Science  People  Locations  Timeline
Index: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Home > Born on the Fourth of July


 

Born on the Fourth of July is a 1989 autobiographical film which tells the story of Ron Kovic, a paralyzed Vietnam War veteran who became an anti-war activist. It stars Tom Cruise, Bryan Larkin , Raymond J. Barry , Tom Berenger, Caroline Kava .

The movie was adapted by Oliver Stone and Ron Kovic from Kovic's autobiography. It was directed by Stone and filmed in Dallas, Texas.

It won Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Film Editing. It was nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Tom Cruise), Best Cinematography, Best Music, Original ScoreFrom "Rule Sixteen" of the "Special Rules for The Music Awards Original Score An original score is a substantial body of music in the form of dramatic underscoring written specifically for the film by the submitting composer. The years shown are the produ, Best PictureThe Academy Award for Best Picture is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; the awards are voted on by other people within the industry. As is the customary practice in, Best SoundThis is a list of films that have received an Oscar for best sound. 1930s 1930 The Big House Douglas Shearer, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio 1931 Paramount Publix Studio Sound Department 1932 Paramount Publix Studio Sound Department 1933 A Farewell to Arms Fr and Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another MediumThe Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay is one of the Academy Awards, the most prominent film awards in the United States. It is awarded each year to the writer of a screenplay adapted from another source (usually a novel or play). See also the A.

Ratings

USA: Rated R for strong violence, sex-related situations and strong uses of the four-letter words.

1989 films Vietnam War films

Read more »

Non User