Born on the Fourth of July

Watch: Born on the Fourth of July

12/20/19892h 25m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ A true story of innocence lost and courage found. ~

Overview:

Paralyzed in the Vietnam war, Ron Kovic becomes an anti-war and pro-human rights political activist after feeling betrayed by the country he fought for.

Director:

Oliver Stone

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$14,000,000.00

Revenue:

$161,001,698.00

Key words:

vietnam war
vietnam veteran
post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)
1970s
wheelchair
biography
based on true story
based on memoir or autobiography
desert
fourth of july
anti war
drunkenness
1950s
1960s

Cast

Tom Cruise

~ as ~

Ron Kovic

Raymond J. Barry

~ as ~

Mr. Kovic

Caroline Kava

~ as ~

Mrs. Kovic

Holly Marie Combs

~ as ~

Jenny

Kyra Sedgwick

~ as ~

Donna

Tom Berenger

~ as ~

Sergeant Hayes

Rob Camilletti

~ as ~

Tommy Finnelli

Stephen Baldwin

~ as ~

Billy Vorsovich

Mark Moses

~ as ~

Doctor

Vivica A. Fox

~ as ~

Hooker

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Reviews (1)

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kevin2019
Written 4 month(s) ago
10
"Born on the Fourth of July" is a powerful, worthwhile, and highly recommended film which shows the real social and familial challenges Ron Kovic faced when struggling to come to terms with the devastating after effects of war and the reality of how the contentious conflict changed him as a person and redefined how he perceived the world. He became dependant on alcohol for a time, but during a sojourn in Mexico while the continuing conflict in Vietnam was becoming more protracted by the day - it eventually becomes overrun by serious lapses in judgement which results in the ongoing deaths of many more innocent people - he has an epiphany of sorts and upon his return home he joins the anti-war movement and this fact - how this initially staunch supporter of the war embarked upon an extremely personal journey and became active in attempting to bring the war to an end by becoming an incredibly vocal anti-Vietnam demonstrator - is the most startling aspect of his often deeply emotional story which is yet another in the growing collection of insightful and invaluable first hand accounts detailing the damaging long term horrors wrought by the Vietnam war.