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

References

The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)
 -  Title on marquee during 1950s Fourth of July parade
Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
 -  "Moon River" being played at prom

Referenced in

Drive (1991)
 -  The Driver states: "I maintain that Rambo and Born on the Fourth of July are the same film."
Forrest Gump (1994)
Kicking and Screaming (1995)
 -  A videocassette is visible on a shelf in Video Planet.
"HBO First Look: Full Contact: The Making of 'Any Given Sunday' (#6.10)" (1999)
The Burly Man Chronicles (2004) (V)
 -  mentioned once in extended version
The 100 Greatest War Films (2005) (TV)
 -  One of the films on the list
Last Laugh '05 (2005) (TV)
 -  dialogue
"The Office: The Injury (#2.12)" (2006)
 -  Michael mentions the film
Mission: Impossible III (2006)
 -  Ethan Hunt disguise when he flies to China
"100 höjdare: Sveriges skönaste människor: Stockholm (#4.3)" (2006)
 -  Mentioned by name
"Californication: California Son (#1.8)" (2007)
 -  About an actor who looks like Tom Cruise, Al Moody says "I liked him in that Vietnam movie. He played a good cripple."
"American Dad!: In Country... Club (#5.1)" (2009)
 -  during the re-enactment

Features

D' Fightin' Ones (1961)
 -  It is shown in a movie theater at one point of the film (scene was deleted).
"Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" (1967)

Featured in

The 62nd Annual Academy Awards (1990) (TV)
Oliver Stone: Inside Out (1992) (TV)
Sto ypsos tis haramadas (1992)
 -  Scene is seen on TV in control room.
Hollywood vs. Religion (1994) (V)
The Spirit of America (2001)
The 100 Greatest War Films (2005) (TV)
 -  Clips are shown
Hollywood Vietnam (2005) (TV)
 -  Clip(s) from this film were included. The film was identified by title/year/director in a sub-caption.
The 78th Annual Academy Awards (2006) (TV)

Spoofed in

"The Ben Stiller Show: With Bobcat Goldthwait (#1.2)" (1992)
 -  Spoofed as part of the comedy routine in "Tom Cruise: Dress Casual"
"The Ben Stiller Show: With Sarah Jessica Parker (#1.6)" (1992)
 -  "Oliver Stoneland" features a "bumper wheelchairs" ride, based on "Born on the Fourth of July."
South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut (1999)
"It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: Charlie Gets Crippled (#2.1)" (2006)
 -  Charlie dresses up like Tom Cruise's character, and Charlie and Frank fight while sitting in wheelchairs similar to the fight between Tom Cruise and Willem Dafoe.

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