Born on the Fourth of July (1989)

2h 25min | Drama, War | Dec 20, 1989 | Released

The biography of Ron Kovic. Paralyzed in the Vietnam war, he becomes an anti-war and pro-human rights political activist after feeling betrayed by the country he fought for.

Director: Oliver Stone

Producer: Oliver Stone A. Kitman Ho Clayton Townsend Joseph P. Reidy Lope V. Juban Jr.

Writer(s): Oliver Stone Ron Kovic

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Cast (98 Members)

Ron Kovic

News Reporter

Hooker

Jamie Wilson

Vet - Villa Dulce

Young Jimmy Kovic

Infantry Colonel

Doctor

Patient - VA Hospital

Jake Weber

Donna's Boyfriend - Syracuse, NY

Wayne Knight

Official #2 - Democratic Convention

Brian Tarantina

Vet #2 - Miami Convention

Lucinda Jenney

Passerby #2 - Democratic Convention

Mike Starr

Man #1 - Arthur's Bar

Charlie

Platoon - Vietnam

Vet - Villa Dulce

Student Organizer - Syracuse, NY

Marine Officer

Billy Vorsovich

Mr. Kovic

Democratic Delegate - Democratic Convention

Frank Whaley

Timmy

John C. McGinley

Official #1 - Democratic Convention, Pushing Wheelchair

Mark Moses

Arzt

Chris Pedersen

Aide #3 - VA Hospital

Ivan Kane

Vet - Villa Dulce

Paul Sanchez

Patient - VA Hospital

William Baldwin

Platoon - Vietnam

Tom Berenger

Recruiting Gunnery Sgt. Hayes

William Mapother

Platoon - Vietnam

Delia Sheppard

Protesting War Widow (uncredited)

John Getz

Marine Major - Vietnam

Ed Lauter

Legion Commander

Daniel Baldwin

Vet #1 - Democratic Convention

Mrs. Kovic

Donna

Tommy Finnelli

Jenny

Steve Boyer

Parade Veteran (uncredited)

Rocky Carroll

Willie - VA Hospital

Peter Crombie

Undercover Vet - Miami Convention

Annie McEnroe

Passerby #4 - Democratic Convention

David Warshofsky

Lieutenant - Vietnam

John William Galt

Fat Republican - Miami Convention

Reg E. Cathey

Speaker - Syracuse, NY

Beau Starr

Man #2 - Arthur's Bar

Jodi Long

Reporter #1 - Democratic Conventon

Richard Poe

Frankie - VA Hospital

Jason Gedrick

Martinez - Vietnam

R.D. Call

Chaplain - Vietnam

David Herman

Patient - VA Hospital

Vet - Villa Dulce

Platoon - Vietnam

Platoon - Vietnam

Platoon - Vietnam

Veteran (uncredited)

Reporter #2 - Democratic Conventon

Anthony Pena

Bartender - Villa Dulce

Henry Strzalkowski

(uncredited)

Nick Nicholson

Soldier (uncredited)

Chuck Pfeiffer

Secret Service Agent - Miami Convention

Cordelia González

Maria Elena

Edith Diaz

Madame - Villa Dulce

Frank Girardeau

Agent #1 - Miami Convention

Markus Flanagan

Doctor - Vietnam

Anne Bobby

Suzanne Kovic

Bruce MacVittie

Patient - VA Hospital

Alan Toy

Paraplegic #3 - Miami Convention

Damien Leake

Patient - VA Hospital

Frank Cavestani

Vet #3 - Miami Convention

Dean Denton

Marine Recruiter (uncredited)

Billie Neal

Nurse Washington - VA Hospital

Stacey Moseley

Young Donna's Friend

Richard Panebianco

Joey Walsh

Melinda Renna

Barmaid - Arthur's Bar

Jayne Haynes

Mrs. Wilson

Begonya Plaza

Charlie's Hooker - Villa Dulce

J.R. Nutt

Young Tommy

Jenna von Oy

Young Suzanne Kovic

Réal Andrews

Vet #2 - Democratic Convention

Eagle-Eye Cherry

Vet #1 - Miami Convention

Ken Osborne

Paraplegic #2 - Miami Convention

Norma Moore

Massapequa Mom

William Wallace

Agent #2 - Miami Convention

Josh Evans

Tommy Kovic

Rick Masters

Man #3 - Arthur's Bar

Tony Frank

Mr. Wilson

Elizabeth Hoffman

Passerby #1 - Democratic Convention

Eagle-Eye Cherry

Vet #1 - Miami Convention

Edie Brickell

Folk Singer - Syracuse, NY

Ellen Pasternack

Neighbor

Theresa Bell

Democratic Conventioner (uncredited)

Joy Zapata

Neighbor

John Del Regno

Friend #1 - Arthur's Bar

Corkey Ford

Marvin - VA Hospital

Donald Wilson

Corpsman - Vietnam

Tom Cruise Ron Kovic

Oliver Stone News Reporter

Vivica A. Fox Hooker

Lili Taylor Jamie Wilson

Tom Sizemore Vet - Villa Dulce

Sean Stone Young Jimmy Kovic

Dale Dye Infantry Colonel

Bob Gunton Doctor

David Neidorf Patient - VA Hospital

Jake Weber Donna's Boyfriend - Syracuse, NY

Wayne Knight Official #2 - Democratic Convention

Brian Tarantina Vet #2 - Miami Convention

Lucinda Jenney Passerby #2 - Democratic Convention

Mike Starr Man #1 - Arthur's Bar

Willem Dafoe Charlie

James Le Gros Platoon - Vietnam

Michael Wincott Vet - Villa Dulce

Joseph P. Reidy Student Organizer - Syracuse, NY

Craig T. Nelson Marine Officer

Stephen Baldwin Billy Vorsovich

Raymond J. Barry Mr. Kovic

Jack McGee Democratic Delegate - Democratic Convention

Frank Whaley Timmy

John C. McGinley Official #1 - Democratic Convention, Pushing Wheelchair

Mark Moses Arzt

Chris Pedersen Aide #3 - VA Hospital

Ivan Kane Vet - Villa Dulce

Paul Sanchez Patient - VA Hospital

William Baldwin Platoon - Vietnam

Tom Berenger Recruiting Gunnery Sgt. Hayes

William Mapother Platoon - Vietnam

Delia Sheppard Protesting War Widow (uncredited)

