Incredible how well Dye acts. Never trained as an actor, but he's a spot-on natural.

MJF uttered the best line in their later scene: "Go to hell, sir."

The girl was a similar age as Merserve. His life will be ruined? He'll still be alive. He took the life of that girl.

“That’s a rog, Erickson-we get to the rear, you pack your trash!” I started packing my bags after he said that line, boy does he sound convincing.

Yeah, but the best part happened at the very end of the movie.."You just had to push it, you just couldn't let it go""Sir.....Go to Hell, Sir..."

US Marine Corps Captain Dale Dye was also the technical consultant for Platoon. In pre-production, all of the actors were put through a boot camp to get them accustomed to becoming a soldier. He also appears in the film as Army Captain Harris.

"You dont tell me shit about screaming boy!"

"We got zips in the wire Erickson"

I honestly find this movie much more violent than Platoon. No surprise it’s Tarantino’s favourite ‘Nam movie.

CPT Dale Dye USMC....absolute legend

My husband is a retired JAG who read the case. This guy was one of many officers who also went down for the coverup.

"I am max attentive to this situation." "I'm simply trying to illuminate the terrain in which we currently find ourselves deployed." I've always found this movie very quotable.

Dale Dye is amazing. He is from military. "I've seen a lot of fucking screaming in this country."

Great scene from an under appreciated movie.

This exact same thing happened to me in Afghanistan. The brass buried the whole incident and almost buried me with it.

I agree, the acting in this scene by Dale Dye was very impactful and amazing. I don't think the poster of the video is siding with the character at all, he just appreciates the realism and power in Mr. Dyes acting abilities. I think the magnitude of the scene, and what was at stake, played a part in appreciating this particular scene as well. What some also may not know is, Dale Dye was in the armed forces in real life. I'm sure that helped....................."AND YOU'RE GONNA RUIN HIS LIFE!!!!!….He saved yours."……LOL.

Don't care how old he is if my guys even my closest friends did what those guys did I'd make it my mission to ruin their lives. What happened to that poor girl and all the others ones that were abused or murdered by our troops makes me angry.

Can be a tough film to watch in parts. Harrowing. When they finally blew the young girl away, man it was tough to watch. Underated film. Putting himself right in the firing line erickson here but he 100% did the right thing. He was out thare in the bush with a bunch of sick men. As a film it is well told and sean penn is brilliant, great actor. It highlights again what kind of messed up war Nam was. Erickson as the guy on meserves group that actually had the most courage, MJF played it well and put a target on his back bringing it out to his superior's, but yeah he was right all day long.

Dale Dye at his finest.

" You on my frequency?"

The old guy screams military man,he is in his natural element in a Army uniform

The United States military had no business being in Vietnam. End of story.

"hes 21 years old" He should've replied "u want to know how old she WAS sir?!"

MJF grew 6 inches in the duration of one scene.

Powerful. I remember getting locked up like that as a joe. 30 years later still serving. :)

My brother-in-law is a retired Air Force MSgt and viewed this movie with me. He loved this scene because the Capt. dug into his enlisted subordinate the way he wanted. "We can't yell at these kids anymore. We just aren't allowed to." While I agree with Erickson and disagree with the Capt., this scene demonstrates the complexity of the world we live in, as well as the complexity of the emotions Erickson struggled with. What his squad did WAS wrong, but what are the consequences of him coming forward? Is he making himself a target by doing so? Is turning in Sgt. Messerve betraying the man that saved his life? If this results in major international backlash, is that helping the war effort? What if he doesn't say anything? Could he live with himself if these men do something like this again? Ultimately he does the right thing, but being in this position is not easy.

Captain Hill (Played by Dale Dye) was right about court-martials are lenient and If these guys get convicted they won't do any real time. Gervase’s ( Played by Sean Penn) initial sentence of 10 years, reduced to 8 years, he was paroled on August 9, 1969

Goddamn Dale Dye was just so good. In everything. You didn’t make a war movie you wanted to be worth a shit without him for a good 30+ years. He’s the gold standard, for his acting an advising. Didn’t have to fake anything

Merserve ruined his own life. As a veteran of the armed forces of the United States, I remind everyone that we are trained professional fighting men; not a merry band of cut throats loose on the countryside.

Dale Dye is awesome on both sides of the camera. This scene in particular, he just imbues it (as he tends to do when playing military roles) with the kind of authenticity that can't be learned, taught, or faked. I'll wager just about every vet-- certainly those who were in "combat arms" MOSs-- worked for at least one guy like the Captain he plays in this scene. The only possible nit-pick I can think of is that Dye plays a commissioned officer in the Army, but he yells like a Marine Corps NCO; that slight back-of-the-throat barking thing on the first syllable or first word of a sentence. R Lee Ermey does the same thing when he plays GySgt Hartman in "Full Metal Jacket." It's how Marine Corps Drill Instructors yell (at least that's how mine certainly did).

