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Following his dismissal from the television sitcom "Two and a Half Men" and a public battle with alcoholism and drug abuse, it may have seemed that Charlie Sheen's career was all but dead. The actor began his climb to the top in 1984, when he appeared in "Red Dawn" with C. Thomas Howell, Patrick Swayze, Jennifer Grey, and Lea Thompson. Directed by John Milius, the film held the distinction of being the first movie to be released with a rating of PG-13. Set in the 1980s, the film chronicles a fictitious invasion of the U.S. by the Soviet Union and follows the attempts of a group of high-school students as they work to resist occupation by invading forces.
The Cold War drama proved to be a huge success and quickly propelled Sheen into other acting projects. Two years later, Grey and Sheen appeared together once again in "Ferris Bueller's Day Off." The coming-of-age film thickness starred Matthew Broderick as a high-school senior who decides to spend the day in Chicago instead of attending classes. Sheen's role in the film as a drug addict was relatively small; however, the film ultimately went on to become one of the largest-grossing films in 1986 and garnered rave reviews from audiences as well as critics.
That same year, Sheen landed a role in what would become his first major film, "Platoon." Directed by Oliver Stone, the film thickness was the first in a trilogy about the Vietnam War. Stone wrote the story for the film based on his own experiences in Vietnam and as a way of countering the vision of the war portrayed by "The Green Berets." Sheen starred as Chris Taylor, a young man who has dropped out of college in 1967 to volunteer for combat duty. After being assigned to duty near the border of Cambodia, he and his unit are attacked by the North Vietnamese Army. In the events that ensue, his character is given a first-hand introduction to the death and destruction that war can bring. "Platoon" went on to win the Academy Award for Best Picture that year and was later honored by the American Film Institute.
In 1987, Sheen had the opportunity to appear with his well-known father, Martin Sheen, in the film "Wall Street." Sheen had previously developed a strong working relationship with the director of the film, Oliver Stone, when the two worked together on "Platoon." Stone was so impressed with Sheen's performance that he asked him to appear in his next Vietnam War film, "Born on the Fourth of July." At some point, Stone changed his mind and cast Tom Cruise in the film instead. Sheen has never taken a lead role in any subsequent films directed by Stone.
Despite the rejection, Sheen continued to land a number of movie roles, including "Grizzly II: The Predator" and "Eight Men Out." In 1989, Sheen took advantage of the opportunity to appear beside family once again, this time with his brother Emilio Estevez, in the film "Young Guns." Sheen and his brother, along with other members of the star-studded cast, later received a Bronze Wrangler award for their work on the movie. The siblings appeared together once again in "Men at Work" the following year.
In 1990, Sheen landed a role as a rebellious inmate incarcerated in a military stockade in the film "Cadence." The movie also featured Sheen's father and was directed by Martin Sheen as well. That same year, the younger Sheen went on to appear in "The Rookie," a buddy cop film that featured and was directed by Clint Eastwood. Throughout the early 1990s, Sheen continued to land roles in films such as "Beyond the Law" with Michael Madsen and Linda Fiorentino. By 1995, Sheen had become confident enough in his own talents to not only write but also produce and star in his own action film, "No Code of Conduct." That film was quickly followed by a number of comedic movies that included "Money Talks," "Hot Shots!," and "Major League."
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