Some Kind of Hero (1982)

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Directed by

Michael Pressman

Starring (View all)

Richard Pryor
Eddie Keller

Margot Kidder
Toni

Ray Sharkey
Vinnie

Ronny Cox
Colonel Powers

Lynne Moody
Lisa

Olivia Cole
Jesse

Paul Benjamin
Leon

Martin Azarow
Tank

Written by

Robert Boris

James Kirkwood Jr.
novel

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A Vietnam vet returns home from a prisoner of war camp and is greeted as a hero, but is quickly forgotten and soon discovers how tough survival is in his own country.

Release date: 2 April 1982

Tags: Vietnam War (2), Drama (1), Comedy (1), Gangsters (1), Torture (1), War (1), Friendship (1), POW (1), Basketball (1), 1982 (1), Bank Robbery (1), Paramount Pictures (1)

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Pop Culture Phenomenon Films: 80’s (1473 movies items)

" Some Kind of Hero is a 1982 American comedy-drama film starring Richard Pryor as a returning Vietnam War veteran having trouble adjusting to civilian life. Soon he is involved in an organized crime heist. It co-stars Margot Kidder and was directed by Michael Pressman. Although James Kirkwood and Robert Boris are jointly credited with the screenplay, the script was in fact Boris' rewrite of Kirkwood’s adaptation of his novel. Originally intended to be a straight drama, the studio insiste"

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