Jennifer and Kaylia discuss the memoir and award winning film Born On The 4th Of July. This episode is light on jokes and heavy on themes. We talk about toxic masculinity, the acting chops of Tom Cruise, and how we are sort of still living the protests and social upheaval of the 1970s in 2020. And yes, Kaylia sings the darn song.
Sources and Show Notes
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Born_on_the_Fourth_of_July
Article re masculinity http://www.larsenonfilm.com/born-on-the-fourth-of-july
Ron Kovic himself https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Kovic
Different opinion about the firefight: https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/born-on-the-fourth-of-july-vets-account-disputed-by-comrades/
Film
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Born_on_the_Fourth_of_July_(film)
Donald Sutherland / Johnny Got His Gun
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Got_His_Gun
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Got_His_Gun_(film)
Mexican Village of the Sun More like group homes http://quadmexico.blogspot.com/2009/09/oliver-stone-tom-cruise-and-myths-of.html
The army of protesters in Miami / Last Patrol
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1972_Republican_National_Conventio
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