Richard Pryor
Cpl. Eddie Keller/Ted Segal
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Some Kind of Hero: Directed by Michael Pressman. With Richard Pryor, Margot Kidder, Ray Sharkey, Ronny Cox. A Vietnam veteran returns home as a hero, but is quickly forgotten and discovers the harsh realities of survival in his own country.
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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 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.
- Michael Pressman
- 22
This fast moving comedy is laced with poignancy and drama as Pryor assays one of the finest roles of his career as Eddie Keller, a man who returns home after...
Some Kind of Hero. A Vietnam POW (Richard Pryor) comes home after six years to no wife, no business and no chance of getting back pay. Rent Some Kind of Hero on Fandango at Home,...
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- Michael Pressman
- R
- Richard Pryor
Dec 14, 2005 · A Vietnam veteran who has spent six years in a prison camp comes home to a hero's welcome in Los Angeles that becomes overshadowed with finding out his family has gone to pot as well as any money he had saved.
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