Born on the Fourth of July: Uggggghh.....

Welp! Hell of a time to do our America Rah-Rah movie month. Look, this week we're doing Born on the Fourth of July: the Oliver Stone film starring Tom Cruise, based on the real story of Vietnam Vet and Peace Activist Ron Kevin. We're also talking... well... you know...

Born on the Fourth of July was directed by Oliver Stone. Screenplay was written by Ron Kevin, based on his autobiography of the same name. It tells the story of a young American in the 1960s who enlists in the Marines to fight the North Vietnamese Army. He saw it as his solemn duty to his beloved America. And then a bullet put him in a wheelchair, and his journey from jingoist American Son to Peace Activist (same thing if you ask us) had begun. It's a masterpiece and a very important film for times like these.

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