Charlie Sheen recently appeared on “In Depth With Graham Bensinger” and reflected on being dropped from 1989’s “Born on the Fourth of July” so that it could become a Tom Cruise star vehicle. Sheen ...

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Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Born on the Fourth of July is an anti-war movie based on Kovic’s autobiography of the same name.

Charlie Sheen had an emotional reaction upon learning that Tom Cruise had beaten him out for the lead role in 1989's Born on the Fourth of July. "The thing that is weird is [director Oliver Stone] ...

Charlie Sheen finally got the chance to confront Oliver Stone about being dropped from Born on the Fourth of July in favor of Tom Cruise, the actor revealed in a new interview. Sheen opened up about ...

Charlie Sheen was caught off guard when he learned that Tom Cruise had been cast as Sergeant Ron Kovic in Oliver Stone’s 1989 Vietnam War movie, Born on the Fourth of July, instead of him. On a recent ...