You may disagree with Oliver Stone's political views, however, in Born On The 4th Of July, he elicited a career best performance from Tom Cruise, and he dramatized the horror of war and the degrading and demoralizing treatment of Vetrans like Kovic, who believed in serving their Country, came home maimed or paralyzed, and were marginalized or treated poorly at hospitals during the Vietnam era. He richly deserved this Oscar.
@Gimmiepig - Are you being sarcastic? Your're really a Right Wing Trump lover. Actually, I would agree with what you are saying, but there are nice way to say things which produces a better response.
For those disagreeing with Oliver Stone’s political views, they are factually wrong and on the wrong side of history. Stone’s criticisms of the illegal Vietnam war crimes are legitimate.
and also Martin once praised Oliver in front of his class for his homework(short film) telling everybody about Stone ''... that's a filmmaker!'' Many times Oliver Sone in his interviews repeats this story with pride.
Spike Lee was completely overlooked for his incredible direction of "Do the Right Thing!" Oliver Stone completely deserved to win, but, man, Spike Lee should have at least received a nomination!!!
Oliver Stone is one of the greatest directors ever. Born in 4th of July is just a hit on your stomach. Really deserved. Although I wish they would release Death Poets Society a year later. Such great movie.
It's so fitting that Oliver Stone gets the Oscar handed to him by his former university mentor. It must have been an interesting moment for the both of them.
Never realized how good a job they did in make up in Goodfellas because Deniro looks like 1977 Deniro in 1990 when he looked like 2003 Deniro in Godfellas(1990)
Robert de Niro looks really tall and then you realize that it is because Martin Scorsese is so short. Over time I have come to realize Stone's profound contribution to understanding the senseless horrors of war and the terrible toll on combatants. Our veterans continue to suffer the consequences.
There were also a lot of Vietnam Civilian Civilians and even Soldiers who were hurt and even killed because of a War that the U.S. should not have been in.
@@Sophie_kent Yeah! The "film school" at the New York University is the Tisch School of the Arts. The Tisch school has the Kanbar Institute, dedicated to film classes. Joel Coen, Kenneth Lonergan, Vince Gilligan, Sean Baker, Martin Brest, Jim Jarmusch, Todd Phillips, M. Night Shyamalan, John Waters, and Todd Solondz studied at that school. Some dropped out of school. Others, like John Waters, were expelled.
This was entirely a well deserved win here! "Born on the Fourth of July" is one of Oliver Stone's greatest cinematic achievements that realistically and sensitively depicted the excruciatingly painful biopic of Vietnam War veteran, Ron Kovic, played to pure perfection by Tom Cruise. It was a truly powerful and deeply resonating film on the ramifications war can have on one's psyche and physical health that still haunts me to this very day.
That Oscar absolutely should have gone to Spike Lee for Do The Right Thing but at least it was still won by a truly outstanding director for one of his best films.
Directors Who are Overtly Snubbed that year: 1. Spike Lee- "Do the Right Thing"- 1989 2. Bruce Beresford- "Driving Miss Daisy"- 1989 3. Edward Zwick- "Glory"- 1989 4. Steven Soderbergh- "Sex, Lies and Videotape"- 1989 5. James Cameron- "The Abyss"- 1989 6. Ridley Scott- "Black Rain"- 1989 7. Rob Reiner- "When Harry Met Sally..."- 1989 8. Tim Burton- "Batman"- 1989
Here's Marty giving one of his students (from my understanding) his second directing Oscar, and yet Marty at this point STILL hadn't won. It would be 17 years later before he won for The Departed.
well deserved oscar....shame though that since stone's 'platoon' won the best picture award earlier, that could be why 'born on the fourth of july lost for this particular year
I've been in love with Robert De Niro since i was a kid. I've seen this clip before, it took my breath away. How beautiful is he in his suit and thick dark hair. Oh my love. I'll love you always.
with respect to oliver it's easy to win when you're the only nominee who made a blistering film , the other 4 were well made but dull compared to BOTFOJ
I don't begrudge the four directors who've beat him over the years: Sydney Pollack, Oliver Stone, Steven Spielberg, Peter Jackson. All right, maybe Jackson, since I hate the fact Master and Commander had to come out the year the Academy realized it better honor Lord of the Rings already. But, seriously, fine filmmakers all. But I do hope Peter Weir, my personal favorite director, wins an Oscar in the near future.
why did the academy didn't nominate Bruce Beresford, I mean, it was clear that the winner was going to be Oliver Stone (and also I think truly fully deserved win), but f the academy was going to award Driving Miss Daisy as best picture, they should nominate it's director.
