Born on the Fourth of July

The film opens in 1956 Massapequa, New York, with a 10-year-old Ron Kovic playing with his friends in a forest. On his Fourth of July birthday, he attends an Independence Day (United States) parade with his family and best friend Donna. In 1961, President John F. Kennedy's televised Inaugural address of John F. Kennedy inspires a teenage Ron to join the United States Marine Corps. After attending an impassioned lecture by two Marine recruiters visiting his high school, he enlists. His decision receives support from his mother, but upsets his father, an United States Armed Forces veteran. Ron goes to his prom, and dances with Donna before leaving for United States Marine Corps Recruit Training.

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Tom Cruise
as Ron Kovic
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Raymond J. Barry
as Mr. Kovic
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Caroline Kava
as Mrs. Kovic
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Kyra Sedgwick
as Donna
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Tom Berenger
as Recruiting Gunnery Sgt. Hayes
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Stephen Baldwin
as Billy Vorsovich
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Lili Taylor
as Jamie Wilson
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Josh Evans
as Tommy Kovic
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Bob Gunton
as Doctor
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Cordelia González
as Maria Elena
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Tony Frank
as Mr. Wilson
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Jayne Haynes
as Mrs. Wilson
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Anne Bobby
as Suzanne Kovic
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Richard Panebianco
as Joey Walsh
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Brian Tarantina
as Vet #2 - Miami Convention
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Dale Dye
as Infantry Colonel
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Norma Moore
as Massapequa Mom
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Stacey Moseley
as Young Donna's Friend
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Sean Stone
as Young Jimmy Kovic
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Bill Allen
as Platoon - Vietnam
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William Baldwin
as Platoon - Vietnam
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Claude Brooks
as Platoon - Vietnam
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William Mapother
as Platoon - Vietnam
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Byron Minns
as Platoon - Vietnam
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Markus Flanagan
as Doctor - Vietnam
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Corkey Ford
as Marvin - VA Hospital
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Rocky Carroll
as Willie - VA Hospital
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David Herman
as Patient - VA Hospital
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Bruce MacVittie
as Patient - VA Hospital
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Damien Leake
as Patient - VA Hospital
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Billie Neal
as Nurse Washington - VA Hospital
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Richard Poe
as Frankie - VA Hospital
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Jake Weber
as Donna's Boyfriend - Syracuse, NY
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Edie Brickell
as Folk Singer - Syracuse, NY
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Beau Starr
as Man #2 - Arthur's Bar
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John Del Regno
as Friend #1 - Arthur's Bar
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Melinda Renna
as Barmaid - Arthur's Bar
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Ivan Kane
as Vet - Villa Dulce
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J.R. Nutt
as Young Tommy
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Begonya Plaza
as Charlie's Hooker - Villa Dulce
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Edith Diaz
as Madame - Villa Dulce
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Ken Osborne
as Paraplegic #2 - Miami Convention
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Alan Toy
as Paraplegic #3 - Miami Convention
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William Wallace
as Agent #2 - Miami Convention
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Frank Cavestani
as Vet #3 - Miami Convention
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Michelle Hurst
as Reporter #2 - Democratic Conventon
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Elizabeth Hoffman
as Passerby #1 - Democratic Convention
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Réal Andrews
as Vet #2 - Democratic Convention
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Frank Girardeau
as Agent #1 - Miami Convention
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Donald Wilson
as Corpsman - Vietnam
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Ron Kovic
as Parade Veteran
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Andrew Lauer
as Vet - Villa Dulce
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Holly Marie Combs
as Jenny
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Rob Camilletti
as Tommy Finnelli
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Mark Moses
as Arzt
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Vivica A. Fox
as Hooker
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Jerry Levine
as Steve Boyer
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Frank Whaley
as Timmy
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Willem Dafoe
as Charlie
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Tom Sizemore
as Vet - Villa Dulce
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Michael Wincott
as Vet - Villa Dulce
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Mike Starr
as Man #1 - Arthur's Bar
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Ed Lauter
as Legion Commander
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Daniel Baldwin
as Vet #1 - Democratic Convention
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Oliver Stone
as News Reporter
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John Getz
as Marine Major - Vietnam
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David Warshofsky
as Lieutenant - Vietnam
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Jason Gedrick
as Martinez - Vietnam
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James Le Gros
as Platoon - Vietnam
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Chris Pedersen
as Aide #3 - VA Hospital
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David Neidorf
as Patient - VA Hospital
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Paul Sanchez
as Patient - VA Hospital
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Reg E. Cathey
as Speaker - Syracuse, NY
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Peter Crombie
as Undercover Vet - Miami Convention
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Jack McGee
as Democratic Delegate - Democratic Convention
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Jodi Long
as Reporter #1 - Democratic Conventon
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John C. McGinley
as Official #1 - Democratic Convention, Pushing Wheelchair
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Wayne Knight
as Official #2 - Democratic Convention
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Lucinda Jenney
as Passerby #2 - Democratic Convention
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Craig T. Nelson
as Marine Officer
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