Where was Platoon filmed?
1986 film directed by Oliver Stone
Platoon (1986) was filmed in Luzon, Cavite City, Mount Makiling and Villamor Airbase, 4 places named in its Wikipedia article, in the Philippines. Wikidata itself records the shoot only as the Philippines. A sentence in an article is weaker evidence than a statement, and every claim on this page says which it is.
Places per Wikipedia's article
The article names 4 places. A sentence in an article is weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, so these are listed apart, never mixed into the statement list, and the claim links straight to where it came from.
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Landscapes & nature
Luzon
Philippines
largest island of the Philippines
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Landscapes & nature
Mount Makiling
Philippines
volcano in the Philippines
“Scenes were shot in Mount Makiling, Laguna (for the forest scenes), Cavite (for the river and village scenes), and Villamor Air Base near Manila.” Wikipedia
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Landmarks & buildings
Villamor Airbase
Philippines
airbase of the Philippine Air Force
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Towns & cities
Cavite City
Philippines
city of the Philippines in the province of Cavite
Recorded only at country level
Wikidata also records this film as shot in the Philippines, without saying where. Those statements are true but unmappable (a pin in the middle of a country would claim something nobody wrote), so they are listed here instead of guessed at.
Filming locations that are mapped there: Philippines
Frequently asked questions
How many filming locations does Platoon have?
No place recorded on Wikidata, but 4 places named in its Wikipedia article, labelled per Wikipedia.
Where does this information come from?
Filming location statements on Wikidata, plus places named in the production's own Wikipedia article, which are labelled per Wikipedia. Nothing is scraped from listicles and nothing is generated.