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starring: Tom Cruise, Raymond J. Barry, Caroline Kava, Josh Evans, Jamie Talisman directed by: Oliver Stone  Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Release Date: October 01, 2008 Running Time: 145 minutes Studio: Universal Studios Theatrical Release Date: December 19, 1989 Related Items: Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Average Rating:
 Rating:  - "Ronnie, you're doing the right thing. Communism has got to be stopped." ( * * 1/2)Everybody and their brother thinks this is a war film classic. I don't. I grew up in Massapequa, knew Ron Kovic (slightly), hung out at Arthur's Bar, got my hair cut at Sparky The Barber's, I played in Sally's Woods as a kid, and watched God knows how many holiday parades down Broadway. Growing up, they occurred on every major holiday except The Feast of The Assumption. Massapequa's the kind of place you love and hate at the same time. It's a fly in the amber. The schools are excellent. ... Read More Rating:  - Powerful story of the Vietnam era in microcosmI'm no fan of Oliver Stone (see my 1 star review for Platoon) or his politics, and even though this film's ultimate "message" is overtly political (Vietnam was a worthless cause, based on lies) and somewhat mendacious in pushing that left-wing agenda (it was the Republicans' fault), I still rate it highly based solely on its portrayal of Ron Kovic's personal story. This movie depicts with heartbreaking realism the experience of an All-American boy who comes home from the Vietnam War paralyzed from the ... Read More Rating:  - Stone's Oscar winnerThe controversial filmmaker Oliver Stone copped an Best Director Oscar for his true story about Vietnam veteran Ron Kovic's rebirth as a peace activist. Also Cruise scored an Oscar nod for his fine performance as Kovic and he's ably supported by a fine cast which includes a very young Kyra Sedgwick as his first love, Tom Berenger as a Marine recruiter, and Wilem Dafoe as a fellow parapalegic vet. The story concerns Kovic's change from a patriotic young man to a battle scarred parapalegic, disillusioned ... Read More Rating: - Great Drama, Best Picture to date.Born on the Fourth of July is based on the life of Ron Kovic. A Veitnam vetran. Starts with his childhood and the mindset of many in that generation. After he nearly looses his life in action, he returns to America after loosing the use of his legs. Showing the terrible conditions of the military health care, and the treatment many soldiers were subjected to on their return home. Showing his transformation into an anti-war leader in the process. Also shows the resistance that mainstream America ... Read More Rating: - Good movieI like this movie! Born on the Fourth of July was written in Santa Monica, California during the fall of 1974 in exactly one month, three weeks and two days. It tells the story of Kovic's life growing up in Massapequa, New York, joining the Marines going to Vietnam, getting shot, finding himself wheelchair bound, and eventually starting a new life as an anti-war activist. 
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