| Description |
1 videodisc (DVD) (NTSC)(145 min.) : sound, color ; 12 cm |
| Summary |
The true story of a young man, Ron Kovic, who changes from a zealous teen who eagerly volunteers for the Vietnam War to an embittered veteran paralyzed from the mid-chest down. Overcoming both personal and societal obstacles, he becomes a strong voice for patriotic but disenchanted veterans and citizens alike |
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Disc characteristics: DVD Region 1 |
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Closed-captioned |
| Notes |
Based on the book by Ron Kovic |
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Special features include: scene selection ; commentary by Oliver Stone ; production notes ; cast and filmmakers information |
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"Universal Pictures presents an A. Kitman Ho & Ixtlan production" --on screen |
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20914 |
| Credits |
Producers, A. Kitman Ho, Oliver Stone ; director, Oliver Stone ; screenplay, Oliver Stone, Ron Kovic ; music, John Williams |
| Cast |
Tom Cruise, Willem Dafoe, Kyra Sedgwick, Raymond J. Barry |
| Notes |
Originally released as a motion picture : United States : Universal Studios, c1989 |
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DVD. Region unspecified |
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Soundtrack in English or French, with optional subtitles available in Spanish |
| Subject |
Feature films -- United States.
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Motion pictures, American.
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Motion pictures and the war.
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Social aspects -- United States.
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Drama.
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Veterans -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
War films.
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Video recordings.
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Drama.
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| Author |
Stone, Oliver.
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Cruise, Tom, 1962-
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Dafoe, Willem.
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Ho, A. Kitman.
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Kovic, Ron.
Born on the fourth of July
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Universal Pictures (Firm)
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Ixtlan Corporation.
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| ISBN |
26135C Eng. & French Canadian |
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