Born on the Fourth of July (1989)

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NR | 2 hr 24 mins | Drama, War, Biopic | Released: 12/20/1989 |Box Office Total: $68.7M

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Synopsis:

True story of Ron Kovic, a Marine wounded in Vietnam, covering his life from childhood in New York, through his 1964 enlistment and tour of duty in Vietnam, to his harrowing stay at a veterans hospital in the Bronx and eventual transformation into a well-known anti-war activist.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
12/20/1989

Director	Credit
Oliver Stone	Director
Cast	Credit
Tom Cruise	Ron Kovic
Bryan Larkin	Young Ron Kovic
Willem Dafoe	Charlie
Tom Berenger	Recruiting Sergeant
Kyra Sedgwick	Donna
Jessica Prunell	Young Donna
Raymond J Barry	Mr Kovic
Jerry Levine	Steve Boyer
Lane R Davis	Young Steve Boyer
Josh Evans	Tommy Kovic
Seth Allen	Young Tommy Kovic
Ed Lauter	Legion Commander
Frank Whaley	Timmy
Jason Klein	Young Timmy
Caroline Kava	Mrs Kovic
Jamie Talisman	Jimmy Kovic
Sean Stone	Young Jimmy Kovic
Anne Bobby	Susanne Kovic
Jenna Von Oy	Young Susanne Kovic
Samantha Larkin	Patty Kovic
Erika Geminder	Young Patty Kovic
Amanda Davis	Patty Kovic--as a Baby
Kevin Harvey Morse	Jackie Kovic
Richard Panebianco	Joey Walsh
John Pinto	Young Joey Walsh
Robert Camilletti	Tommy Finnelli
J R Nutt	Young Tommy Finnelli
Stephen Baldwin	Billy Vorsovich
Philip Amelio	Young Billy Vorsovich
Michael McTighe	Danny Fantozzi
Cody Beard	Young Danny Fantozzi
Ryan Beadle	Ballplayer
Harold Woloschin	Umpire
Richard Grusin	Coach
Richard Haus	2nd Recruiting Sergeant
Mel Allen	Mel Allen
Liz Moore	Fat Lady at Parade
Sean McGraw	Young Donna's Father
Oliver Stone	News Reporter
Dale Dye	Infantry Colonel
Norma Moore	Massapequa Mom
Stacey Moseley	Young Donna's Friend
Mike Miller	Neighbor
Ellen Pasternack	Neighbor
Joy Zapata	Neighbor
Bob Tillotson	Truck Driver
John Getz	Marine Major
David Warshofsky	Lieutenant
Jason Gedrick	Martinez
Michael Compotaro	Wilson
Paul Abbott	Platoon Soldier
Bill Allen	Platoon Soldier
William Baldwin	Platoon Soldier
Claude Brooks	Platoon Soldier
Michael Smith Guess	Platoon Soldier
James LeGros	Platoon Soldier
William R Mapother	Platoon Soldier
Christopher W Mills	Platoon Soldier
Byron Minns	Platoon Soldier
Ben Wright	Platoon Soldier
Markus Flanagan	Doctor
R D Call	Chaplain
John Falch	Corpsman
Dan Furnad	Corpsman
Frederick H Geise	Corpsman
Greg Hackbarth	Corpsman
Don Wilson	Corpsman
Corkey Ford	Marvin
Rocky Carroll	Willie
Sami Chester	2nd Aide
Chris Pederson	3rd Aide
Chris Walker	4th Aide
Willie Minor	Eddie
David Herman	1st Patient
Bruce MacVittie	2nd Patient
Damien Leake	3rd Patient
David Neidorf	4th Patient
Paul Sanchez	5th Patient
Richard Lubin	6th Patient
Norm Wilson	7th Patient
Peter Benson	8th Patient
Sergio Scognamiglio	9th Patient
Billie Neal	Nurse Washington
Richard Poe	Frankie
Bob Gunton	1st Doctor
Vivica A. Fox	Hooker
Mark Moses	Optimistic Doctor
Abbie Hoffman	Strike Organizer
Jake Weber	Donna's Boyfriend
Reg E Cathey	Speaker
Edie Brickell	Folksinger
Keri Roebuck	Loudspeaker
Geoff Garza	Young Radical
Joseph Reidy	Student Organizer
Holly Marie Combs	Jenny
Mike Starr	1st Man
Beau Starr	2nd Man
Rick Masters	3rd Man
John Del Regno	1st Friend
Gale Mayron	2nd Friend
Lisa Barnes	3rd Friend
Melinda Ramos Renna	Bar Maid
Tom Sizemore	1st Vet
Andy Lauer	2nd Vet
Michael Wincott	3rd Vet
Ivan Kane	Villa Vet
Ed Jupp	Villa Vet
Michael Sulsona	Villa Vet
Cordelia Gonzalez	Marie Elena
Karen Newman	Whore
Begona Plaza	Charlie's Whore
Edith Diaz	Madame
Anthony Pena	Bartender
Eduardo Ricardo	Cab Driver
Tony Frank	Mr Wilson
Jayne Haynes	Mrs Wilson
Lili Taylor	Jamie Wilson
Elbert Lewis	Cab Driver
Peter Crombie	Undercover Vet
Kevin McGuire	1st Paraplegic
Ken Osborne	2nd Paraplegic
