“We are your Yankee Doodle Dandy come home.” This captivating scene from Oliver Stone’s “Born on the Fourth of July”—starring Tom Cruise as paralyzed Vietnam veteran and anti-war activist Ron Kovic—shines a light on how one’s love of country can fuel the desire for radical change. Buy/Rent Born on the Fourth of July! Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Born-Fourth-Ju… iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/bor… YouTube Movies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xChCk… Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/search?… Fandango Now: https://www.fandangonow.com/details/1… VUDU: https://www.vudu.com/content/movies/d… Universal Pictures Home Entertainment: https://www.uphe.com/movies/born-on-t… Tom Cruise delivers a riveting and unforgettable portrayal of Vietnam veteran Ron Kovic in Oliver Stone’s Academy Award®-winning masterpiece. Based on a true story, the acclaimed film follows the young Kovic from a zealous teen who eagerly volunteers for the Vietnam War, to an embittered veteran paralyzed from the mid-chest down. Deeply in love with his country, Kovic returned to an environment vastly different from the one he left, and struggled before emerging as a brave new voice for the disenchanted. © 1989 Focus Features. All Rights Reserved. Cast: Tom Cruise, Kyra Sedgwick,Tom Berenger, Stephen Baldwin, Tom Sizemore, Willem Dafoe, Raymond J. Barry, Jerry Levine, Frank Whaley, Caroline Kava, Ed Lauter, Michael Wincott, Jason Gedrick, Lili Taylor Produced by: A. Kitman Ho Directed by: Oliver Stone
Categories: Anti-Imperialism/Foreign Policy