Platoon on Patrol is a 2008 American short epic war comedy film produced by Kasumi Kobayashi and directed by Robert Zemeckis. Produced by Kobayashi's production company Pocky Prunce Productions, the film was based on the 2007 novella of the same name by Sōbē Amako, Kei Kazuna and Akira Toriyama and was released theatrically by Paramount Pictures on June 8, 2008, shown before Medabots.
The film was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actor, Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing, Best Sound and Best Sound Editing. The film received mostly positive reviews for Zemeckis's directing, Cage, Ice Cube and Pesci's performances, the visual effects, the music and the screenplay and earned more than $227 million worldwide.
Post-Production Sound Services were provided by Swara Productions and Fizz Sound Creation. Daisuke Jinbo and Hidenori Arai did the sound design, whereas Maki Takuma, Mutsuhiro Nishimura and Mitsuru Kageyama are the Supervising Sound Editors. Anime sound editors Yasuyuki Konno, Eiko Morikawa and Kentarou Washio served as Sound Effects Editors, and Katsumi Itō, Kenji Koyama and Masami Kitakata were hired as Additional Sound Editors.
Storyline
In 1967, after graduating Birmingham-Southern College, Kyle Walker enlists into the U.S. Army. During basic training, he befriends a fellow soldier named Jason Benson, who convinces Walker to go into the shrimping business with him after their service. In 1968, they are sent to Vietnam, serving with the 9th Infantry Division in the Mekong Delta region. After months of routine operations, their platoon is ambushed while on patrol, and Benson is killed in action. Walker saves several wounded platoon-mates—including his lieutenant, Zachary Bates, who loses both his legs—and is awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism by President Lyndon B. Johnson.
Sound Effects Used
- Anime Body Fall Sound 21
- Anime Body Fall Sound 28
- Anime Explosion Sound 4
- Anime Explosion Sound 5
- Anime Explosion Sound 6
- Anime Explosion Sound 12
- Anime Explosion Sound 13
- Anime Fall Sound
- Anime Fall Sound 2 (Used for bomb whistles.)
- Anime Fall Sound 4 (Used for bomb whistles.)
- Anime Fly Sound
- Anime Gunshot Sound 1
- Anime Horror Stinger
- Anime Horror Stinger 3
- Anime Huge Crash Sound 3
- Anime Plane Sound 2
- Anime Plane Sound 5
- Anime Power Up Sound 1 (Used once for an explosion that kills two soldiers.)
- Anime Rapid Laser Gunfire Sound
- Anime Rapid Move Sound
- Anime Rapid Squeaks Sound
- Anime Rapid Wood Rubbing Sound
- Anime Sputter Down Sound
- Anime Sputter Up Sound
- Anime Surprised Sound
- Anime Surprised Sound 2
- Anime Video Game Sound
- Anime Whoosh Sound 17
- Anime Whoosh Sound 26 (Used for artillery whooshes.)
- Classic Rifle Shot
- Classic Shotgun Fire Sound
- H-B HIT, CARTOON - SMALL BONK 03
- Hollywoodedge, Bullet Ricochet OffH PE096801
- Hollywoodedge, Cymbal Crash Tones CRT048601
- Hollywoodedge, Explo Whoosh CRT040202 (Used once for an explosion.)
- Hollywoodedge, Machine Gun Silence PE1103601
- Hollywoodedge, Musical FootstepsF CRT020402
- Hollywoodedge, Reverse Ricochet 3 St PE207701 (Used for bullet ricochets and whizzes.)
- Joel Valentine Huge Crash Sound
- Joel Valentine Thunder Sound
- Miscellaneous Anime Sound 136
- Miscellaneous Anime Sound 168
- Miscellaneous Anime Sound 180
- Pro Sound Effects, German Luger, 9mm Pistol, Medium CU Single Shots, Sharp Cracking Bangs, Twang at Tail, Distant Echoing Decay, Shells Clinking, Many Versions
- Sound Ideas, AIRPLANE, JET - MILITARY FIGHTER JET: PASS BY 02
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, WHISTLE - FALL WHISTLE, LONG (Used for bomb whistles.)