Alan Toy	3rd Paraplegic
Chuck Pfeiffer	Secret Service Agent
Frank Girardeau	1st Agent
William Wallace	2nd Agent
Chip Moody	Television Anchor
Eagle-Eye Cherry	1st Vet
Brian Tarantina	2nd Vet
Frank Cavestani	3rd Vet
Frank Cavestani	4th Vet
Jimmy L Parker	4th Vet
William Knight	Chief Cop
David Carriere	Miami Hippie
John Galt	Fat Republican
Jack McGee	Democratic Delegate
Keri Roebuck	1st Woman
Kristel Otney	2nd Woman
Pamela S Neill	3rd Woman
Jodi Long	1st Reporter
Michelle Hurst	2nd Reporter
John C. McGinley	1st Official
Wayne Knight	2nd Official
Elizabeth Hoffman	1st Passerby
Lucinda Jenney	2nd Passerby
Lorraine Morin-Torre	3rd Passerby
Annie McEnroe	4th Passerby
Daniel Baldwin	1st Vet
Real Andrews	3rd Vet
Production Credits	Credit
A Kitman Ho	Producer
Clayton Townsend	Associate Producer
Oliver Stone	Producer
Joseph Reidy	Associate Producer
Lope V Juban Jr	Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Ixtlan Inc.	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
UIP The Film Consortium	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Universal Studios Home Video	Domestic Video Distributor
Universal	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Locations
Dallas, Texas, USA
Mexico
Florida, USA
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Philippines
Writer	Credit
Ron Kovic	Screenplay
Ron Kovic	Book as Source Material
Oliver Stone	Screenplay
Accounting	Credit
A Catherine King	Assistant Accountant - accounting assistant
Joe Alonsabe	Accountant
Barbara Ann Stein	Auditor
Art Department	Credit
Bruce Kerner	Graphics Coordinator - sign graphics coordinator
Derek R Hill	Set Decorator
Victor Kempster	Art Director - art direction
Bruno Rubeo	Production Designer
George Toomer Jr	Set Dresser
Phil Shirey	Lead Person - leadman
Leroy Roper	Art Department - airbrush artist
William H Neff Jr	Sign Writer - sign writer foreman
Craig H Pittman	Set Dresser
Jack Kerner	Sign Writer
Richard L Johnson	Art Director - art direction
Pia Fernandez	Lead Person - leadman
Rodell Cruz	Art Director - art direction
Charles P Lancaster	Sign Writer
J Grey Smith	Set Dresser
Don Clark	Set Dresser
John Williams	Set Dresser
Casting	Credit
Katherine Venti	Casting Associate
Amy Levy-Lancaster	Casting Assistant
Risa Bramon	Casting
Billy Hopkins	Casting
Heidi Levitt	Casting Associate
Suzanne Smith	Casting Associate - casting assistant
Burton Sharp	Casting
Carl Scaglione	Casting Associate - casting assistant
ADR Voice Services	Casting
Ed Johnston	Casting
Donna Schubert	Casting Associate - casting assistant
Paul Adler	Casting
Julie Herrin	Casting Associate - casting assistant
Ken Metcalfe	Casting
Bramon & Hopkins Casting	Casting Agency casting
Nicolau Casting	Casting Agency casting
Craft Services	Credit
Sandy Hollis	Craft Service
Mark Miranda	Craft Service - craft services
Film Camera	Credit
Robert Richardson	Director of Photography
Peter Verrando	Video Playback
John Patrick Smith	Camera - film loader
Roland Neveu	Photography - stills
Toby F Phillips	Steadicam Operator
Philip C Pfeiffer	Camera Operator - b-camera operator
Lynn C Lockwood	Camera Assistant - assistant b-camera
Donald C Carlson	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Dale Caldwell	Color Timer - Deluxe color timer
Don Donigi	Dailies - dailies color adviser
Robert C Carlson	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Dan Valiere	Color Timer - optical color timer
Bill Webb	Camera Assistant - camera intern
George Rosales	Camera Assistant
Music	Credit
Tim Morrison	Trumpet - trumpeter
John Williams	Music
Kenneth Wannberg	Music Editor
Budd Carr	Music Supervisor
Boston Pops Orchestra	Music Performer
Pride of the 48	Song Performer
George M Cohan	Song
Jimmy DeKnight	Song
Rodney Lay	Song Performer
Armin Steiner	Music - music scoring mixer
Tim Morrison	Music