Little Rock reporter Anne Pressly (249-67-8713)was conservative commentator Candice Black in Oliver Stone’s “W.” and died 10/25/08-87 days b4 Barack Hussein Obama became #44 on 1/20/09. Unrelated to politics, actor Jonathan "Jon" Cryer’s wife is Lisa Marie Joyner; his “Two and a Half Men” co-star Holland Taylor plays his mom, Evelyn Harper on the show. Unrelated to D. Quaid and Jim Caviezel in “Frequency”, Holland played Marge Crowley in the “Room Service” ep. of TV series “Strange Frequency”
Little Rock, AR TV reporter Anne Pressly (249-67-8713) played conservative commentator Candice Black in Oliver Stone’s “W.” (2008). Pressly died 10/25/08-87 days before Barack Hussein Obama became #44 on 1/20/09, leaving cocker spaniels Daisy and Clementine behind. Unrelated: actor Jonathan Niven "Jon" Cryer’s wife Lisa Marie Joyner. On the 61st b’day of TV’s bRYANt GUMbEL-9/29/09-Jon and Lisa announced they adopted a baby girl, whom they named Daisy. Pressly’s killer: CURTIS LaVELLE VANce
Little Rock, AR reporter Anne Pressly (249-67-8713) was conservative commentator Candice Black in Oliver Stone’s “W.” and died 10/25/08-87 days b4 Barack Hussein Obama became #44 on 1/20/09. Unrelated to time warps: actor Jonathan "Jon" Cryer’s wife is Lisa Marie Joyner; his “Two and a Half Men” co-star Holland Taylor plays his mom, Evelyn Harper on the show. Little Rock and Winston-Salem, NC both have Interstate 40. Little Rock’s 501 tel. area code could evoke 501 E. 16th near the Superette
Little Rock TV reporter Anne Pressly(249-67-8713)played conservative commentator Candice Black in Oliver Stone’s “W.” (2008) and died 10/25/08-87 days before Barack Hussein Obama became #44 on 1/20/09. Unrelated to politics, actor Jonathan Niven "Jon" Cryer’s wife is Lisa Marie Joyner; his “Two and a Half Men” co-star Holland Taylor plays his mom Evelyn Harper on the show. Unrelated to 250-64-5145 or idle, childhood “a life in politics” themes, Taylor was Professor Stromwell in “Legally Blonde”
Scorsese was first a student at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, and later he taught classes, having Stone as a student. Spike Lee and Ang Lee were actually classmates there.
This is easily tom cruises best perfomance...any other year not going up against arguably the best actor or all time daniel day lewis....he woulf have won....but as we all know now....what a career...for both
While Oliver Stone did do a fantastic job directing Born on the Fourth of July, I still would have voted for Jim Sheridan for My Left Foot. I feel he should have won it.
Barry Levinson won the year before, but was unavailable. Bernardo Bertolucci was the year before that, and he was in Italy and declined to present. Oliver himself won the year before that, so of course he couldn't present. They chose Scorsese because he was Oliver's teacher at NYU Film School, and they expected Oliver to win. Like when they expected Scorsese to win years later, they chose his old pals, Spielberg, Lucas, and Coppola to present.
As great a film as last crusade is, the direction isn't Oscar worthy. Spielberg would follow Oliver Stone by winning 2 directing Oscars for his 2 best directed films, Schindler's List and Saving Private Ryan.
Why did I post this, becuase I love BORN ON THE 4th of JULY movie and I will not allow EVIL to hurt innocent people. SO, i dialed 911 and I did the right thing. All were arrested (reasons not known).
Spike was a student at the same school where Scorsese and Stone studied, the New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. And he was a classmate of Ang Lee.
Si q el Oliver se traumo con Vietnam eh??? Y por cierto q mamón en la entrega del Oscar del 87 justo por platoon se quitó el beso de su mujer cuando está lo beso por el premio, q sujeto tan despreciable.
daz samuels I wasn't talking about Cruise. Where in my comment did I say I was talking about Cruise. But from what you said, Cruise would've been a moron if he actually tried to paralyze himself for his role.
***** Being a method actor isn't always the best route to take for acting. It's called ACTING for a reason. Trust me, I know all about the tremendous lengths actors like DDL and DeNiro put themselves through in order to give great performance, but there are other times when an actor does go too far and will probably do something stupid to themsleves if they don't realize it yet.
