Born on the Fourth of July
Stars
4
Rating
R
Author
Ron Kovic (book)
Length
145 min
Director
Oliver Stone
Synopsis
"Born on the Fourth of July is a 1989 American biographical war drama film based on the best-selling autobiography Born on the Fourth of July by Vietnam War veteran Ron Kovic.
Tom Cruise plays Ron Kovic, in a performance that earned him his first Academy Award nomination. Oliver Stone (himself a Vietnam veteran) co-wrote the screenplay with Kovic, and also produced and directed the film. Stone wanted to film the movie in Vietnam, but because relations between the United States and Vietnam had not yet been normalized, it was instead filmed in the Philippines. The film is considered part of Stone's "trilogy" of films about the Vietnam War—following Platoon (1986) and preceding Heaven & Earth (1993)." [Wikipedia] "The film opens in 1956 Massapequa, New York, with a 10-year-old Ron Kovic playing with his friends in a forest. On his Fourth of July birthday, he attends an Independence Day parade with his family and best friend Donna. In 1961, President John F. Kennedy's televised inaugural address inspires a teenage Ron to join the United States Marine Corps." [Wikipedia]
Tom Cruise plays Ron Kovic, in a performance that earned him his first Academy Award nomination. Oliver Stone (himself a Vietnam veteran) co-wrote the screenplay with Kovic, and also produced and directed the film. Stone wanted to film the movie in Vietnam, but because relations between the United States and Vietnam had not yet been normalized, it was instead filmed in the Philippines. The film is considered part of Stone's "trilogy" of films about the Vietnam War—following Platoon (1986) and preceding Heaven & Earth (1993)." [Wikipedia] "The film opens in 1956 Massapequa, New York, with a 10-year-old Ron Kovic playing with his friends in a forest. On his Fourth of July birthday, he attends an Independence Day parade with his family and best friend Donna. In 1961, President John F. Kennedy's televised inaugural address inspires a teenage Ron to join the United States Marine Corps." [Wikipedia]
Genre
Historical
Released
1989
Location
US & Asia
Period
"In October 1967, Ron is now a Marine sergeant on a reconnaissance mission in Vietnam, during his second tour of duty." [Wikipdedia]
Netflix
No
This movie is linked to the following periods
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Begin
End
Category
End of War
1753
2020
One Earth
Vietnam War
1955
1975
Wars