Forest Whitaker
Big Harold
Mark Moses
Lieutenant Wolfe
Keith David
King
Richard Edson
Sal
Francesco Quinn
Rhah
John C. McGinley
Sergeant O'Neill
Johnny Depp
Gator Lerner
R
Reggie Johnson
Junior
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