Charlie Sheen recently recalled the day he received the news that Tom Cruise was taking over his role in the 1989 movie, Born on the Fourth of July. He said it was a “big deal” and it had a “betrayal ...

Charlie Sheen has recalled being passed over for the lead role in Born on the Fourth of July, calling the rejection a “betrayal.” Helmed by William Oliver Stone, the 1989 war drama starred Tom Cruise ...

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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] ...