Born on the fourth of July [blu-ray] / Universal Pictures presents an A. Kitman Ho & Ixtlan production ; produced by A. Kitman Ho & Oliver Stone ; screenplay by Oliver Stone & Ron Kovic ; directed by Oliver Stone.
Tom Cruise, Tom Berenger, Raymond J. Barry, Josh Evans, Caroline Kava. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1989. Bonus materials: from the NBC News archives "Backstory: Born on the fourth of July"; feature commentary with director Olvier Stone; 100 years of Universal: Academy Award winners; 100 years of Universal: the '80s; my scenes.
Summary:
A young man joins the army and fights in Vietnam, only to become a wheelchair-bound paraplegic resulting from battle. He then becomes a loud voice in the anti-war movement. Based on Ron Kovic's book.
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