"Richard Pryor is in a new kind of comedy... about some kind of hero... in some kind of mess." 02 April 1982 Drama, Comedy 97 mins
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.
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Richard Pryor as Cpl. Eddie Keller / Ted Segal
Margot Kidder as Toni Donovan
Ray Sharkey as Sgt. Vinnie DiAngelo
Ronny Cox as Col. Powers
Lynne Moody as Lisa
Olivia Cole as Jesse
Paul Benjamin as Leon
David Adams as The Kid
Martin Azarow as Tank
Shelly Batt as Olivia
Susan Berlin as Jeanette
Mary Betten as Lady Teller
Herbie Braha as Honcho #2
Anthony Charnota as Base Commander
Matt Clark as Mickey
Jude Farese as Bandit #1
Michael Pressman Director
Robert Boris Writer
James Kirkwood Jr. Novel
James Kirkwood Jr. Screenplay
Robert Boris Associate Producer
James Kirkwood Jr. Co-Producer
Howard W. Koch Producer
Samuel Vance Associate Producer
Mel Dellar Unit Production Manager
Patrick Williams Original Music Composer
King Baggot Director of Photography
Christopher Greenbury Editor
Lynn Stalmaster Casting
James L. Schoppe Art Direction
John H. Anderson Set Decoration
Robert L. Stevenson Hair Department Head
Ein besonderer Held Trailer
Ну и герой Trailer
Ireland 22 August 1982
United States 02 April 1982
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Some Kind of Hero full hd movie trailer.
Eddie Keller a Viet Nam returns home to a world he no longer recognizes. His wife has ...
This fast moving comedy is laced with poignancy and drama as Pryor assays one of the finest roles of his career as Eddie Keller a man who returns home after ...
Eddie Keller a Viet Nam returns home to a world he no longer recognizes. His wife has ...
Some Kind of Hero.
This fast moving comedy is laced with poignancy and drama as Pryor assays one of the finest roles of his career as Eddie Keller a man who returns home after ...
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