Under the AFL's collective bargaining agreement, players make $830 per game, meaning members of the Power earn $14,940, before taxes, in an 18-game regular season that spans four months. They also have the option to rent a subsidized apartment for $150 a month, an amenity that used to be free.
As a director, Stone achieved prominence as director/writer of the war drama Platoon (1986), for which Stone won the Academy Award for Best Director; the film was awarded Best Picture.
The first film he directed that was not scored by John Williams was The Color Purple (1985), which was scored by Quincy Jones. Was voted the 11th Greatest Director of all time by Entertainment Weekly. In 1983, he lost the Best Picture Oscar to Gandhi (1982), directed by Richard Attenborough.