PLATOON 2

For some reason I got the urge to watch one of my favourite films, Platoon, on Saturday, not knowing that the lead actor Charlie Sheen was about to start his Torpedo of Truth roadshow that same night. But while watching it, or rather right at the end of the film as Sheen's character Chris Taylor is evacuated out of the front line, I asked myself, what happened to Chris Taylor?

Aware of Sheen's belief that 9/11 was an inside job, I thought that maybe Taylor had stayed in the US Army, and on 9/11 was either still in the Army and close to top brass, or just retired, and if still serving was actually at The Pentagon on 9/11 or working in Washington DC as a military consultant. Taylor begins to investigate and comes across loads of data, eventually reading Jesse Ventura's latest book and the stand down order. Whether Taylor attempts a coup to save America or not I don't know, but the plot can take several twists. It doesn't have to be testosterone-fuelled trillion dollar action-adventure, just a smart, tense docudrama in the mode of JFK.

But I'm thinking that writing a film script or play based on this could serve two purposes.
1. get 9/11 truth out, with cameo appearances of Alex Jones, Ventura, and others
2. provide a contructive project for Charlie Sheen himself, if he decided to write, or even direct? The media is still trying to destroy Sheen, a month after his appearance on The Alex Jones Show, but it appears his roadshow was a great success last night, so maybe such a project is not required.

But will Oliver Stone own rights on the character of Chris Taylor?