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Born on the Fourth of July

DVD - 2000 DVD War Born 1 On Shelf No requests on this item Community Rating: 4.5 out of 5

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Videodisc release of the 1989 motion picture by Universal Pictures.
Based on the book by Ron Kovic.
Tom Cruise, Kyra Sedgwick, Raymond J. Barry, Jerry Levine, Frank Whaley, Caroline Kava, Willem Dafoe.
Based on the true story of Ron Kovic, a young man who volunteered for the Vietnam War, was wounded, and returned paralyzed from the mid-chest down. He later became a new voice for those disenchanted with the war.
DVD ; Widescreen.
Widescreen ; dual layer ; Dolby Surround and 5.1 Surround.

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

excellent movie submitted by jszchen on August 22, 2011, 10:06pm This was one of Tom Cruises best performances. A great portrayal of how Vietnam vets felt after returning from the war.

Vietnam was a difficult period... submitted by tbbrown76 on August 2, 2014, 9:23pm in our country's history. This is a decent movie even with Tom Cruise.

war is awful submitted by Jackie77 on August 25, 2015, 12:44am Wonderful movie. Sad story of volunteering to go to war and returning home wounded with life altering injuries. Instead of giving up, he proceeds to carry on with life trying to help others feeling like giving up. Great acting.

Gripping submitted by brooksza on July 5, 2023, 1:23pm So much of this was devastating and impactful. While I was watching, my neighbors were setting off 4th of July fireworks, which actually worked well as a backdrop. Plus there is a scene where fireworks play a key role. It's ironic that's how we celebrate the 4th of July.

I appreciated the soundtrack and many of the juxtapositions. A late scene was basically filmed like a war scene. The score fit the movie perfectly.

Tom Cruise was very good, but sometimes went for an inconsistent Long Island accent. John Getz was really strong in his one scene

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LANGUAGE OPTIONS
English and French language tracks with Spanish subtitles.

PUBLISHED
Universal City, CA : Universal Studios, c2000.
Year Published: 2000
Description: 1 videodisc (85 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language: English
Format: DVD

ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
078324441X
1417026111

ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Stone, Oliver.
Ho, A. Kitman.
Kovic, Ron.
Cruise, Tom, 1962-
Sedgwick, Kyra.
Barry, Raymond J.
Levine, Jerry.
Whaley, Frank.
Kava, Caroline.
Dafoe, Willem.
Universal Pictures (Firm)

SUBJECTS
War films.
Biographical films.
Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975 -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.