A story of innocence lost and courage found.
Director: Oliver Stone
Producer: Joseph P. Reidy, Clayton Townsend, A. Kitman Ho, Oliver Stone, Lope V. Juban Jr.
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.
145 min
Rating: 7/10
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Top Cast
Tom Cruise
Ron Kovic
Raymond J. Barry
Mr. Kovic
Caroline Kava
Mrs. Kovic
Holly Marie Combs
Jenny
Kyra Sedgwick
Donna
Tom Berenger
Sergeant Hayes
Movie Info
Director: Oliver Stone
Producer: Joseph P. Reidy, Clayton Townsend, A. Kitman Ho, Oliver Stone, Lope V. Juban Jr.
Production Companies: Universal Pictures, Ixtlan
Countries: United States of America
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kevin2019:
"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.