Great film. Based on true events makes it more shockingly brilliant. Fox and penn acting faultless.

I love this movie. It should be made mandatory for troops to watch this before they go out into the field.

There was no excuse and what they did was disgusting . This crap goes in all wars past, present and future . I was a naive Marine recruit at age 17. I found out they were going to have a blanket party on another recruit . I reported it the senior DI . I didn’t mention any names I didn’t want anyone to get in trouble . I just wanted to spare the kid a beating . The senior DI ended up having a school circle and just put it out there that he would not tolerate a blanket party in his platoon of recruits . When I spoke to the DIs all I said was that I thought Marines were suppose to lookout for one another . Marines are suppose to protect the weak. I was a small kid my self . I was only 5 foot 7 and 140 pounds . The kid they were going to beat up was tiny . Years later I figured out that I had foiled the DIs plan . I was so naive and innocent that I didn’t realize that the blanket party was exactly what the DIs wanted. I’m probably going to retire from the military in the next t two years . Between the Marines and Army I have been in the military over 30 years . I e traveled and been is some crappy situations. I . I have regret that I was part of bringing misery to different t parts of the world . At the time I thought I was part of something good bringing down a dictator and stopping WMDs from being used on my country . Now we all know there were no WMDs , the war was sold to us . I love the US Military . I have made such great friends and I would do it all over again . I do hate however how some crooked politicians use us to do their dirty work . I teach my little guy that we are suppose to help not hurt other people . I teach him never give in to a bully and definitely stop someone from getting bullied . I’m pretty sure I would have done what Fox did. I couldn’t live with myself if I allowed that kind of crime go unanswered . I would hope i could figure a way to save the girl

J Fox Character was 100% right.

This was a great scene

What’s so powerful about this scene to me is the captain seems fully aware of how bad and evil this situation is, but you get that sense he’s been there long enough to have probably seen worse. He points out what Erickson doesn’t even consider like a conviction, weither they’ll serve time, putting a target on his back etc. The way he tells him “no one’s trying to stop you from reporting anything” really hammers home the idea he’s not saying this because what the others did was right, he’s chewing out Erickson for his own safety if he reports it

Not bad. I love Dale Dye! I wonder if he met R. Lee Ermy. He's like him, except as a drill sergeant who was in "Full Metal Jacket".

love that camera angle at 1:24

My favourite scene in the whole movie

Great soundtrack by Ennio Morricone as well.

good scene...

You had a bad dream, didn't you? Eriksson: Yes. Girl on Bus: It's over now, I think. Chao ong.

As a coincidence, i watched it yesterday- when i watched i was crying , then thought much about that girl and American soldiers!!!!! This is the most wonderful Vietnamese war film i have ever watched! Because it was a different aspect RAPE- it made me think about My Lai Massacre! If in any war has more people like him- ( i😊😊i forgot his name) i am sure war will reduce evils)

SORRY I FORGOT TO SAY . SEAN BEAN SAVED HIS LIFE . HE SHOULD A LET IT GO MAN .

Damn he reminds me of my dad

that is an epic military style ass chewing if i ever seen one ! thanks for posting it.. i had forgotten all about that movie untill you posted this scene. its what i remember most about it..

Dale Dye should have been nominated for supporting actor for his role.

Talked about this concept with a Muslim imam just yesterday. The Koran has a verse that reads "If you take one life it's as if you have murdered the entire world. If you save one life it's as if you have saved the whole world." Sounds nice and poetic but ultimately it's false. No good deed goes "above and beyond the call of duty" because God expects us to do deeds, and nothing but good deeds, every moment of our lives (Luke 17:10). Your good deeds cannot cancel out your bad deeds. Saving Erickson's life didn't earn Masserve the right to rape and kill a woman. He must pay for his sins. God's forgiveness through the mediation of Jesus can clear us of the guilt we incur. Our deeds are only our duty.

Volunteered to be a tunnel rat? Damn.

Meserve is 20.. around how old is Eriksson? 5 years older?

Even German soilders nick named the american soilders as the rapsit army during WW2.. It may be hard to hear, who was worse nazis or Americans

Wow, that Captain needs some serious sensitivity training! But the Army during the Vietnam War was a lot of angry assholes.

Capt Dale bad ass .

