Question: When did the US state having captain miller in saving private Ryan in The Terminal change the drinking age to 21?

(The drinking age had been 18 for many years before the first raise in 1984, to 19.) Persons under 21 are prohibited from purchasing alcohol or possessing alcohol with the intent to consume, unless the alcohol was given to that person by their parent or legal guardian. In response to the National Minimum Drinking Age Act in 1984, which reduced by up to 10% the federal highway funding of any state which did not have a minimum purchasing age of 21, the New York Legislature raised the drinking age from 19 to 21, effective December 1, 1985. There is no law prohibiting where people under 21 may possess or consume alcohol that was given to them by their parents. Persons under 21 are prohibited from having a blood alcohol level of 0.02% or higher while driving. <SEP> The Terminal is a 2004 American comedy - drama film directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Tom Hanks and Catherine Zeta - Jones. The film is about a man who becomes stuck in New York's John F. Kennedy Airport terminal when he is denied entry into the United States and at the same time can not return to his native country because of a military coup. <SEP> Saving Private Ryan is a 1998 American epic war film directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Robert Rodat. It follows United States Army Rangers Captain John H. Miller (Tom Hanks) and a squad (Tom Sizemore, Edward Burns, Barry Pepper, Giovanni Ribisi, Vin Diesel, Adam Goldberg, and Jeremy Davies) as they search for a paratrooper, Private First Class James Francis Ryan (Matt Damon), who is the last - surviving brother of four servicemen. Set during the Invasion of Normandy in World War II, the film is notable for its graphic portrayal of war, and for the intensity of its opening 27 minutes, which includes a depiction of the Omaha Beach assault during the Normandy landings. <SEP> miller grew up in east lansing, michigan. he started playing youth hockey in california. in youth hockey, miller originally played as a forward, however, miller became frustrated with the poor play of his team's goaltender, so he begged his coach as well as his father, dean miller, to let him try it out. his father told him that if he could get two goals and three assists the next game he would buy ryan a catching glove. miller finished the game with two goals and three assists in the win. his brother drew is currently a free agent and three cousins (kelly miller, kip miller and kevin miller) all played in the nhl. all five attended michigan state university, where ryan miller played goalie for three years. <SEP> new jersey's drinking age was lowered to 18 in 1973 as part of a broader legal change which reduced new jersey's age of majority from 21 to 18. much of the impetus for lowering the drinking age to 18 was to grant returning vietnam veterans the right to purchase alcohol. possibly because of concerns about 18 - year - old high school students being able to legally purchase liquor, and then illegally consume it school, the state raised the drinking age to 19 in 1980. citing statistics that indicated an increase in car deaths among drivers under 21, the drinking age was raised back to 21 in 1983. at the same time, the penalties for underage drinking were increased to include a mandatory driver's license suspension. in 1985, the state made it illegal for an adult to give alcohol to a person under 21, with exception for religious services and parents serving alcohol to their own children at home or in a private area.