Wild West	Song Performer
Max Freeman	Song
Ed Marshall	Song
Frankie Avalon	Song Performer
The Shirelles	Song Performer
Luther Dixon	Song
Florence Green	Song
The Temptations	Song Performer
Bob Dylan	Song - songs
Van Morrison	Song Performer
John Mercer	Song
Don McLean	Song Performer
Henry Mancini	Song
101 Strings Orchestra	Song Performer
Fifth Dimension	Song Performer
Smokey Robinson	Song
Ronald White	Song
Edie Brickell	Song Performer
James Palmer	Song Performer
Van Morrison	Song
The Broken Homes	Song Performer
Don McLean	Song
Pierre Cour	Song
Louis Alberto Del Parana and His Trio Los Paraguayos	Song Performer
Gustavo Pimentel	Song Performer
Andre Popp	Song
John Phillips	Song
Trini Lopez	Song Performer
Perez Prado	Song Performer
Jimmy Webb	Song
James Palmer	Song
John Fogerty	Song
F Valdes Leal	Song
Gustavo Pimentel	Song
Ramirez	Song
Galindo	Song
Trini Lopez	Song - song arranger
Wello Rivas	Song
Physical Effects	Credit
Gil Arceo	Stunt Coordinator
Production Management	Credit
Sandra Palacios-Plugge	Location Assistant - location manager assistant
Joey Romero	Production Manager
Leeann Stonebreaker	Production Coordinator
Jane Bartelme	Production Supervisor
Joseph Reidy	Assistant Director
Clayton Townsend	Unit Production Manager
Brad Blake	Post-Production Supervisor
Jeff Flach	Location Manager
Susan Malerstein-Watkins	Script Supervisor
Lito Mabalot	Location Manager
Chris Brigham	Production Supervisor
Stephen Lim	Assistant Director
Pat Y Tolentino	Production Coordinator - production office coordinator
Joni L Walker	Location Assistant
David Sardi	Assistant Director
David N Johnson	Location Assistant
Donald J Lee Jr	Assistant Director
Ulysses Formanez	Assistant Director
Publicity	Credit
Marion Billings	Publicity - publicity consultant
Andrea Jaffe	Publicity - publicity consultant
Ellen Pasternack	Publicity - publicist
Sound	Credit
Wylie Steteman	Sound Designer
David M Roberts	Sound - sound recording
Derrick Mitchell	Sound Editor - sound editor assistant
Tod A Maitland	Sound Mixer
Scott Martin Gershin	Sound Effects Editor
T.J. O'Mara	Boom Operator
Bill Abbott	Audio - digital audio recording
Mark LaPointe	Foley Editor
Hilda Hodges	Foley Artist
Gary Gegan	ADR Mixer
Avram D Gold	ADR Editor
Joe Mayer	ADR Supervisor
Michael R Hoskinson	Sound Editor - sound editor assistant
Lon E Bender	Audio
Michael Minkler	Sound - sound rerecording mixer
Michael Minkler	Sound Designer
Edward Steidele	Foley Artist
Gregory H Watkins	Sound - sound rerecording mixer
Mark Lanza	Audio
Wylie Stateman	Sound - sound rerecording mixer
Chris Hogan	Audio
Visual Effects	Credit
William Aaron Purcell	Special Effects Coordinator
Theresa Purcell	Special Effects Assistant
Rolando Salem	Effects Assistant - special effects 1st assistant
Robert Dawson	Titles - title designer
William Curtin	Special Effects Coordinator
Manny Macapagal	Effects Assistant - special effects 2nd assistant
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Stephen M Krajca	Costumes - costumer
Alice Green	Wardrobe Assistant
Mayes Castillero DeRubeo	Costume Supervisor
Judy Ruskin Howell	Costume Designer
Gordon Smith	Makeup - special effects makeup
Sawnie Baldridge Smith	Wardrobe Supervisor
Suzanne Willet	Makeup Assistant
Joy Zapata	Hair - key hairstyles
Fran Allgood	Costumes - costumer
Wynn Arenas	Wardrobe Supervisor
Sharon Ilson	Makeup - key makeup
Martha Marek Beresford	Hair - hairstyles
Mitzie Corbin	Costume Supervisor
Susan Mayes	Wardrobe Assistant
Bonnie Clevering	Hair - hairstyles
Kateri Cale	Costumes - costume shop assistant
Stacy Lewis	Costume Supervisor
Jerry Whiteman	Wardrobe Assistant
Rick Sharp	Makeup
Mary Zophres	Costume Supervisor
Jeannie Ione Johnson	Costumes - costume shop assistant
Terry Smart	Costumes - costume shop assistant

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