• StatusReleased
  • Release Date1989-12-20
  • Runtime145 minutes
  • TaglineA true story of innocence lost and courage found.
  • Revenue161,001,698$
  • GenreDrama, War
  • Production
    CompaniesUniversal Pictures, A. Kitman Ho Productions, Ixtlan Productions
  • Budget14,000,000$

Movie Overview

Paralyzed in the Vietnam war, Ron Kovic becomes an anti-war and pro-human rights political activist after feeling betrayed by the country he fought for.

Casts

Tom Cruise

Raymond J. Barry

Caroline Kava

Kyra Sedgwick

Willem Dafoe

Jerry Levine

Stephen Baldwin

Josh Evans

Rob Camilletti

Vivica A. Fox

Lili Taylor

Tony Frank

Holly Marie Combs

Tom Berenger

Frank Whaley

Mark Moses

Bob Gunton

Cordelia González

Anne Bobby

Richard Panebianco

Tom Sizemore

Michael Wincott

Mike Starr

Ed Lauter

Daniel Baldwin

Brian Tarantina

Dale Dye

Norma Moore

Stacey Moseley

Oliver Stone

Sean Stone

Jenna von Oy

John Getz

David Warshofsky

Jason Gedrick

Bill Allen

William Baldwin

James Le Gros

William Mapother

Byron Minns

Markus Flanagan

R. D. Call

Corkey Ford

Rocky Carroll

Chris Pedersen

David Herman

Bruce MacVittie

Damien Leake

David Neidorf

Paul Sanchez