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Apr 2, 1982 · Richard Pryor stars as a Vietnam vet who faces hardships and betrayal after returning home as a hero. The film is a mix of drama and comedy, with Margot Kidder, Ray Sharkey and Ronny Cox in supporting roles.
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- Crime, Drama, War
- Michael Pressman
- 1982-04-02
Some Kind of Hero is a 1982 American comedy-drama film starring Richard Pryor as a returning Vietnam War veteran having trouble adjusting to civilian life. Soon he is involved in an organized crime heist. It co-stars Margot Kidder and was directed by Michael Pressman.
A comedy film starring Richard Pryor as a Vietnam POW who returns to a hostile world. Read the critics' opinions and ratings, watch the trailer and find out where to stream or buy the movie.
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- Michael Pressman
- R
- Richard Pryor
Currently you are able to watch "Some Kind of Hero" streaming on Showtime Apple TV Channel. It is also possible to buy "Some Kind of Hero" on Amazon Video, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Vudu, Microsoft Store as download or rent it on Microsoft Store, Apple TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Vudu online.
- Michael Pressman
- 97 min
- 22
Some Kind of Hero - YouTube. Buy or rent. R. YouTube Movies & TV. 180M subscribers. Subscribed. 93. This fast moving comedy is laced with poignancy and drama as Pryor assays one of the...
Some Kind of Hero. An American POW (Richard Pryor) is finally shipped back home and everything goes wrong for him. His mom is in a nursing home; his wife has a lover; and they've lost all his savings. So begins his desperate - and funny - descent into a world of crime. 266 IMDb 5.8 1 h 36 min 1982.
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. James Kirkwood Jr. Novel, Screenplay. Michael Pressman.