John Getz Marine Major - Vietnam

Ed Lauter Legion Commander

Daniel Baldwin Vet #1 - Democratic Convention

Caroline Kava Mrs. Kovic

Kyra Sedgwick Donna

Rob Camilletti Tommy Finnelli

Holly Marie Combs Jenny

Jerry Levine Steve Boyer

Ron Kovic Parade Veteran (uncredited)

Rocky Carroll Willie - VA Hospital

Peter Crombie Undercover Vet - Miami Convention

Annie McEnroe Passerby #4 - Democratic Convention

David Warshofsky Lieutenant - Vietnam

John William Galt Fat Republican - Miami Convention

Reg E. Cathey Speaker - Syracuse, NY

Beau Starr Man #2 - Arthur's Bar

Jodi Long Reporter #1 - Democratic Conventon

Richard Poe Frankie - VA Hospital

Jason Gedrick Martinez - Vietnam

R.D. Call Chaplain - Vietnam

David Herman Patient - VA Hospital

Andrew Lauer Vet - Villa Dulce

Claude Brooks Platoon - Vietnam

Byron Minns Platoon - Vietnam

Bill Allen Platoon - Vietnam

Norman D. Wilson Veteran (uncredited)

Michelle Hurst Reporter #2 - Democratic Conventon

Anthony Pena Bartender - Villa Dulce

Henry Strzalkowski (uncredited)

Nick Nicholson Soldier (uncredited)

Chuck Pfeiffer Secret Service Agent - Miami Convention

Cordelia González Maria Elena

Edith Diaz Madame - Villa Dulce

Frank Girardeau Agent #1 - Miami Convention

Markus Flanagan Doctor - Vietnam

Anne Bobby Suzanne Kovic

Bruce MacVittie Patient - VA Hospital

Alan Toy Paraplegic #3 - Miami Convention

Damien Leake Patient - VA Hospital

Frank Cavestani Vet #3 - Miami Convention

Dean Denton Marine Recruiter (uncredited)

Billie Neal Nurse Washington - VA Hospital

Stacey Moseley Young Donna's Friend

Richard Panebianco Joey Walsh

Melinda Renna Barmaid - Arthur's Bar

Jayne Haynes Mrs. Wilson

Begonya Plaza Charlie's Hooker - Villa Dulce

J.R. Nutt Young Tommy

Jenna von Oy Young Suzanne Kovic

Réal Andrews Vet #2 - Democratic Convention

Eagle-Eye Cherry Vet #1 - Miami Convention

Ken Osborne Paraplegic #2 - Miami Convention

Norma Moore Massapequa Mom

William Wallace Agent #2 - Miami Convention

Josh Evans Tommy Kovic

Rick Masters Man #3 - Arthur's Bar

Tony Frank Mr. Wilson

Elizabeth Hoffman Passerby #1 - Democratic Convention

Eagle-Eye Cherry Vet #1 - Miami Convention

Edie Brickell Folk Singer - Syracuse, NY

Ellen Pasternack Neighbor

Theresa Bell Democratic Conventioner (uncredited)

Joy Zapata Neighbor

John Del Regno Friend #1 - Arthur's Bar

Corkey Ford Marvin - VA Hospital

Donald Wilson Corpsman - Vietnam

Crew (29 Members)

Robert Richardson

Director of Photography

John Williams

Original Music Composer

Director

Producer

Producer

Art Direction

Casting

Casting

Sound Effects Editor

Editor

Production Design

Editor

Producer

Costume Design

Art Direction

Set Decoration

Production Supervisor

Jimmy Webb

Additional Soundtrack

Anastas N. Michos

Steadicam Operator

Ron Kovic

Author

Chris Brigham

Production Supervisor

Stunt Coordinator

Producer

Makeup Artist

Visual Effects

Assistant Director

Production Manager

Martha Marek Beresford

Hairstylist

Robert Dawson

Title Graphics

Robert Richardson Director of Photography

John Williams Original Music Composer

Oliver Stone Director

A. Kitman Ho Producer

Clayton Townsend Producer

Victor Kempster Art Direction

Risa Bramon Garcia Casting

Billy Hopkins Casting

Scott Martin Gershin Sound Effects Editor

Joe Hutshing Editor

Bruno Rubeo Production Design

David Brenner Editor

Joseph P. Reidy Producer

Judy L. Ruskin Costume Design

Richard L. Johnson Art Direction

Derek R. Hill Set Decoration

Jane Bartelme Production Supervisor

Jimmy Webb Additional Soundtrack

Anastas N. Michos Steadicam Operator

Ron Kovic Author

Chris Brigham Production Supervisor

Gil Arceo Stunt Coordinator

Lope V. Juban Jr. Producer

Jean Ann Black Makeup Artist

Dion Hatch Visual Effects

Stephen Lim Assistant Director

Joey Romero Production Manager

Martha Marek Beresford Hairstylist

Robert Dawson Title Graphics

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Born on the Fourth of July (1989)

2h 25min | Drama, War | Dec 20, 1989 | Released

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