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Born on the Fourth of July   1989         R, 144 min. Genre: Drama Director: Oliver Stone   Cast: Tom Cruise, Raymond J. Barry, Caroline Kava, Kyra Sedgwick, Jerry Levine, Bryan Larkin, Frank Whaley, Stephen Baldwin, Tom Berenger, Dale Dye, Josh Evans, Jamie Talisman, Anne Bobby, Samantha Larkin, Richard Panebianco   Based on Vietnam Veteran Ron Kovic's best selling book, Tom Cruise plays the lead in this story that relates Kovic's experiences from all-American football hero to paraplegic, anti-war activist. Oliver Stone won the Best Director Academy Award, and nominations were received for Best Actor (Cruise) and Picture. Cast Tom Cruise Ron Kovic Raymond J. Barry Mr. Kovic Caroline Kava Mrs. Kovic Kyra Sedgwick Donna Jerry Levine Steve Boyer Bryan Larkin Young Ron Kovic Frank Whaley Timmy Stephen Baldwin Billy Vorsovich Tom Berenger Recruiting Sgt. Hayes Dale Dye Infantry Colonel Josh Evans Tommy Kovic Jamie Talisman Jimmy Kovic Anne Bobby Suzanne Kovic Samantha Larkin Patty Kovic Richard Panebianco Joey Walsh