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Born on the Fourth of July [Blu-ray] [1989]
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Release Date:01/15/2019
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The second of three films by co-writer/director Oliver Stone to explore the effects of the Vietnam War (Platoon and Heaven and Earth are the others), Born On The Fourth Of July tells the true story of Ron Kovic (Tom Cruise), a patriotic, All-American small town athlete who shocks his family by enlisting with the Marines to fight in the Vietnam War. Once he is overseas, however, Kovic's gung-ho enthusiasm turns to horror and confusion when he accidentally kills one of his own men in a firefight. His downfall is furthered by a bullet wound that leaves him paralyzed from the chest down. He returns home, spends an appalling, nightmarish stint in a veterans' hospital, and follows an increasingly disillusioned and fragmented path that ultimately leaves him drunk and dissolute in Mexico. However, Kovic somehow turns himself around and pulls his life together, becoming an outspoken anti-war activist in the process. The film is long but emotionally powerful; many consider it Stone's best work and Cruise's best performance. Both were nominated for Oscars, as was the film itself, but only Stone, who co-wrote the film with Kovic from the latter's book, won for Best Director.~Don Kaye
Features
From the NBC News Archives: Backstory: Born on the Fourth of July
Feature Commentary with Director Oliver Stone
100 Years of Universal: Academy Award Winners
100 Years of Universal: The 80's
Director
- Oliver Stone
Writers
- Dave Freeman
- Oliver Stone
- Ron Kovic
Cast
- Tom CruiseRon Kovic
- Raymond J. BarryMr. Kovic
- Caroline KavaMrs. Kovic
- Kyra SedgwickDonna
- Willem DafoeCharlie
- Jerry LevineSteve Boyer
- Josh EvansTommy Kovic
- Jamie TalismanJimmy Kovic
- Anne BobbySusanne Kovic
- Frank WhaleyTimmy
- John GetzMarine Major
- David WarshofskyLieutenant
- Rocky CarrollWillie
- Tony FrankMr. Wilson
- Jayne HaynesMrs. Wilson
- Claudio Brook[Vietnam]
- Robert CamillettiTommy Finnelli
- Reg E. CatheySpeaker
- Dale DyeInfantry Colonel
- Bob GuntonDoctor
- James LeGrosPlatoon
- Eduardo RicardoCab Driver
- Jenna VonOÿYoung Susanne
- Christopher WalkerAide
- Seth AllenYoung Tommy
- Sean StoneYoung Tommy
- Samantha LarkinPatty Kovic
- Erika GeminderYoung Patty
- Amanda DavisBaby Patty
- Kevin Harvey MorseJackie Kovic
- Jessica PrunellYoung Donna
- Jason KleinYoung Timmy
- Lane R. DavisYoung Steve
- Richard PanebiancoJoey Walsh
- J.R. NuttYoung Tommy
- Stephen BaldwinBilly Vorsovich
- Philip AmelioYoung Billy
- Michael McTigheDanny Fantozzi
- Cody BeardYoung Danny
- Ryan BeadleBallplayer
- Harold WoloschinUmpire
- Richard GrusinCoach
- Tom BerengerRecruiting Sergeant
- Richard HausRecruiting Sergeant
- Melvin AllenHimself
- Ed LauterLegion Commander
- Liz MooreFat Lady at Parade
- Sean McGrawYoung Donna's Father
- Oliver StoneNews Reporter
- Norma MooreMassapequa Mom
- Stacey MoseleyYoung Donna's Friend
- Ellen PasternackNeighbor
- Joy ZapataNeighbor
- Bob TillotsonTruck Driver
- Jason GedrickMartinez
- Michael CompotaroWilson
- Paul AbbottPlatoon
- Bill AllenPlatoon
- William BaldwinPlatoon
- Claude BrooksPlatoon
- Michael Smith GuessPlatoon
- William MapotherPlatoon
- Christopher W. MillsPlatoon
- Byron MinnsPlatoon
- Ben WrightPlatoon
- R.D. CallChaplain
- John GaltFat Republican
- Begonia PlazaCharlie's Whore [Villa Dulce]
- SaMi ChesterAide
- Willie MinorEddie
- Eagle-Eye CherryVet
- Tom SizemoreVet
- Daniel BaldwinVet
- Ron KovicVeteran at Parade (uncredited)
- Wayne KnightOfficial
- John C. McGinleyOfficial
- Chip MoodyTV Anchor
- Lili TaylorJamie Wilson [Georgia]
- Beau StarrMan
- Billie NealNurse Washington
- Richard PoeFrankie
- Vivica A. FoxHooker
- Mark MosesDoctor
- Abbie HoffmanStrike Organizer
- Jake WeberDonna's Boyfriend
- Geoff GarzaYoung Radical
- Joseph P. ReidyStudent Organizer
- Holly Marie CombsJenny
Crew
- A. Kitman HoProducer
- Clayton TownsendProducer
- Joseph P. ReidyProducer
- Oliver StoneProducer
- Ron KovicBook Author
- Robert RichardsonCinematographer
- David BrennerEditor
- Joe HutshingEditor
- Bruno RubeoProduction Designer
- Victor KempsterArt Director
- A. Kitman HoCo-producer
- Oliver StoneCo-producer
- Derek R. HillSet Designer
- Judy RuskinCostume Designer
- Gregory H. WatkinsSound/Sound Designer
- Gordon J. SmithMakeup
- Sharon IlsonMakeup
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