Film

Some Kind of Hero

1982 · 1h 37m · Comedy · Drama

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

IMDb

5.8

Rotten Tomatoes

50%

Metacritic

68

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.

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

Martin Azarow

Tank

Shelly Batt

Olivia

Susan Berlin

Jeanette

Mary Betten

Lady Teller

Herbie Braha

Honcho #2

Anthony Charnota

Base Commander

Matt Clark

Mickey

Jude Farese

Bandit #1

• Michael PressmanDirector
• James Kirkwood Jr.Novel · Screenplay
• Robert BorisWriter
• Howard W. KochProducer
• King BaggotDirector of Photography
• Patrick WilliamsOriginal Music Composer
• Christopher GreenburyEditor
• Lynn StalmasterCasting

Some Kind of Hero - Trailer

Release date

April 2, 1982

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 37m

Rated

R

Budget

$8,000,000

Revenue

$23,671,186

Genres

Comedy, Drama

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