Born On the Fourth of July

War drama based on the autobiographical book by Ron Kovic and directed by Oliver Stone. Tom Cruise plays Kovic, a man brought up in the God-fearing All-American tradition, the perfect material to fight for the US cause in Vietnam. However, nothing could prepare the young Marine for the horrors of the frontline and he returns home paralysed from the chest down. Embittered, Kovic goes into a self-destructive downward spiral, until he finds new direction by joining the anti-war movement.

Director: Oliver Stone
Producer: A. Kitman Ho
Producer: Oliver Stone
Writer: Oliver Stone
Writer: Ron Kovic
Music: John Williams
Cinematographer: Robert Richardson
Actor: Tom Cruise
Actor: Willem Dafoe
Actor: Raymond J. Barry
Actor: Caroline Kava
Actor: Kyra Sedgwick
Actor: Stephen Baldwin
Actor: Tom Berenger
Actor: Josh Evans
Actor: John Getz
Actor: Abbie Hoffman
Actor: Bryan Larkin
Actor: Jerry Levine
Actor: Frank Whaley
Actor: William Baldwin
Actor: Michael Wincott
Actor: Jason Gedrick
Actor: Lili Taylor
Actor: Tom Sizemore
Actor: Ed Lauter
Subject: Ron Kovic
Music: John Williams