Hero at Large
5.9
“Help is on the way!”
An idealistic but struggling actor finds his life unexpectedly complicated when he stops a robbery while wearing the costume of Captain Avenger, a superhero character of a film he is hired to promote. He decides to dabble at being a superhero only to find that it is more difficult and dangerous than he ever imagined.
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Cast
65 people
John Ritter
Steve Nichols
Known for
It
Problem Child
Anne Archer
J. Marsh
Known for
Patriot Games
The Dropout
Bert Convy
Walter Reeves
Known for
The Cannonball Run
Semi-Tough
Kevin McCarthy
Calvin Donnelly
Known for
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Innerspace
Harry Bellaver
Eddie
Known for
From Here to Eternity
The Old Man and the Sea
Anita Dangler
Mrs. Havacheck
Known for
The Goodbye Girl
Jane Hallaren
Gloria Preston
Known for
My Girl
Body Heat
Leonard Harris
Mayor
Known for
Taxi Driver
Rick Podell
Milo
Also in
American Dad!
World Gone Wild
Allan Rich
Marty Fields
Known for
Serpico
Quiz Show
Kurt Andon
Fireman
Also in
15 Minutes
Coma
Gerry Black
Hero at Fire
Known for
The Majestic
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Martin Davidson Director · AJ Carothers Writer Patrick Williams Composer
Worldwide gross $16M · United States release February 8, 1980 · Produced in United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$15,934,737
Production
Kings Road Entertainment
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · February 8, 1980
Theatrical
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