Born on the Fourth of July

A true story of innocence lost and courage found.

Sinopse

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.

7.0
1989
Released
2h 25m

Tom Cruise

Raymond J. Barry

Caroline Kava

Kyra Sedgwick

Willem Dafoe

Stephen Baldwin

Rob Camilletti

Vivica A. Fox

Lili Taylor

Tony Frank

Holly Marie Combs

Tom Berenger

Frank Whaley

Mark Moses

Bob Gunton

Cordelia González

Jayne Haynes

Anne Bobby

Richard Panebianco

Tom Sizemore

Michael Wincott

Mike Starr

Man #1 - Arthur's Bar

Ed Lauter

Legion Commander

Daniel Baldwin

Vet #1 - Democratic Convention

Brian Tarantina

Vet #2 - Miami Convention

Dale Dye

Norma Moore

Stacey Moseley

Sean Stone

Jenna Von Oÿ

John Getz

Marine Major - Vietnam

David Warshofsky

Jason Gedrick

Bill Allen

William Baldwin

Claude Brooks

James LeGros

William Mapother

Byron Minns

Markus Flanagan

R. D. Call

Corkey Ford

Rocky Carroll

Chris Pedersen

Aide #3 - VA Hospital

David Herman

Patient - VA Hospital

Bruce MacVittie

Patient - VA Hospital

Damien Leake

Patient - VA Hospital

David Neidorf

Patient - VA Hospital

Paul Sanchez

Patient - VA Hospital

Billie Neal

Nurse Washington - VA Hospital

Richard Poe

Frankie - VA Hospital

Jake Weber

Donna's Boyfriend - Syracuse, NY

Reg E. Cathey

Speaker - Syracuse, NY

Edie Brickell

Folk Singer - Syracuse, NY

Beau Starr

Man #2 - Arthur's Bar

Rick Masters

Man #3 - Arthur's Bar

John Del Regno

Friend #1 - Arthur's Bar

Melinda Renna

Barmaid - Arthur's Bar

Andrew Lauer

Vet - Villa Dulce

Ivan Kane

Vet - Villa Dulce

J.R. Nutt

Young Tommy

Begonya Plaza

Charlie's Hooker - Villa Dulce

Edith Diaz

Madame - Villa Dulce

Anthony Pena

Bartender - Villa Dulce

Peter Crombie

Undercover Vet - Miami Convention

Ken Osborne

Paraplegic #2 - Miami Convention

Alan Toy

Paraplegic #3 - Miami Convention

Chuck Pfeiffer

Secret Service Agent - Miami Convention

William Wallace

Agent #2 - Miami Convention

Eagle-Eye Cherry

Vet #1 - Miami Convention

Frank Cavestani

Vet #3 - Miami Convention

John William Galt

Fat Republican - Miami Convention

Jack McGee

Democratic Delegate - Democratic Convention

Jodi Long

Reporter #1 - Democratic Conventon

Michelle Hurst

Reporter #2 - Democratic Conventon

John C. McGinley

Official #1 - Democratic Convention, Pushing Wheelchair

Wayne Knight

Official #2 - Democratic Convention

Elizabeth Hoffman

Passerby #1 - Democratic Convention

Lucinda Jenney

Passerby #2 - Democratic Convention

Annie McEnroe

Passerby #4 - Democratic Convention

Réal Andrews

Vet #2 - Democratic Convention

Theresa Bell

Democratic Conventioner (uncredited)

Dean Denton

Marine Recruiter (uncredited)

Delia Sheppard

Protesting War Widow (uncredited)

Nick Nicholson

Soldier (uncredited)

Henry Strzalkowski

(uncredited)

Norman D. Wilson

Veteran (uncredited)

Frank Girardeau

Agent #1 - Miami Convention

Donald Wilson

Craig T. Nelson

Jessica Prunell

Michael Guess

Gale Mayron

Bryan Larkin

Seth Allen

Erika Geminder

Samantha Larkin

Ben Wright

Status

Released

Original Language

Budget

$14,000,000.00

Revenue

$161,001,698.00

Keywords

#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

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Reviews

@Geronimo19674 months ago

I think this might be the only film in which I’ve seen Tom Cruise actually act! It’s an inspired piece of casting from Oliver Stone that puts this pretty boy Ron Kovic front and centre as the Vietnam War rages half way around the world from his American home. This lad’s family have history fighting for their country, and despite some reservations from his father (Raymond J. Barry) but with the act

@Geronimo19674 months ago

@kevin20199 months ago

"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 soj