Some Kind of Hero
“Richard Pryor is in a new kind of comedy... about some kind of hero... in some kind of mess.”
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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Cast
31 people
Richard Pryor
Cpl. Eddie Keller / Ted Segal
Known for
See No Evil, Hear No Evil
Superman III
Antony Ponzini
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Night of the Running Man
Desert Hearts
Margot Kidder
Toni Donovan
Known for
Superman
The Amityville Horror
Ray Sharkey
Sgt. Vinnie DiAngelo
Known for
Wise Guys
Cop & ½
Ronny Cox
Col. Powers
Known for
RoboCop
Beverly Hills Cop
Lynne Moody
Lisa
Known for
Roots
Scream Blacula Scream
Olivia Cole
Jesse
Known for
Roots
North and South
Paul Benjamin
Leon
Known for
Escape from Alcatraz
Do the Right Thing
David Adams
The Kid
Also in
Final Chapter: Walking Tall
The Adventures of Captain Zoom in Outer Space
Martin Azarow
Tank
Also in
They Call Me Bruce?
V
Shelly Batt
Olivia
Known for
Saturday Night Fever
Susan Berlin
Jeanette
Also in
The Emperor's New Clothes
Rumpelstiltskin
Michael Pressman Director · James Kirkwood Jr. Screenplay Robert Boris Writer
Worldwide gross $24M · Budget $8M · United States release April 2, 1982
Box office
Budget
$8,000,000
Worldwide gross
$23,671,186
Gross vs. budget
3.0×
Production
Paramount Pictures
Production · Studio
Howard W. Koch Productions
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · April 2, 1982
Theatrical
Germany
June 1, 1986 · Physical · Video (Paramount / CIC Video)
Ireland
August 22, 1982 · Theatrical
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