Paperback Hero
5.9
“every woman's had one... every man's been one... once...”
A hockey player in a small town begins to lose his grip on reality and starts to believe that he is a gunslinger in the Old West.
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Cast
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Keir Dullea
Rick Dylan
Known for
2001: A Space Odyssey
Black Christmas
Elizabeth Ashley
Loretta
Known for
Russian Doll
Ocean's Eight
John Beck
Pov
Known for
Sleeper
Dallas
Dayle Haddon
Joanna
Known for
Cyborg
North Dallas Forty
Franz Russell
Big Ed
Also in
Agency
Dead on Target
George R. Robertson
Burdock
Known for
Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach
Murder at 1600
Ted Follows
Cagey
Also in
The National Dream
Wojeck
Linda Sorensen
Mona
Known for
Kid vs. Kat
The Mountain Between Us
Les Ruby
Jock
No other roles listed
Jacquie Presly
Marlene
Also in
Deep Sea Conspiracy
Peter Pearson Director · Barry Pearson Writer Les Rose Writer
United States release September 1, 1974 · Produced in Canada
Production
Agincourt International
Production
Canada
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · September 21, 1973
Theatrical
United States · September 1, 1974
Theatrical
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