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A Hero Ain't Nothin' but a Sandwich is a 1977 film directed by Ralph Nelson about a black junior high school student who becomes a heroin addict. The screenplay was written by Alice Childress , based on her novel of the same name .
A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich: Directed by Ralph Nelson. With Cicely Tyson, Paul Winfield, Larry B. Scott, Helen Martin. A troubled boy (Larry B. Scott) becomes addicted to heroin, and his mother (Cicely Tyson) and foster father (Paul Winfield) help him fight it.
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A Hero Ain't Nothin' but a Sandwich is a 1973 young adult novel by American author Alice Childress. Set in the American ghettos of Harlem, the novel tells the story of a teenage boy who struggles with the abandonment instilled by his biological father.
Watch A Hero Ain't Nothin' but a Sandwich with a subscription on Prime Video. Shows how addiction can get the best of a person-eating a black hole in all the departments of life....
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- Ralph Nelson
Jan 1, 1973 · A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich. Alice Childress. 3.81. 938 ratings120 reviews. Benjie can stop using heroin anytime he wants to. He just doesn't want to yet. Why would he want to give up something that makes him feel so good, so relaxed, so tuned-out? As Benjie sees it, there's nothing much to tune in for.
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David Groh. Cohen. Page 1 of 6, 11 total items. In Theaters At Home TV Shows. Advertise With Us. A troubled boy becomes addicted to heroin, and his mother and foster father help him fight it.
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A Hero Ain’t Nothin’ but a Sandwich, novel for young adults by Alice Childress, published in 1973. The work is presented in 23 short narratives and tells the story of an arrogant black teenager whose fragmented domestic life and addiction to heroin lead him into delinquency.
