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Born on the Fourth of July (1989) More at IMDbPro »

• Anachronisms: A 1957 Chevrolet convertible (released in the fall of 1956) is used in the 1956 Fourth of July parade.
  
  
• Continuity: Ron's family watches JFK's inauguration in Washington, DC in January 1961. It is sub-freezing there. Outside the Kovic home in Long Island, NY at the same time, it appears to be early fall.
  
  
• Anachronisms: A Jackie Gleason Blvd. street sign can be seen at the 1972 Republican National Convention in Miami Beach. The street wasn't named that until after Gleason's death in the late '80s.
  
  

• Anachronisms: Reeboks (first made in 1978) at a 1972 Republican convention.
  
  
• Continuity: When Ron returns home from the hospital the subtitle says "...1969". The colors of the leaves and the dead leaves in the street indicate it is autumn. A few scenes later the subtitle reads "July 4, 1969", and the implication is that time has moved forward.
  
  
• Anachronisms: In the welcome home parade in 1969 we see two Elvises with the American eagle jumpsuit. This was not made for Elvis until his Aloha From Hawaii show in 1973.
  
  
• Factual errors: During a scene identified as July 4, 1969, the Kovic family is watching "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" (1967). Laugh-In aired on Monday evenings, and July 4, 1969 was a Friday.
  
  
• Anachronisms: When the recruiter visits Ronnie's school, he incorrectly refers to Marine boot camp as "13 weeks of hell," when Marine boot camp was only 8 weeks during the timeframe of the movie.
  
  
• Continuity: When Ron visits the family of the man he accidentally killed in Vietnam, the chair swing is broken. When he comes out of the house moments later, the swing is fixed.
  
  
• Anachronisms: When Ron is thinking about what to put away in his room before boot camp, he stuffs away a toy pistol. The model pistol is a Beretta 92f, not made until 1983.
  
  
• Anachronisms: The voice of Mel Allen is heard on the radio calling Mantle's 491st home run which would have taken place in 1966. Allen was fired after the 1964 season
  
  
• Crew or equipment visible: When Ron and his friends walk out of Boyer's Ice Cream shop, you can see crew and equipment in the reflection on the cars.
  
  
• Errors in geography: When Ron is taking the train to Upstate NY a Mass Bay Transit Authority (MBTA) commuter train is used.
  
  
• Crew or equipment visible: Reflections of camera and operator visible in the shiny black brim of Ron's hat during the second parade.
  
  
• Anachronisms: The song "American Pie" is played twice in scenes that are indicated as being in 1969. American Pie was not released until 1971.
  
  

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