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Born on the Fourth of July

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

Oliver Stone 's biographical drama starring Tom Cruise. Fired with enthusiasm, young Ron Kovic volunteers to fight in the Vietnam War only to be wounded in battle. Paralysed from the chest down, he returns to an America vastly different from the one he left and attempts to heal the mental and physical wounds he has sustained. Review page 49.
(1989,18) Rim Highlights: page 44

Contributors

Unknown:
Oliver Stone
Unknown:
Tom Cruise.
Unknown:
Ron Kovic
Ron Kovic:
Tom Cruise
Donna:
Kyra Sedgwick
MrKovic:
Raymond J Barry
Mrs Kovic:
Caroline Kava
Charlie:
Willem Dafoe
Tommy Kovic:
Josh Evans
Jimmy Kovic:
Jamie Talisman
Recruiting sergeant:
Tom Berenger
Marine major:
John Getz
BillyVorsovich:
Stephen Baldwin
News reporter:
Oliver Stone
Folk singer:
Edie Brickell
Source: Radio Times

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