Platoon (1986) - The Death of Sgt. Elias Scene (7/10) | Movieclips

Platoon - The Death of Sgt. Elias: Chris (Charlie Sheen) and the other soldiers watch helplessly from the helicopter as the wounded Elias (Willem Dafoe) is gunned down by the Viet Cong. BUY THE MOVIE: Watch the best Platoon scenes & clips: FILM DESCRIPTION: 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. CREDITS: TM & © MGM (1986) Cast: Charlie Sheen, Tom Beren