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Synopsis: The biography of Ron Kovic. Paralyzed in the Vietnam war, he becomes an anti-war and pro-human rights political activist after feeling betrayed by the country he fought for.
Genre: Biography, Drama, War
Director(s): Oliver Stone
Production: Universal Pictures
  Won 2 Oscars. Another 13 wins & 25 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.2
Metacritic:
75
Rotten Tomatoes:
90%
R
Year:
1989
145 min
1,940 Views


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What will you

say tonight, Mr Kovic?

I'm going

to tell the truth.

Any plans

for the future?

I guess we'll see.

Mr Kovic, could you please

sign your book?

A young man

who comes from

Massapequa, Long Island...

All righty, coming through!

All right, sweetheart.

Straight on through.

Straight on through.

How does it feel

to address the entire country?

Uh, overwhelming...

an honour...

It's been a long way

for us...

the vets... uh...

Just lately I've felt

like I'm home.

You know?

Like, uh,

maybe we're home.

Welcome home,

Ronnie!

Go get them,

Ron!

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Oliver Stone

William Oliver Stone (born September 15, 1946) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. Stone came to public prominence between the mid-1980s and the early 1990s for writing and directing a series of films about the Vietnam War, in which he had participated as an infantry soldier. Many of Stone's films primarily focus on controversial American political issues during the late 20th century, and as such that they were considered contentious at the times of their releases. more…

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