Born on the Fourth of July (film)

Born on the Fourth of July is a 1989 American war drama film adaptation of the bestselling autobiography of the same name by Vietnam War veteran Ron Kovic.

The film begins with Ron Kovics childhood during the summer of 1961 in Massapequa, Long Island, New York. He plays war in the woods, attends a Fourth of July parade, plays and wins at a local neighborhood baseball game, and watches President John F. Kennedys inaugural address, which later inspires him to enlist in the Marines.After Ron Kovic and his classmates hear an impassioned lecture about the Marine Corps, Ron decides to enlist. He misses his prom because he is unable to secure a date with his love interest, Donna. He confronts her at the prom and has a dance with her on his last night before leaving. ........

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