Born on the Fourth of July
A true story of innocence lost and courage found.
Paralyzed in the Vietnam war, Ron Kovic becomes an anti-war and pro-human rights political activist after feeling betrayed by the country he fought for.
- Director
- Oliver Stone
- Signature
- Drama · Craft · Action
- Worldwide
- $161M
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Paralyzed in the Vietnam war, Ron Kovic becomes an anti-war and pro-human rights political activist after feeling betrayed by the country he fought for.
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The record
Awards
3 wins · 8 nominations
Academy Awards
2 wins · 8 nominations
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Actor
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Cinematography
National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
1 win
- WinnerNational Board of Review: Top Ten Films
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Box Office & Release
Born on the Fourth of July returned 11.5× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $14M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $161M
- Release date
- Dec 20, 1989
- Runtime
- 2h 25m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English, Spanish
- Country
- United States of America
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