Born on the Fourth of July |  | Director: Oliver Stone
Actors: Tom Cruise, Raymond J. Barry, Caroline Kava, Josh Evans, Jamie Talisman
Studio: Universal Studios
Category: DVD
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Rating:  92 reviews
Sales Rank: 44156
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Letterboxed, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 145 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
ISBN: 0783226764
UPC: 025192020827
EAN: 9780783226767
ASIN: 0783226764
Theatrical Release Date: December 20, 1989
Release Date: April 29, 1998
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The second film in Oliver Stone's Vietnam trilogy moves from the brutality of war in Platoon to its equally traumatic aftermath. Based on the memoir of combat veteran Ron Kovic, the film stars Tom Cruise as Kovic, whose gunshot wound in Vietnam left him paralyzed from the chest down. He is deeply embittered by neglect in a veteran's hospital and by the shattering of his patriotic idealism because of the horror and futility of the Vietnam conflict. While painfully and awkwardly adjusting to his disability and a changing definition of masculinity, Kovic joins the burgeoning movement of antiwar protest, culminating in a climactic appearance at the 1976 Democratic national convention. A powerfully intimate portrait that unfolds on an epic scale, Born on the Fourth of July is arguably Stone's best film (if you can forgive its often strident tone), and Cruise's Oscar-nominated role is uncompromising in its depiction of one man's personal anguish and political awakening. --Jeff Shannon
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The second film in Oliver Stone's Vietnam trilogy moves from the brutality of war in Platoon to its equally traumatic aftermath. Based on the memoir of combat veteran Ron Kovic, the film stars Tom Cruise as Kovic, whose gunshot wound in Vietnam left him paralyzed from the chest down. He is deeply embittered by neglect in a veteran's hospital and by the shattering of his patriotic idealism because of the horror and futility of the Vietnam conflict. While painfully and awkwardly adjusting to his disability and a changing definition of masculinity, Kovic joins the burgeoning movement of antiwar protest, culminating in a climactic appearance at the 1976 Democratic national convention. A powerfully intimate portrait that unfolds on an epic scale, Born on the Fourth of July is arguably Stone's best film (if you can forgive its often strident tone), and Cruise's Oscar-nominated role is uncompromising in its depiction of one man's personal anguish and political awakening. --Jeff Shannon
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I did not want to like this movie March 13, 2010
TJ-STL (St Louis)
I was in the USAF during those late 60's and we had it much easier in many ways. Marines and Grunts were expendable and like Tom Cruise (the tragic hero Ron Kovic) I first HATED the protestors and when I got back to the Nation I first HATED the lack of respect for the debt our country and military men paid even more. Like our hero Kovic after many years I started to see the stupidity of the "War we did not try to win (not bombing Hanoi and the dams to flood the country) and the lack of justification to pay the price or to be there". This movie made me ashamed I did not stay gun ho or re-enlist and to go back to fight for the friends I lost but thanked God I go out in one piece. One negitive point that hunts this film is Oliver Stone's failure to spend enough to really capture the heat, sweat, loneliness, helplessness and fruitlessness of the war and the real reasons for being in the Nam that only Fahrenheit 911 exposed.
Good Treatment of the 60's November 27, 2009
Nat (Ashburn, Virginia)
Based on the true story of Ron Kovic (Tom Cruise), a gung-ho marine who questions his patriotism after some serious war wounds. Stone's surreal treatment of Kovic will make you empathize with the main character, but too many gaps in his Vietnam-era odyssey keeps the film from being a masterpiece. Still, a fine production in keeping with Stone's signature style.
 DVD DID NOT WORK AND I THREW IT IN TRASH September 14, 2009
B. Clegg
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
DVD DID NOT WORK AND I THREW IT IN TRASH. I lost money and I am very disappointed and it was my first time to order something from Amazon and I never will again.
 "Tom Cruise Gives An Oscar Worthy Performance" July 10, 2009
Terry Richard (Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada)
Tom Cruise won an Oscar nomination as Best Actor for his performance of a Vietnam vet who leaves the United States as a young, vibrant man, but returns a wounded and emotionally damaged soul. "Born on The Fourth of July" is the most honest and frank account of what the Vietnam war did to American soldiers and how these soldiers must be applauded for their work. They must also never be forgotten.
It is hard to imagine Tom Cruise never winning for this role as this was really his first serious dramatic part in a film. It is even harder to believe he has never won an Oscar for any of his fabulous motion pictures.
Oliver Stone did win the Academy Award for Best Director for this movie in 1989. This DVD set features an informative and interesting commentary by Stone as well.
 Did not get the hype May 19, 2009
Tammy Rena E. Davis (Lake Charles, La.)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I needed to review the movie for a project, did not understand what all the hype was about.The movie was predictable.
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