Born on the Fourth of July

Born on the Fourth of July

  • Director: Oliver Stone
  • Writer: Ron Kovic,Oliver Stone
  • Countries of origin: United States
  • Language: English, Spanish
  • Release date: January 5, 1990
  • Aspect ratio: 2.35 : 1
  • Also known as: Geboren am 4. Juli
    • "Born on the Fourth of July" is a biographical film directed by Oliver Stone and starring Thomas Cruise Mapother IV and Kyra Sedgwick . It was released in the United States on December 20, 1989.
    The film is based on the autobiographical novel of the same name by veteran veteran Ron Kovic. It tells the story of the passionate young Lang who joined the army after being inspired by the US President’s Vietnam War speech. After experiencing a real and cruel war, he finally realized his consciousness and began to hold high the banner of anti-war. Story   .

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    • Release date January 5, 1990
    • Filming locations Philippines
    • Production companies Ixtlan

    Box office

    Budget

    $14,000,000 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $70,001,698

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $172,021

    Gross worldwide

    $161,001,698

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    • By Brain 2022-03-25 09:01:09

      Following Your Heart will Get You Killed or Worse

      Born on 4th of July

      Page 1 Childhood battle games.

      Page 2 Parade in the neighborhood, where people are all very patriotic. The children are in awe of the soldiers, who are parading their wounds unwillingly.

      Page 4 Ronnie can always make his parents proud, by playing baseball.

      Page 8 The family gathers to watch JFK's speech. Ronnie's mother tells Ronnie that she dreamed that one day, Ronnie is able to say great things just like the president.

      Page 10...

    • By Sherwood 2022-03-25 09:01:09

      "Born on the Fourth of July" is a boring film

      There is nothing to target. Maybe there is a deep meaning behind it, but the main expression is that the protagonist who participated in the Vietnam War was injured and lost consciousness below the leg. He felt that he should be treated well, but he was hated by people. How glorious, in fact, people's anti-war sentiment was very strong at that time, and finally he himself embarked on the road of opposing war with people in the contrast between ideal and reality.

      The whole show is...

    • By Kevin 2022-03-25 09:01:09

      War and Peace on Paper

      As someone whose birthday is July 4th, I took this movie as my birthday present today.

      Unfortunately, I watched the version of the dying. I jumped directly from the parade to Tango turning into a bearded man, with strong anti-war and reflection emotions. There is no patriotic government, only patriotic people. Those shameless politicians will always stir up emotions.

      A pair of confident, as if he was on the battlefield.

      The heroic epic of a generation of young people who...

    • By Mason 2022-03-24 09:01:53

      The three magic tools of the turnaround

      The price of freedom is that you have the freedom to choose everything, but you have to take responsibility for what you do.

      The last time I watched Oliver Stone's movie was "Field Platoon", and I still have a fresh memory of that chaotic and dangerous battlefield. It was also after reading "Field Platoon" that I began to admire those soldiers who killed red eyes in the chaos of the army but still could distinguish between the enemy and me.

      "Born on the Fourth of July" is...

    • By Kiley 2022-03-24 09:01:53

      Born on National Day

      It's probably the best movie Tom has ever acted in. Who said that handsome people don't have acting skills, but it's a pity that Tom was busy acting handsome and working as a secret agent. I think a lot about the Vietnam War. Years ago, Kubrick's "Full Metal Jacket" is still a classic that tells about the Vietnam War so far, and Oliver Stone's "Born on the Fourth of July" is more concerned with the post-war soldier's attitude towards the war. Reflection, in addition to the destruction of the...

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    • By Eduardo 2022-04-24 07:01:06

      A piece of American Pie recalls my brother, and the whole movie is also remarkable. TOM is really...

    • By Clinton 2022-04-24 07:01:06

      At the beginning of the Vietnam War, Americans realized that they were not gods, but unfortunately, the Chinese have not realized this until now. ---- To eliminate the Nazis, we have to rely on our own...

    • By Toby 2022-04-24 07:01:06

      It’s so ugly, let’s add one star to the values. Young people don’t have to read more books. Don’t be foolish enough to join the army and go to the front line when a politician calls...

    • By Frieda 2022-04-24 07:01:06

      In the war, how many people were killed by their own people mistakenly. . . What a terrible war. . ....

    • By Annette 2022-04-24 07:01:06

      This is probably Tom's most brilliant film~ It's a pity that Hollywood can ask you to play the weird circle of lunatic...

    Movie plot

    Ron Kovic liked to rush and kill in the woods with his friends when he was young, and he dreamed of becoming a real man one day . On July 4, 1956, Lang, who was on his 10th birthday, watched the Independence Day parade on his father's shoulders, which made him very excited. Once, Lang’s girlfriend, Donna, gave him a baseball cap. Lang won the game with a confident smile on his face. As Lang grew up, he admired and yearned for the...
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    A convertible car that only went on the market in 1957 was used during the parade on July 4, 1956 in the film.
    Rong’s family watched Kennedy’s Washington inauguration on TV, showing the weather below freezing. At the same time, at Kovik's home in Long Island, New York, the weather showed early autumn.
    At the Republic Conference held in Miami Beach in 1972, you can see a Jackie Gleason Street sign, which was actually named after Gleason's...
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    "Born on the Fourth of July" mainly shows the difficult life and painful mood of an American soldier who killed his comrade by accident in the Vietnam War and became disabled. It reflects the mentality of a generation of American youth from one side. The film describes not only a story about a person, but a generation of American reflections on war and the impact of war on them. The concept of the film is based on an ordinary person...
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    Movie quotes

    • Steve Boyer: You could start out as a cashier... and then work your way up to becoming a manager of one of these places - just like your dad.

      Ron Kovic: I get $1700 a month from the government. I think I'm just going to lay low, and look around...

      Steve Boyer: [dismissively] That's charity money, Ronnie; this isn't.

      Ron Kovic: Charity?

      Steve Boyer: All I'm saying is that you got to - you got to put the war behind you, you know; you got to forget about this chair you're in!

      Ron Kovic: [leans forward] Sometimes, Stevie, I think people, they know you're back from Vietnam, and their face - changes: the eyes, the voice, the way they look at you, you know.

      Steve Boyer: I know what you mean, Ronnie, but people here - they don't give a shit about the war! Yeah! To them it's just a million miles away. It's all bullshit, anyway. I mean, the government sold us a bill of goods and we bought it, and got the shit kicked out of us, and for what, huh?

      Ron Kovic: What do you mean, "we," Stevie? You were in college, man.

      Steve Boyer: [shrugs shoulders] You bought that Communist bullshit, Ronnie. Yeah, they were going to take over the world, you remember that? Fenelli, you, Walsh - the whole town was devastated.

      [pause]

      Steve Boyer: For what? For lies, for bullshit lies?

    • Ron Kovic: [to Charlie] I had a mother; I had a father, things - things that made sense. Do you remember things that made sense? Things you could count on? Before we all got so lost? What are we gonna do, Charlie? What am I gonna do?

    • Mrs. Kovic: [enters the room, beaming] Ronnie, Ronnie, you're doing the right thing! Communism has to be stopped! It's God's will that you go, and I'm proud of you.

      [gently pats his shoulder]

      Mrs. Kovic: Just be careful, that's all.

      [pause]

      Ron Kovic: Don't you know what it means to me to be a Marine, Dad? Ever since I was a kid I've wanted this - I've wanted to serve my country - and I want to go. I want to go to Vietnam - and I'll die there if I have to.

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