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 film was gold, however, for Warner Brothers. Giant won an Oscar in 1957 for director George Stevens, one of 10 Academy Award nominations the film earned, including best actor nominations for Hudson and Dean.