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List Price: $26.98 | | Label: Universal Studios
Salesrank: 49612
Released: April 29, 1998 |
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MPAA Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
The second film in Oliver Stone's Vietnam trilogy moves from the brutality of war in Platoon to its equally traumatic aftermath. Based on the memoir of combat veteran Ron Kovic, the film stars Tom Cruise as Kovic, whose gunshot wound in Vietnam left him paralyzed from the chest down. He is deeply embittered by neglect in a veteran's hospital and by the shattering of his patriotic idealism because of the horror and futility of the Vietnam conflict. While painfully and awkwardly adjusting to his disability and a changing definition of masculinity, Kovic joins the burgeoning movement of antiwar protest, culminating in a climactic appearance at the 1976 Democratic national convention. A powerfully intimate portrait that unfolds on an epic scale, Born on the Fourth of July is arguably Stone's best film (if you can forgive its often strident tone), and Cruise's Oscar-nominated role is uncompromising in its depiction of one man's personal anguish and political awakening. --Jeff Shannon
Description of Born on the Fourth of July:
The second film in Oliver Stone's Vietnam trilogy moves from the brutality of war in Platoon to its equally traumatic aftermath. Based on the memoir of combat veteran Ron Kovic, the film stars Tom Cruise as Kovic, whose gunshot wound in Vietnam left him paralyzed from the chest down. He is deeply embittered by neglect in a veteran's hospital and by the shattering of his patriotic idealism because of the horror and futility of the Vietnam conflict. While painfully and awkwardly adjusting to his disability and a changing definition of masculinity, Kovic joins the burgeoning movement of antiwar protest, culminating in a climactic appearance at the 1976 Democratic national convention. A powerfully intimate portrait that unfolds on an epic scale, Born on the Fourth of July is arguably Stone's best film (if you can forgive its often strident tone), and Cruise's Oscar-nominated role is uncompromising in its depiction of one man's personal anguish and political awakening. --Jeff Shannon
Born on the Fourth of July Reviews:
Good Treatment of the 60's 
2009-11-27 - Based on the true story of Ron Kovic (Tom Cruise), a gung-ho marine who questions his patriotism after some serious war wounds. Stone's surreal treatment of Kovic will make you empathize with the main character, but too many gaps in his Vietnam-era odyssey keeps the film from being a masterpiece. Still, a fine production in keeping with Stone's signature style.
DVD DID NOT WORK AND I THREW IT IN TRASH 
2009-09-14 - DVD DID NOT WORK AND I THREW IT IN TRASH. I lost money and I am very disappointed and it was my first time to order something from Amazon and I never will again.
"Tom Cruise Gives An Oscar Worthy Performance" 
2009-07-10 - Tom Cruise won an Oscar nomination as Best Actor for his performance of a Vietnam vet who leaves the United States as a young, vibrant man, but returns a wounded and emotionally damaged soul. "Born on The Fourth of July" is the most honest and frank account of what the Vietnam war did to American soldiers and how these soldiers must be applauded for their work. They must also never be forgotten.
It is hard to imagine Tom Cruise never winning for this role as this was really his first serious dramatic part in a film. It is even harder to believe he has never won an Oscar for any of his fabulous motion pictures.
Oliver Stone did win the Academy Award for Best Director for this movie in 1989. This DVD set features an informative and interesting commentary by Stone as well.
Did not get the hype 
2009-05-19 - I needed to review the movie for a project, did not understand what all the hype was about.The movie was predictable.
Born on the 4th of July
2009-05-01 - Tom Cruise did a great job in this movie. It's a story about Viet Nam injured Vets and how they were treated & the poor condition of the VA hospitals and how one Vet fought the system.