He wants a trip out of the squad where he's going is worse tunnel rats lol

Hey I'm late to watching this AMAZING movie. Who was dead at the bottom of the cliff!? I thought it was Meserve but he went to trial along with the others

Classic

he has another great ass chewing in band of brothers

Smirk..... there ain't no point Ericsson. Lol.

This is a true story

If a country have war i run away from that country so that i avoid militaire

I really, really, REALLY hope you're not taking the Dye character's side in this...

At least in the end somebody listened to him but how that went, is not showed. There was nobody higher present.

I like that the US Army tries to conduct a nice sanitary war. Our enemies don’t. You can say you like it or you don’t but that fact should temper how you think of America. We have attempted to elevate human condition more aggressively than any one, ever.

First he didn't want to send anybody to save Private Ryan, then he didn't want to prosecute these men for rape and murder...

For a totally non actor dale dye does a great job

Heaven

he might have let it go if not for the medal recommandation

This guy act like shahrukh khan of bollywood who agrees with me

love the captain

You on my frequency !!?

He ruined his own life

grunts

Daryle Dye served Ameria in Vietnam. I know that he's passed away now, but I wonder what he would have done if he had been in the same situation as Erickson.

If the “boys” hadn’t been there where they didn’t belong,to begin with,they wouldn’t have been screaming.

I am glad the movie played it out this way at least it is debated rather than simply having a issue or what is right or wrong. If the rape and murder of the women became public it would have made a excellent recruitment tool for the VC and NVA it would also affect public opinion on the war affecting the level of support it would have got. It is pretty inescapable that the combination of factors would have led to more american casualties along with more scrutiny of the units on the ground. If you simply had the captain wholeheartedly backing erikson than it would have been too simplistic these actors have a wealth of motives and considerations behind their actions. I do wonder what compassion the captain had for the murdered raped women in spite his loyalties and duties to the army.

You can't do that in the military anymore they get too emotional the soldiers will start crying

*when they send you the pics*

"well that's a rodge Erikson your a tunnel rat..."

....maybe if you have been there sir, maybe if you'd heard her screaming...........i've heard alot of fucking screaming in this country, most of it come from wounded American boys....

Dale Dye. He was the only thing that was REAL in that movie and Platoon at the end. Just that look. That's not acting. Erickson was WRONG in this movie as was Elias in Platoon. The way Dale says it. He's 20 years old and he F**KED UP! Who's side are you on?

He didn't salute him that's probably what pissed him off

I watched this movie about 20 years ago before I learned how much of a subversive sean penn was and vowed never to watch any more of his movies,and I recall they were in the americal division.it is my understanding through my studies that in ww2 the americal division was a great unit,but during Vietnam the division had a less than steller performance record and wasn't always the most law abiding.

He had a point about Tony saving his life but at the same time that doesn't justify a raping and murdering a innocent civilian I would of rated all of them rapos out too who's to say they wouldn't try that shit again once they got back home to young American girls

Did those 4 rapists serve their time in prison?

Dale Dye was only 44 years old when he made this movie. How many 44 year olds look and act like this today with a full head of grey hair, even if they’re not combat or military veterans? Not many. Either GMO foods have been good at slowing the aging process or the average American man that age today is soft, or both. Can you imagine a Captain in the Air Force or even Army today talking to an E2 or E3 like that? They’d be discharged for mental instability or have to go to mandatory sensitivity training! Green Dot training is supposed to help prevent such a thing. Anyway without being too long-winded, that Captain is probably at least a 20 year veteran having been in WW2 and Korea. He’s prior enlisted and not like those clean-cut and educated 25-30 year old Captains that have always been officers. In his defense, he’s not being a deliberately horrible person, he just wants to protect himself and knows the private will stir the waters of he moves on and make him look bad.

"Flick Flies off of shit"?

BRAV FUCKINGO

Dose anybody know if these men are still alive that done this crime

In this case duty beats morality.

Meserve was actually on presidential parade detail, really decorated Sargent, they should've kidnapped that girl but they really wanted to get laid, tough, I wonder what became of his life after this

Isnt this scene to show what DYE thinks? If not why film the scene? Its meant to be provocative.

If Sean Penns character is 20 years old. He shouldn't be a Sergeant. He is way to immature to be a Sargeant!

His captain is right. He shouldn't have court marshalled Meserve even though he raped the girl. If I was Ericsson, I should have reminded myself that he saved me but the other two should be sent to prison. And Ericsson also shouldn't court marshalled Diaz

Snitch

Horrible movie.

He was such a coward and I was glad the truth got told. Having a coward as a leader is cancerous