Born On The Fourth Of July (Special Edition)
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- Released
- 19/10/2004
- Film and TV Genre
- War
- Video Format
- NTSC
- DVD Region
- 1 (will only play on Region 1 and Multi-Region DVD players)
Description
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The second of three films by co-writer/director Oliver Stone to explore the effects of the Vietnam War (Platoon and Heaven and Earth are the others), Born On The Fourth Of July tells the true story of Ron Kovic (Tom Cruise), a patriotic, All-American small town athlete who shocks his family by enlisting with the Marines to fight in the Vietnam War. Once he is overseas, however, Kovic's gung-ho enthusiasm turns to horror and confusion when he accidentally kills one of his own men in a firefight. His downfall is furthered by a bullet wound that leaves him paralyzed from the chest down. He returns home, spends an appalling, nightmarish stint in a veterans' hospital, and follows an increasingly disillusioned and fragmented path that ultimately leaves him drunk and dissolute in Mexico. However, Kovic somehow turns himself around and pulls his life together, becoming an outspoken anti-war activist in the process. The film is long but emotionally powerful; many consider it Stone's best work and Cruise's best performance. Both were nominated for Oscars, as was the film itself, but only Stone, who co-wrote the film with Kovic from the latter's book, won for Best Director.
The second of three films by co-writer/director Oliver Stone to explore the effects of the Vietnam War (Platoon and Heaven and Earth are the others), Born On The Fourth Of July tells the true story of Ron Kovic (Tom Cruise), a patriotic, All-American small town athlete who shocks his family by enlisting with the Marines to fight in the Vietnam War. Once he is overseas, however, Kovic's gung-ho enthusiasm turns to horror and confusion when he accidentally kills one of his own men in a firefight. His downfall is furthered by a bullet wound that leaves him paralyzed from the chest down. He returns home, spends an appalling, nightmarish stint in a veterans' hospital, and follows an increasingly disillusioned and fragmented path that ultimately leaves him drunk and dissolute in Mexico. However, Kovic somehow turns himself around and pulls his life together, becoming an outspoken anti-war activist in the process. The film is long but emotionally powerful; many consider it Stone's best work and Cruise's best performance. Both were nominated for Oscars, as was the film itself, but only Stone, who co-wrote the film with Kovic from the latter's book, won for Best Director.
Product Details
- Actors
- Director
- Oliver Stone
- Number of Discs
- 1
- Aspect Ratio
- 2.35:1
- Audio Format
- Dolby Digital 3.0 - French
- English Audio Commentary Dolby Digital
- English Dolby Digital 5.1
- Media Format
- DVD-Video
- Run Time (minutes)
- 145
- Disc Layers
- 1
- Label / Studio
- UNIVERSAL STUDIOS
- Film Format
- Anamorphic
- Disc Features
- Interactive Menus
- Scene Selection
- Anamorphic
- Film Rating (Australia)
- R18+
- Year of release
- 1989
- Film Rating (UK)
- 18
- Subtitle Language
- English,
- French,
- Spanish
- Cast & Crew
- John Towner Williams (Composer)
- John Williams (Composer)
- Johnny Williams (Composer)
- Judy L. Ruskin (Costume Designer)
- Robert Richardson (Director of Photography)
- David Brenner (Editor)
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Additional Information
- Film highlights
- Production notes
- Talent bios
