Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 145 min
- Age rating
- R
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Violence
- Strong
Why tonight?
- It goes hard on violence — not a wind-down.
The story
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.
- vietnam war
- vietnam veteran
- post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)
- 1970s
- wheelchair
- biography
- based on true story
- based on memoir or autobiography
- desert
- fourth of july
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
- Willem Dafoe — Charlie
- Jerry Levine — Steve Boyer
- Stephen Baldwin — Billy Vorsovich
- Josh Evans — Tommy Kovic
- Rob Camilletti — Tommy Finnelli
- Vivica A. Fox — Hooker
- Lili Taylor — Jamie Wilson
- Tony Frank — Mr. Wilson
- Holly Marie Combs — Jenny
- Tom Berenger — Sergeant Hayes
- Frank Whaley — Timmy
- Directed
- Oliver Stone
- Written
- Ron Kovic, Oliver Stone
Production
- Rating
- 7.0 / 10 · 1,940 ratings
- Studio
- Universal Pictures, A. Kitman Ho Productions, Ixtlan Productions
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
