oliver stone

     

Jonathan Frid of TV's "Dark Shadows" starred in this "Platoon" director's first film, "Seizure", in 1974

Trivia about oliver stone

  • This director first came to fame with his Oscar-winning screenplay for "Midnight Express"
  • He not only directed "The Doors" & "JFK", he co-wrote the screenplays
  • '"JFK
  • For 1986 this director's film won a whole "Platoon" of Oscars
  • In 1996 he released "Natural Born Killers: The Director's Cut" on video with previously unseen footage
  • In his late teens this director, seen here, taught English in Saigon
  • This director of the Vietnam War film "Platoon" was awarded a Bronze Star during his tour of duty in the war
  • Charlie Sheen starred in 2 of his most lauded films: "Platoon" & "Wall Street"
  • The few lines that Arnold mouthed in "Conan the Barbarian" were written by John Milius & this "Wall Street" director
  • In "Platoon" Charlie Sheen's character Chris was based on this man, who directed the film
  • "JFK" & "World Trade Center"
  • Before winning a 1986 directing Oscar, he earned a Purple Heart & a Bronze Star
  • Prior to winning his Best Director Oscar for "Platoon", he won for Best Adapted Screenplay for "Midnight Express"
  • Like several of his films, this director's novel "A Child's Night Dream" touches upon Vietnam