Born on the Fourth of July

Author

Oliver Stone

Call Number

• DVD DRAMA (CEN, EAS)

Edition

Special ed.

Languages

English or French dialogue; optional Spanish or French subtitles; English captions.

Performers

Tom Cruise, Kyra Sedgwick, Raymond J. Barry, Jerry Levine, Frank Whaley, Caroline Kava, Willem Dafoe, Tom Berenger, Stephen Baldwin, Tom Sizemore, Ed Lauter, Daniel Baldwin, Lili Taylor, Holly Marie Combs.

Publication Information

Universal City, CA : Universal, [2004]

Physical Description

1 videodisc (145 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Audience

MPAA rating: R.

Summary

Based on the true story of Ron Kovic who, as a zealous teen, eagerly volunteered for the Vietnam War, but would end up an embittered veteran paralyzed from the mid-chest down. Deeply in love with his country, Kovic returned to an environment vastly different from the one he left, and struggled before emerging as a brave new voice for the disenchanted.

Notes

Title from container.

Based on the book by Ron Kovic.

Originally released as a motion picture in 1989.

Special features: feature commentary with writer/director Oliver Stone ; NBC news archives: back story - Born on the Fourth of July.