Born on the Fourth of July

Born on the Fourth of July (1989)

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Corrected entry: When we see the gravestone of Wilson, it doesn't match that he was 19 years old when killed. According to his headstone, he was born in November of 1948 and killed in October of 1967 so he would have been 18, not 19 as stated by his father.

Correction: He was a month or less from turning 19 (it could have been a couple days), it's definitely close enough to call him 19.

Corrected entry: Kovic mentions on the beach that he is into his second tour in Vietnam, yet he does not wear the Combat Infantryman's Badge at any time on his uniform.

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Correction: The CIB is awarded to Army and Special Forces personell, not to the Marines.

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Mistakes

Other mistake: During the big protest march scene which is supposed to have taken place in the early '70's, one Vietnam vet who is sitting in a wheelchair is clearly wearing a pair of high top Reebok sneakers introduced in the late '80's.

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Quotes

Ron Kovic: People say that if you don't love America, then get the hell out. Well, I love America.

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Trivia

Trivia: Director Oliver Stone can be seen briefly as a TV reporter.

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Questions

Question: There's a scene in this movie that I've never understood. When Ron Kovic is in the VA hospital, there's one scene where he wakes up in the middle of the night, and looks up and sees something, and screams. What did he see that made him scream?

Answer: He doesn't see anything. He hears his blood dripping back into the makeshift machine the doctors have set up and realizes it isn't working properly. In the previous scene he was told that if they couldn't get the machine to work, he would never walk again.

No, in the previous scene he was told that if they couldn't get the machine to work, he would lose his leg. He was already told he would never walk again.

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