Written by Ron Kovic, Oliver StoneDirected by Oliver StoneProduction Year: 1989Rating: 18 CertificateFilmed in ColourOliver Stone's Oscar-winning film, based on a true story, stars Oscar-nominated Tom Cruise as Ron Kovic, a Vietnam vet paralysed from the waist down. At first retaining his patriotism, he discovers that America's indifference to its returning wounded is too agonising, and he takes refuge in alcohol, drugs and whores before becoming a voice for disabled war veterans, taking their case for better treatment to the highest levels. The power of the film comes from Stone's belief in Kovic's plight. Both men fought in Vietnam, going out as gung-ho patriots, returning to an America hostile to them and the war; an attitude they both eventually understood and embraced. After Platoon, which chronicled Stone's Vietnam experiences, he was eager to film Kovic's story, but it took time before the film received the greenlight with Cruise onboard. Tracing Kovic's story from injury through military hospitals to the drugs and whores he and his fellow vets use to assuage the self-pity, Cruise shows the voyage to activist with conviction, playing a man who paid dearly to find his real self. Highly recommended. Click to see when Born On The Fourth Of July is coming up on TV: UK Cast
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Born On The Fourth Of July is a Film programme that first aired in 1989 and has been rated 18. Born On The Fourth Of July is a five star programme.
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