Born on the Fourth of July (Special Edition) R
A story of innocence lost and courage found.
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DVD Details
- Rated: R
- Run Time: 2 hours, 25 minutes
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: October 19, 2004
- Originally Released: 1989
- Label: Universal Studios
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Tom Cruise & Kyra Sedgwick | |
Performer: | Willem Dafoe, Raymond J. Barry, Frank Whaley, Jerry Levine, Stephen Baldwin, Jason Gedrick, John Getz, David Warshofsky, Vivica A. Fox, Bob Gunton, Mark Moses, Edie Brickell, Abbie Hoffman, Holly Marie Combs, Tom Sizemore, Michael Wincott, Lili Taylor, Daniel Baldwin, Robert Camilletti, Richard Panebianco, R.D. Call, Christopher Walker, Andrew Lauer, Tony Frank, Bryan Larkin, Samantha Larkin, Caroline Kava, Seth Allen, Anne Bobby, James Le Gros, Markus Flanagan, Lucinda Jenney & Elizabeth Hoffman | |
Directed by | Oliver Stone | |
Edited by | David Brenner | |
Screenwriting by | Oliver Stone | |
Composition by | John Williams | |
Cameo: | Oliver Stone | |
Produced by | Oliver Stone & A. Kitman Ho | |
Director of Photography: | Robert Richardson |
Major Awards:
Academy Awards 1989 -
Best Director: Oliver Stone
Academy Awards 1989 -
Best Film Editing: Not Applicable
Entertainment Reviews:
Rating: 3.5 --
Born on the Fourth of July is...the most ambitious nondocumentary film yet made about the entire Vietnam experience.
New York Times
Rating: 2.5/4 --
There's ultimately little doubt that Born on the Fourth of July benefits substantially from Cruise's engrossing and often electrifying turn as the tortured protagonist...
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Reel Film Reviews
The actor gives a risky, allout performance that makes him an obvious Oscar candidate. But his sacrifice is squandered. By the end of Stone's 140-minute ordeal, it becomes gruesomely clear that the movie is bereft of ideas.
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Maclean's Magazine
Rating: 3.5/4 --
Not counting his iconic themes for such blockbusters as Star Wars and Jaws, this might feature John Williams' best music score to date.
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Creative Loafing
...Tom Cruise gives an astounding, deeply felt performance...
Rolling Stone
Rating: B
Entertainment Weekly
The movie is all glib explanation... banal in its obviousness and crass in its moralizing.
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The New York Review of Books
Product Description:
Set in the years between 1956 and 1976; Produced and released in 1989.
One of the best films made about the devastating impact of the Vietnam War on the body politic, BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY is superbly executed by director Oliver Stone, who evokes what may be Tom Cruise's best performance as Vietnam vet Ron Kovic. Before the war starts, Kovic is a normal American kid, going to school, hanging out with his friends, and bagging groceries for pocket money. But as the Vietnam conflict begins to impact the lives of everyone around him, the patriotic teenager decides to enlist. Although his father (Raymond J. Berry) is not happy with his decision, his mother (Caroline Kava) could hardly be more enthusiastic. Once in combat, Kovic becomes disillusioned with his commanding officer (John Getz) who dismisses the fact that Kovic accidentally shot one of their own men in combat. Shortly thereafter, Kovic is paralyzed from the chest down by a bullet in the spine. He must begin a lengthy and excruciatingly painful rehabilitation, which includes a period in the shockingly negligent Bronx Veteran's Hospital. He finally returns to his hometown, now a confused, embittered, and alienated man. His family is also unsettled, unsure about how to deal with this very changed person. After a dissipated spree with other disabled vets like Charlie (Willem Dafoe), Kovic begins talking to antiwar activists like Donna (Kyra Sedgwick) and starts to reevaluate his thinking. In sum, BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY is a deeply moving true account of the effects of war on its survivors.
One of the best films made about the devastating impact of the Vietnam War on the body politic, BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY is superbly executed by director Oliver Stone, who evokes what may be Tom Cruise's best performance as Vietnam vet Ron Kovic. Before the war starts, Kovic is a normal American kid, going to school, hanging out with his friends, and bagging groceries for pocket money. But as the Vietnam conflict begins to impact the lives of everyone around him, the patriotic teenager decides to enlist. Although his father (Raymond J. Berry) is not happy with his decision, his mother (Caroline Kava) could hardly be more enthusiastic. Once in combat, Kovic becomes disillusioned with his commanding officer (John Getz) who dismisses the fact that Kovic accidentally shot one of their own men in combat. Shortly thereafter, Kovic is paralyzed from the chest down by a bullet in the spine. He must begin a lengthy and excruciatingly painful rehabilitation, which includes a period in the shockingly negligent Bronx Veteran's Hospital. He finally returns to his hometown, now a confused, embittered, and alienated man. His family is also unsettled, unsure about how to deal with this very changed person. After a dissipated spree with other disabled vets like Charlie (Willem Dafoe), Kovic begins talking to antiwar activists like Donna (Kyra Sedgwick) and starts to reevaluate his thinking. In sum, BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY is a deeply moving true account of the effects of war on its survivors.
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