Oliver Stone’s Born on the Fourth of July an adaptation of the memoir by Vietnam veteran Ron Kovic. Tom Cruise , in a role that was a brave departure for him in 1989, plays Kovic in his adult years. Kovic grows up as a child of the American dream in 1950s Long Island. He’s a God-fearing, baseball-hitting, patriotic man who lives in an environment full of parades and malt shops. As a high school senior, young Ron doesn’t think twice about signing up for the Marines, believing that he’s doing the right thing for his country.

He does two tours of duty in Vietnam, a time that changes everything. He mistakenly guns down a Vietnamese family, and then minutes later, he accidentally kills a fellow soldier. Further into the film Kovic’s mental torment becomes heavier when he gets shot in battle, leaving him paralyzed.

After a lengthy stay at an understaffed and filthy VA hospital, Kovic returns home to find the environment has changed. Where’s the red scare everyone was......

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Title: Born On The Fourth Of July
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