Born on the Fourth of July [videorecording] / Universal City Studios, Inc. ; producers, A. Kitman Ho and Oliver Stone ; screenplay writers, Oliver Stone and Ron Kovic ; director, Oliver Stone.
Tom Cruise, Kyra Sedgwick, Raymond J. Barry, Jerry Levine, Frank Whaley, Caroline Kava, Willem Dafoe. Based on the book by Ron Kovic.
Summary:
Follows the young Ron Kovic from his days as a zealous teen who eagerly joins up for the Vietnam War, to his return from the war as an embittered veteran, paralyzed from mid-chest down. Chronicles his disillusionment with the country's continued involvement in Vietnam, his physical struggle and his emergence as a brave new voice for thousands of disenchanted vets.
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