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Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
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Born on the Fourth of July (1989)

Drama, War • 2h 25m

Overview

Paralyzed in the Vietnam war, Ron Kovic becomes an anti-war and pro-human rights political activist after feeling betrayed by the country he fought for.

Director: Oliver Stone

Cast: Tom Cruise, Raymond J. Barry, Caroline Kava, Kyra Sedgwick, Willem Dafoe, Jerry Levine, Stephen Baldwin, Josh Evans, Rob Camilletti, Vivica A. Fox, Lili Taylor, Tony Frank, Holly Marie Combs, Tom Berenger, Frank Whaley, Mark Moses, Bob Gunton, Cordelia González, Jayne Haynes, Anne Bobby, Richard Panebianco, Tom Sizemore, Michael Wincott, Mike Starr, Ed Lauter, Daniel Baldwin, Brian Tarantina, Dale Dye, Norma Moore, Stacey Moseley, Oliver Stone, Sean Stone, Jenna Von Oÿ, Ellen Pasternack, Joy Zapata, John Getz, David Warshofsky, Jason Gedrick, Bill Allen, William Baldwin, Claude Brooks, James LeGros, William Mapother, Byron Minns, Markus Flanagan, R. D. Call, Corkey Ford, Rocky Carroll, Chris Pedersen, David Herman, Bruce MacVittie, Damien Leake, David Neidorf, Paul Sanchez, Billie Neal, Richard Poe, Jake Weber, Reg E. Cathey, Edie Brickell, Joseph P. Reidy, Beau Starr, Rick Masters, John Del Regno, Melinda Renna, Andrew Lauer, Ivan Kane, J.R. Nutt, Begonya Plaza, Edith Diaz, Anthony Pena, Peter Crombie, Ken Osborne, Alan Toy, Chuck Pfeiffer, William Wallace, Eagle-Eye Cherry, Frank Cavestani, John William Galt, Jack McGee, Jodi Long, Michelle Hurst, John C. McGinley, Wayne Knight, Elizabeth Hoffman, Lucinda Jenney, Annie McEnroe, Réal Andrews, Theresa Bell, Dean Denton, Ron Kovic, Delia Sheppard, Nick Nicholson, Henry Strzalkowski, Norman D. Wilson, Frank Girardeau, Donald Wilson, Craig T. Nelson, Jessica Prunell, Michael Guess, Gale Mayron, Bryan Larkin, Seth Allen, Erika Geminder, Samantha Larkin

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145 mins

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