Some Kind of Hero (1982)
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Richard Pryor gives a compelling performance in Some Kind of Hero, playing a Vietnam veteran who tries to readjust to civilian life. Pryor plays Eddie Keller, who has just spent five years in a North Vietnamese prisoner-of-war camp. Most of the time there, Eddie was able to hold his own against his… More Richard Pryor gives a compelling performance in Some Kind of Hero, playing a Vietnam veteran who tries to readjust to civilian life. Pryor plays Eddie Keller, who has just spent five years in a North Vietnamese prisoner-of-war camp. Most of the time there, Eddie was able to hold his own against his captors, but he eventually was forced to sign a statement denouncing United States involvement in the Vietnam War. Eddie decided to sign the document in order to insure that his friend Vinnie (Ray Sharkey) would be given proper medical treatment. Because of this denunciation, when Eddie returns home from the war he is denied his back pay. He also discovers that his wife has left him for another man, his business has fallen apart, and his mother has been sent to an asylum. Eddie falls into a deep depression and hits rock bottom. But he meets a friendly prostitute, Toni (Margot Kidder), who helps him straighten out his life. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi
- Directed By
- Michael Pressman
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
R,
- In Theaters
- Apr 2, 1982 Wide
- Studio
- Paramount Pictures
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Cast
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Richard Pryor
as Eddie Keller
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Margot Kidder
as Toni
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Ray Sharkey
as Vinnie
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Ronny Cox
as Col. Powers
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Lynne Moody
as Lisa
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Olivia Cole
as Jesse
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Paul Benjamin
as Leon
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David Adams
as The Kid
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Martin Azarow
as Tank
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Shelly Batt
as Olivia
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Susan Berlin
as Jeanette
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Mary Betten
as Teller
- Herb Braha
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Anthony Charnota
as Commander
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Jude Farese
as Bandit
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Elizabeth Farley
as Secretary
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John Fujioka
as Captain
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Raymond Guth
as Motel Clerk
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Anne Haney
as Monica
- Alberto Isaac
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Mary Jackson
as Frances
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Peter Jason
as Honcho
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Caren Kaye
as Sheila
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Enid Kent
as Reporter
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Nicholas Mele
as Officer
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Bill Morey
as Major
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Kenneth W. O'Brien
as Bartender
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Harvey Parry
as Old Drunk
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Antony Ponzini
as Sal
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Bill M. Ryusaki
as Basketball Player
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Kario Salem
as Young Soldier
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Pearl Shear
as Customer
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Hayward Soo Hoo
as Soldier
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Tim Thomerson
as Cal
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Jon Van Ness
as Aide
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Sandy Ward
as Colonel
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Matt Clark
as Mickey
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Richard McKenzie
as Psychiatrist
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David Byrd
as Doorman
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Nancy Martin
as Hilda
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Warren Munson
as Bank President
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Danny Wong
as Guard
