Nato il quattro luglio
Trama
Ron Kovic, nato il 4 luglio 1946, si arruola nei Marines e torna dal Vietnam, nel 1968, paralizzato nella parte inferiore del corpo e impotente. Attraverso varie esperienze arriva a una presa di coscienza pacifista e porta la sua testimonianza alla Convenzione Democratica del 1976.
Una storia di innocenza perduta e di coraggio ritrovato.
(1989) Dramma , Guerra
Data rilascio : 20/12/1989
regia di Oliver Stone
Budget : 14.000.000,00 $
Incasso : 161.001.698,00 $
Cast
Tom Cruise - Ron Kovic
Raymond J. Barry - Mr. Kovic
Caroline Kava - Mrs. Kovic
Holly Marie Combs - Jenny
Kyra Sedgwick - Donna
Tom Berenger - Recruiting Gunnery Sgt. Hayes
Rob Camilletti - Tommy Finnelli
Stephen Baldwin - Billy Vorsovich
Mark Moses - Arzt
Vivica A. Fox - Hooker
Lili Taylor - Jamie Wilson
Jerry Levine - Steve Boyer
Frank Whaley - Timmy
Willem Dafoe - Charlie
Josh Evans - Tommy Kovic
Bob Gunton - Doctor
Cordelia González - Maria Elena
Tony Frank - Mr. Wilson
Jayne Haynes - Mrs. Wilson
Anne Bobby - Suzanne Kovic
Richard Panebianco - Joey Walsh
Tom Sizemore - Vet - Villa Dulce
Michael Wincott - Vet - Villa Dulce
Mike Starr - Man #1 - Arthur's Bar
Ed Lauter - Legion Commander
Daniel Baldwin - Vet #1 - Democratic Convention
Brian Tarantina - Vet #2 - Miami Convention
Dale Dye - Infantry Colonel
Norma Moore - Massapequa Mom
Stacey Moseley - Young Donna's Friend
Oliver Stone - News Reporter
Sean Stone - Young Jimmy Kovic
Jenna von Oy - Young Suzanne Kovic
Ellen Pasternack - Neighbor
Joy Zapata - Neighbor
John Getz - Marine Major - Vietnam
David Warshofsky - Lieutenant - Vietnam
Jason Gedrick - Martinez - Vietnam
Bill Allen - Platoon - Vietnam
William Baldwin - Platoon - Vietnam
Claude Brooks - Platoon - Vietnam
James Le Gros - Platoon - Vietnam
William Mapother - Platoon - Vietnam
Byron Minns - Platoon - Vietnam
Markus Flanagan - Doctor - Vietnam
R. D. Call - Chaplain - Vietnam
Corkey Ford - Marvin - VA Hospital
Rocky Carroll - Willie - VA Hospital
Chris Pedersen - Aide #3 - VA Hospital
David Herman - Patient - VA Hospital
Bruce MacVittie - Patient - VA Hospital
Damien Leake - Patient - VA Hospital
David Neidorf - Patient - VA Hospital
Paul Sanchez - Patient - VA Hospital
Billie Neal - Nurse Washington - VA Hospital
Richard Poe - Frankie - VA Hospital
Jake Weber - Donna's Boyfriend - Syracuse, NY
Reg E. Cathey - Speaker - Syracuse, NY
Edie Brickell - Folk Singer - Syracuse, NY
Joseph P. Reidy - Student Organizer - Syracuse, NY
Beau Starr - Man #2 - Arthur's Bar
Rick Masters - Man #3 - Arthur's Bar
John Del Regno - Friend #1 - Arthur's Bar
Melinda Renna - Barmaid - Arthur's Bar
Andrew Lauer - Vet - Villa Dulce
Ivan Kane - Vet - Villa Dulce
J.R. Nutt - Young Tommy
Begonya Plaza - Charlie's Hooker - Villa Dulce
Edith Diaz - Madame - Villa Dulce
Anthony Pena - Bartender - Villa Dulce
Peter Crombie - Undercover Vet - Miami Convention
Ken Osborne - Paraplegic #2 - Miami Convention
Alan Toy - Paraplegic #3 - Miami Convention
Chuck Pfeiffer - Secret Service Agent - Miami Convention
William Wallace - Agent #2 - Miami Convention
Eagle-Eye Cherry - Vet #1 - Miami Convention
Frank Cavestani - Vet #3 - Miami Convention
John William Galt - Fat Republican - Miami Convention
Jack McGee - Democratic Delegate - Democratic Convention
Jodi Long - Reporter #1 - Democratic Conventon
Michelle Hurst - Reporter #2 - Democratic Conventon
John C. McGinley - Official #1 - Democratic Convention, Pushing Wheelchair
Wayne Knight - Official #2 - Democratic Convention
Elizabeth Hoffman - Passerby #1 - Democratic Convention
Lucinda Jenney - Passerby #2 - Democratic Convention
Annie McEnroe - Passerby #4 - Democratic Convention
Réal Andrews - Vet #2 - Democratic Convention
Theresa Bell - Democratic Conventioner (uncredited)
Dean Denton - Marine Recruiter (uncredited)
Ron Kovic - Parade Veteran (uncredited)
Delia Sheppard - Protesting War Widow (uncredited)
Nick Nicholson - Soldier (uncredited)
Henry Strzalkowski - (uncredited)
Norman D. Wilson - Veteran (uncredited)
Frank Girardeau - Agent #1 - Miami Convention
Donald Wilson - Corpsman - Vietnam
Craig T. Nelson - Marine Officer
Jessica Prunell - Young Donna
Michael Guess - Platoon
Ben Wright - Platoon
Gale Mayron - Friend #2
Bryan Larkin - young Ron
Seth Allen - Young Tommy
Erika Geminder - Young Patty
Samantha Larkin - Patty Kovic