Some Kind of Hero

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

5.6/ 10 47 votes 1982-04-02 1h 37m 2 popularity

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.

Director: Michael Pressman

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Budget

$8M

Revenue

$24M

Cast

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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

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David Adams

The Kid

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