iRewind Talk: Tom Cruise. Born on the 4th of July

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Posted by Kristina (Member # 311) on :

Hi, does anyone know where Born on the 4th of July was filmed?? My sister says it was filmed in Lake Ronkonkama, Long Island, Ny. That is only 20 minutes from us. I think I would have known about that! Wondering if anyone has any info. TIA. -Kristina

Posted by StevenHW (Member # 509) on :

Kristina:

The imdb.com indicates that most of the movie was filmed mostly in Texas, with some shots in The Philippines and Mexico.

However, the movie was based upon the story of Ron Kovic's life. And Kovic grew up in Massapequa, Long Island, NY, before and after his tour of duty in Vietnam. It is entirely possible that a few scenes were shot there, but I have no confirmation.

Kovic was awarded a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart medal after the war. Kovic later gave Tom Cruise his Bronze Star medal as a birthday present a year after that movie came out.

Hope this helps!

Posted by StevenHW (Member # 509) on :

By the way, Tom Cruise should've won the "Best Actor" Academy Award for his performance in that movie, instead of Daniel Day-Lewis. I know Cruise was nominated that year, but he was robbed!

No offense to Daniel, who did an excellent job in "My Left Foot", but Cruise really broke through as a seriously dramatic actor in "Born On The Fourth Of July".

Cruise also should've won the "Best Supporting Actor" award a few years ago for his mesmerizing and ultimately heartbreaking performance in "Magnolia", for playing a truly creepy and unsympathetic role that he normally doesn't do.

Just my humble opinion.

Posted by Nick (Member # 404) on :

Man, sometimes it's so frustrating.

--It's all on the Born on the 4th July page!!!! Yes, Texas and some others.

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