Director - Oliver Stone Born On The Fourth Of July stars Tom Cruise in the autobiographical story by Ron Kovic, a Marine whose eyes are opened on the battlefield in Viet Nam, and who returns home paraplegic and deeply wounded in his soul. His struggles to find some peaceful place within himself, and ultimately to take a public stand against the war, make up the bulk of the film.
Cruise finds the meat of the role and never lets up on the intensity of the experience.
The soundtrack album for Born On The Fourth Of July features songs from Van Morrison, Edie Brickell And The New Bohemians, The Temptations and others, in addition to a fine score. The original score for Born On The Fourth Of July was composed by John Williams. Williams is a second-generation sound track musician, beginning his professional work with Henry Mancini on the Peter Gunn TV series. He began working in film in 1960 and collected his first Oscar for Fiddler On The Roof in 1971. Williams is identified with the soundtracks for Lucas and Spielberg, having written the music for all of Spielberg's films, and all three Star Wars movies.