Visible crew/equipment: When the guys walk from the deli, talking about which girl they are taking to the prom, you see a reflection in the cars parked along the side, of a crew member walking with a boom mic.
Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
1 visible crew/equipment mistake
Directed by: Oliver Stone
Starring: Tom Cruise, Raymond J. Barry, Caroline Kava, Josh Evans
Factual error: At a scene where Ron is in the Veteran's hospital doing physical therapy, it is supposed to be 1968, but the song playing is "American Pie." The song didn't come out until 1971.
Ron Kovic: People say that if you don't love America, then get the hell out. Well, I love America.
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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.