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    Born on the Fourth of July

    R1989 · Docudrama · 2h 24m

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  2. Born on the Fourth of July is a 1989 American epic biographical anti-war drama film that is based on the 1976 autobiography of Ron Kovic. Directed by Oliver Stone, and written by Stone and Kovic, it stars Tom Cruise, Kyra Sedgwick, Raymond J. Barry, Jerry Levine, Frank Whaley, and Willem Dafoe.

  3. Jan 5, 1990 · Born on the Fourth of July: Directed by Oliver Stone. With Tom Cruise, Bryan Larkin, Raymond J. Barry, Caroline Kava. The biography of Ron Kovic. Paralyzed in the Vietnam war, he becomes an anti-war and pro-human rights political activist after feeling betrayed by the country for which he fought.

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    • Biography, Drama, War
    • Oliver Stone
    • 1990-01-05
  4. Reviews. Born on the Fourth of July. Roger Ebert December 20, 1989. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. For weeks now, we've been reading in the papers about public apologies by governments of the Eastern bloc. The Russians admit they were wrong to invade Afghanistan and Czechoslovakia.

  5. Summary Based on a true story, the film follows the young Ron Kovic from a zealous teen who eagerly volunteers for the Vietnam War, to an embittered veteran paralyzed from the mid-chest down. Deeply in love with his country, Kovic returned to an environment vastly different from the one he left, and struggled before emerging as a brave new voice...

  6. Oliver Stone's BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY is based on the true story of Vietnam-veteran-turned-antiwar-activist Ron Kovic (played by Tom Cruise). Eighteen-year-old Kovic, inspired by John F. Kennedy and encouraged by his mother, a Marine recruiter, joins the United States Marines in 1964 with hopes of serving his country in Vietnam.

    • Oliver Stone
    • Kelly Kessler
    • Caroline Kava, Stephen Baldwin, Tom Cruise
  7. The film, based on the autobiography of Vietnam veteran Ron Kovic, chronicles the evolution of a young man, played by Tom Cruise, from patriotic soldier to paraplegic antiwar activist. Stone won an Academy Award for directing that movie… Read More. Oscar to Stone for best director, 1989. role of Cruise. In Tom Cruise.

  8. Oct 12, 2017 · October 12, 2017. Pauline Kael reviews Oliver Stone's 'Born on the Fourth of July' (1989). Published in The New Yorker, January 22, 1990. Potency. by Pauline Kael. Ron Kovic (Tom Cruise), the hero of Born on the Fourth of July, believes everything he hears at the Independence Day ceremonies in Massapequa, Long Island.

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