Some Kind of Hero

Name: Some Kind of Hero
Released: 1982-04-02

1982· R· 1h 37m· Comedy· Drama

“Richard Pryor is in a new kind of comedy... about some kind of hero... in some kind of mess.”

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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Cast & Characters

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Key Crew

DirectorMichael Pressman

WriterRobert Boris

ScreenplayJames Kirkwood Jr.

ProducerHoward W. Koch

Director of PhotographyKing Baggot

Original Music ComposerPatrick Williams

EditorChristopher Greenbury

Full cast & crew (30 cast · 18 crew)

Details

Released1982-04-02

Runtime1h 37m · R

StatusReleased

StudiosParamount Pictures · Howard W. Koch Productions

Budget$8M

Box office$24M

LanguagesEnglish

CountriesUnited States of America

Rating5.6/10 · 44 votes

Original languageen

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