"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
James Kirkwood Jr. Screenplay
Robert Boris Writer
Michael Pressman Director
James Kirkwood Jr. Novel
Robert Boris Associate Producer
Howard W. Koch Producer
James Kirkwood Jr. Co-Producer
Samuel Vance Associate Producer
Patrick Williams Original Music Composer
James L. Schoppe Art Direction
Christopher Greenbury Editor
Lynn Stalmaster Casting
Robert L. Stevenson Hair Department Head
King Baggot Director of Photography
Mel Dellar Unit Production Manager
Monty Westmore Makeup Artist
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Ein besonderer Held Trailer
Ну и герой Trailer
Germany 01 June 1986
Ireland 22 August 1982
United States 02 April 1982
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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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