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2 unusual facts about Born on the Fourth of July


Jenna von Oÿ

In addition to television, von Oÿ has also appeared in the feature film Born on the Fourth of July (1989), opposite Tom Cruise.

John E. Gallagher

Prior to working in television, he worked as an assistant director and production assistant on the films Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan, Born on the Fourth of July, The Hard Way, Out for Justice, Stine Cold, Passenger 57 and other films.


Fiona Banner

The Nam (1997), is a 1,000-page book which describes the plots of six Vietnam films in their entirety: the films are Apocalypse Now, Born on the Fourth of July, The Deer Hunter, Full Metal Jacket, Hamburger Hill and Platoon.

Jerry Levine

Other films include Iron Eagle (1986), K-9 (1989) and Oliver Stone's Vietnam War feature Born on the Fourth of July (1989) starring Tom Cruise.

Noel Quiñones

The Bell and San Juan Story followed in 1989 featuring a variety of well-known artists such as writer/director Jacobo Morales (whose film Lo que le Pasó a Santiago is the only Puerto Rican film nominated for a Best Foreign Movie Oscar), Cordelia González (Born on the Fourth of July, Mambo Kings), Rosana de Soto (Stand and Deliver, La Bamba) and others.

The Boys in Company C

The Boys in Company C is the first in Furie's Vietnam War trilogy, followed by 2001's Under Heavy Fire and 2006's The Veteran, somewhat similar to Oliver Stone and his Vietnam War trilogy with 1986's Platoon, 1989's Born on the Fourth of July and 1993's Heaven & Earth.


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When Heaven and Earth Changed Places

Platoon was based on Oliver Stone's own experience in Vietnam and Born on the Fourth of July was based on the experiences of veteran Ron Kovic.