A Few Good Men/Born On the Fourth of July

Double bill of drama movies starring Tom Cruise. In 'A Few Good Men' (1992), Lieutenant Daniel Kaffee (Cruise) is a Navy lawyer assigned to defend two men who accidentally killed a Private by asphyxiating him with a towel.

Initially working out a quick and easy plea bargain with the prosecuting lawyer (Kevin Bacon), Kaffee is persuaded to investigate the case further by a determined colleague (Demi Moore).

Together they take on the might of the navy establishment, as the trail of evidence leads to the accused's commanding officer (Jack Nicholson).

In 'Born On the Fourth of July' (1989), Ron Kovic (Cruise) is brought up in the God-fearing All-American tradition, and as such is perfect material to fight for the US cause in Vietnam.

However, nothing could prepare the young Marine for the horrors of the frontline and he returns home wounded and paralysed from the chest down.

Embittered, Kovic goes into a self-destructive downward spiral, until he finds new direction by joining the anti-war movement.