Comedy ·Drama · United States of America · 1982 · 1h 37m

Some Kind of Hero

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Director
Michael Pressman
Cast
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
Crew
King Baggot — Director of Photography Christopher Greenbury — Editor Patrick Williams — Original Music Composer James Kirkwood Jr. — Screenplay Robert Boris — Writer James Kirkwood Jr. — Novel
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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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Mood & Themes
prisoner of war
Key Collaborators
Michael Pressman Director King Baggot Director of Photography Christopher Greenbury Editor Patrick Williams Original Music Composer James Kirkwood Jr. Screenplay Robert Boris Writer James Kirkwood Jr. Novel Howard W. Koch Producer
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