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Some Kind of Hero

Richard Pryor is in a new kind of comedy... about some kind of hero... in some kind of mess.
Apr 2, 1982 · 1h 37m
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Comedy
Drama

PLOT

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

Richard Pryor
Cpl. Eddie Keller / Ted Segal
Margot Kidder
Toni Donovan
Ray Sharkey
Sgt. Vinnie DiAngelo
Ronny Cox
Col. Powers
Lynne Moody
Lisa
Olivia Cole
Jesse
Paul Benjamin
Leon
David Adams
The Kid
Directed by Michael Pressman

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
$8,000,000
Revenue
$23,671,186
Production
Paramount Pictures, Howard W. Koch Productions
Country
US

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