Born on the Fourth of July (1989)

 

Born on the Fourth of July

1989 ‧ War/Thriller ‧ 2h 25m

MOVIE INFO

In the mid 1960s, suburban New York teenager Ron Kovic (Tom Cruise) enlists in the Marines, fulfilling what he sees as his patriotic duty. During his second tour in Vietnam, he accidentally kills a fellow soldier during a retreat and later becomes permanently paralyzed in battle. Returning home to an uncaring Veterans Administration bureaucracy and to people on both sides of the political divide who don't understand what he went through, Kovic becomes an impassioned critic of the war.

• Rating: R

• Genre: Drama

• Original Language: English

• Director: Oliver Stone

• Producer: A. Kitman Ho, Oliver Stone

• Writer: Oliver Stone, Ron Kovic

• Release Date (Theaters): Dec 20, 1989  Original

• Release Date (Streaming): Apr 19, 2016

• Box Office (Gross USA): $68.8M

• Runtime: 2h 24m

• Distributor: Universal Home Entertainment, Universal Pictures, Warner Home Vídeo, MCA/Universal Pictures [us], Image Entertainment Inc.

• Production Co: Ixtlan Corporation

• Sound Mix: Surround

CAST & CREW

Tom Cruise

Ron Kovic

Willem Dafoe

Charlie (Villa Dulce)

Kyra Sedgwick

Donna (Ron's girlfriend)

Raymond J. Barry

Mr. Kovic

Caroline Kava

Mrs. Kovic

Bryan Larkin

Young Ron

Jerry Levine

Steve Boyer

Josh Evans

Tommy Kovic

Jamie Talisman

Jimmy Kovic

Anne Bobby

Suzanne Kovic

Frank Whaley

Timmy

John Getz

Marine Major - Vietnam

David Warshofsky

Lieutenant - Vietnam

Corkey Ford

Marvin - VA Hospital

Rocky Carroll

Willie - VA Hospital

Tony Frank

Mr. Wilson - Georgia

Jayne Haynes

Mrs. Wilson - Georgia

Cordelia González

Maria Elena, Hooker- Villa Dulce

Oliver Stone

Director

Oliver Stone

Screenwriter

Ron Kovic

Screenwriter

A. Kitman Ho

Producer

Oliver Stone

Producer

John Williams

Original Music

Robert Richardson

Cinematographer

David Brenner

Film Editing

Joe Hutshing

Film Editing

Risa Bramon Garcia

Casting

Billy Hopkins

Casting

Bruno Rubeo

Production Design

Richard L. Johnson

Art Director

Victor Kempster

Art Director

Stephen Lim

First Assistant Director

Stephen J. Lima

First Assistant Director