Where was Platoon filmed?
1986 film directed by Oliver Stone
Platoon (1986) was filmed in Manila, Luzon, Mount Makiling and Villamor Airbase, 4 places named in its Wikipedia article's Filming section, 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.
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Places per Wikipedia's Filming section
Wikipedia’s Filming section 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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🏙 Towns & cities
Manila
🇵🇭 Philippines
capital city of 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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🏞 Landscapes & nature
Luzon
🇵🇭 Philippines
largest island of the Philippines
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🏞 Landscapes & nature
Mount Makiling
🇵🇭 Philippines
volcano in the Philippines
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Villamor Airbase
🇵🇭 Philippines
airbase of the Philippine Air Force
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
Also shot in these places
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.
Which other productions were filmed at the same places?
The Bourne Legacy (2012) and General Commander (2019), each listed on this page.
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.