The Big Picture: Oliver Stone Career & Biographical Notes: Won Bronze Star and Purple Heart while serving in Vietnam Has directed three films about Vietnam (Platoon, Born on the Fourth of July, Heaven and Earth) Collaborated on screenplay for Conan the Barbarian Wanted to do Richie Rich project, but studio rejected idea of the kid being a spy for the Krauts.

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Oliver Stone Trivia Quizzes
at HowWellDoYouKnow.com:

• Born on the Fourth of July
• Natural Born Killers
• That's Not My Movie (Directors Edition)
• Wall Street

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Recent Movies:

Film	Date	Rating	Screens	Opening	Total	Box Office
Savages	7/6/12	N/A
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps	9/24/10	N/A
W	10/17/08	N/A
World Trade Center	8/9/06	PG-13	2957	18.73	63.77	Info
Alexander	11/24/04	R	2445	13.69	34.29	Info

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Awards:

1995
Nixon

• Runner-Up: Best Original Screenplay, Academy Awards
• Win: Best Director, Chicago Film Critics

1994
Natural Born Killers

• Runner-Up: Best Director, Golden Globes

1991
JFK

• Runner-Up: Best Adapted Screenplay, Academy Awards
• Runner-Up: Best Director, Academy Awards
• Win: Best Director, Golden Globes
• Runner-Up: Best Screenplay, Golden Globes

1989
Born on the Fourth of July

• Win: Best Director, Academy Awards
• Runner-Up: Best Adapted Screenplay, Academy Awards
• Win: Best Director, Golden Globes

1986
Platoon

• Win: Best Director, Academy Awards
• Runner-Up: Best Original Screenplay, Academy Awards
• Win: Best Director, Golden Globes
• Win: Best Director, Boston Film Critics
• Runner-Up: Best Screenplay, Golden Globes

Salvador

• Runner-Up: Best Original Screenplay, Academy Awards

1978
Midnight Express

• Win: Best Adapted Screenplay, Academy Awards
• Win: Best Screenplay, Golden Globes

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