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Warner Bros. Pictures
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Release Date: Dec 20, 1989
Running Time: 145 mins.
Country Of Origin: United States
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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Ron Kovic
Young Ron Kovic
Charlie
Recruiting Sergeant
Donna
Young Donna
Mr Kovic
Steve Boyer
Young Steve Boyer
Tommy Kovic
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February 7, 2001
Teenager Ron Kovic joined the marines, went to Vietnam to be a hero and came back in a wheelchair. In his 1976 autobiography, Kovic told how his illusions about God, country and manhood were shattered along with his spinal cord. As Kovic, Tom Cruise gives an astounding, deeply felt performance. For over two hours, under the pile-driving direction of Oliver Stone (Platoon), Cruise takes us on a grueling journey. The film spans three decades, moving Kovic through adolescence, Vietnam, therapy and…
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