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Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
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Release Date:
20 December 1989 (USA)
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Tagline:
A story of innocence lost and courage found.
Plot:
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 he fought for. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Won 2 Oscars.
Another 10 wins
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14 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(26 articles)
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Harrowing but breathtaking!
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Tom Cruise | ... | Ron Kovic |
 | Raymond J. Barry | ... | Mr. Kovic |
 | Caroline Kava | ... | Mrs. Kovic |
 | Josh Evans | ... | Tommy Kovic |
| Jamie Talisman | ... | Jimmy Kovic |
| Anne Bobby | ... | Suzanne Kovic |
| Samantha Larkin | ... | Patty Kovic |
 | Tom Berenger | ... | Recruiting Gunnery Sgt. Hayes |
| Frank Whaley | ... | Timmy |
| Jerry Levine | ... | Steve Boyer |
| Richard Panebianco | ... | Joey Walsh |
 | Rob Camilletti | ... | Tommy Finnelli |
 | Stephen Baldwin | ... | Billy Vorsovich |
| Michael McTighe | ... | Danny Fantozzi |
| Richard Haus | ... | Recruiting Sgt. Bowers |
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145 min
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2.20 : 1 more
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70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) |
Dolby SR (35 mm prints)
Certification:
Spain:13 |
USA:R (certificate #29975) |
Portugal:M/16 |
Singapore:M18 (re-rating) (cut) |
Singapore:PG (heavily cut) |
Brazil:12 |
Argentina:16 |
Australia:M |
Canada:18+ (Quebec) |
Canada:R |
Chile:18 |
Finland:K-14 |
France:U |
New Zealand:R13 (DVD rating) |
Norway:15 |
South Korea:18 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:18 |
West Germany:16 |
Iceland:16
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The last scene of the film to be shot - in a race against time as the sun was going down - was the wheelchair fight between Tom Cruise and Willem Dafoe.
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Continuity: When Ron returns home from the hospital the subtitle says "...1969". The colors of the leaves and the dead leaves in the street indicate it is autumn. A few scenes later the subtitle reads "July 4, 1969", and the implication is that time has moved forward.
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Referenced in Mission: Impossible III (2006)
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A Hard Rain's a Gonna Fall
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I remember when i first watched this film I became totally absorbed in it. I had to search out songs that I heard in the move.....I had to see other Vietnam movies again.....I had to watch other Stone movies. Its a superb film. Cruise gives the best peformance he ever will in a film as Kovic.....the golden boy who comes home paralysed and confused at the way his country is reacting to Vietnam. Some of the scenes in the film are very disturbing but the ones that affected me the deepest were not any battle scenes. When Ron comes home and looks at himself as a young boy in his wrestling kit was almost unbearable to watch. Also, the scene when he is drunk in the bar and comes out of his wheelchair had me turning away from the screen. This is a true epic film and the support cast and soundtrack are also superb. 5/5 easily.