Search - Born on the Fourth of July [DTS] on DVD

MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Not For Children, Profanity, Sexual Situations, War Violence Movie Release: 1989 DVD Release: 04/13/1999 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Edition: Dual Layered Audio Tracks: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 2 hrs 25 mins Studio: Universal Studios Members Wishing: 0 Genres: Drama, War, Political Drama, Biopic [feature], Message Movie, Anti-War Film See Also: Born on the Fourth of July [Widescreen], Born on the Fourth of July [Widescreen], Born On the Fourth of July [Special Edition], Born on the Fourth of July [HD DVD], Born on the Fourth of July [Special Edition]

The second of three films by co-writer/director Oliver Stone to explore the effects of the Vietnam War (Platoon and Heaven and Earth are the others), Born On The Fourth Of July tells the true story of Ron Kovic (Tom Cruise), a patriotic, All-American small town athlete who shocks his family by enlisting with the Marines to fight in the Vietnam War. Once he is overseas, however, Kovic's gung-ho enthusiasm turns to horror and confusion when he accidentally kills one of his own men in a firefight. His downfall is furthered by a bullet wound that leaves him paralyzed from the chest down. He returns home, spends an appalling, nightmarish stint in a veterans' hospital, and follows an increasingly disillusioned and fragmented path that ultimately leaves him drunk and dissolute in Mexico. However, Kovic somehow turns himself around and pulls his life together, becoming an outspoken anti-war activist in the process. The film is long but emotionally powerful; many consider it Stone's best work and Cruise's best performance. Both were nominated for Oscars, as was the film itself, but only Stone, who co-wrote the film with Kovic from the latter's book, won for Best Director. ~ Don Kaye, All Movie Guide

Tom Cruise - Ron Kovic
Raymond J. Barry - Mr. Kovic
Caroline Kava - Mrs. Kovic
Kyra Sedgwick - Donna
Willem Dafoe - Charlie
Brian Larkin - Young Ron

Oliver Stone's Born on the Fouth of July comes to DVD with a widescreen transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 2.35:1. English soundtracks are rendered in DTS 5.1 and Dolby Digital Surround. There are neither subtitles nor closed-captions on this release. Supplemental materials include biographies and production notes. A special edition of the film is available, but this DVD should satisfy those who want just the film. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide