The new version of PLATOON screens at the Cannes Film Festival on May 21st

All good things come to him (or her) who waits . . . according to the Hollywood Reporter, the new 20th anniversary edition of PLATOON, with more than ten minutes of excised footage “restored” to the film, will screen at the Cannes Film Festival on May 21, 2006. The honor is a bit belated, since Oliver Stone’s Vietnam epic was denied a slot at Cannes when it was new–and then went on to win several Oscars for the class of 1986, including Best Picture and Best Director. (Oops.) The Hollywood Reporter notes that Oliver Stone will be attending the Cannes screening along with “most of the major cast members of PLATOON.” We have no idea if that list will include Johnny Depp, but by all accounts his role as Private Lerner will be more substantial in the “restored” version of the film, as scenes which were cut in 1986 are now included. Thanks to sleepy and FANtasticJD for the news.

May 21st will be “PLATOON Day” on the Zone; we will celebrate the resurrection of Johnny’s performance as Private Lerner, as the long-lost footage is restored. Depp fans who have long wondered about those excised scenes will finally have the chance to see the full creation when the 20th Anniversary edition of PLATOON is released on May 30, 2006.

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