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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. It was shot on location in South Central Los Angeles. [1] It was Nelson's last film before his death.
- A Hero Ain't Nothin' but a Sandwich, by Alice Childless
- Terry Nelson, Robert B. Radnitz
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. In order to feel wanted and a sense of euphoria in his dysfunctional life, he turns to drugs ...
- Alice Childress
- English
- United States
- Young adult
Feb 3, 1978 · 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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- Drama
- Ralph Nelson
- 1978-02-03
Jan 1, 1973 · A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich by Alice Childress falls under the genre of contemporary realistic fiction and is intended for children 13-16 years of age. Due to the drug usage, I would say it is a book meant to children a little older than the typical middle school chapter books. The book won the Lewis Carrol Shelf Award in 1975.
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Larry B. Scott. Benjie. Helen Martin. Mrs. Bell. Glynn Turman. Nigeria. In Theaters At Home TV Shows. A troubled boy becomes addicted to heroin, and his mother and foster father help him fight it.
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- Frederic And Mary Ann Brussat
- PG
- Ralph Nelson
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Feb 1, 2000 · A Hero Ain't Nothin' but a Sandwich is a classic example of a problem novel that all serious students of YA fiction should read. Read more. 3 people found this helpful.
- Mass Market Paperback
- Alice Childress
A troubled boy (Larry B. Scott) becomes addicted to heroin, and his mother (Cicely Tyson) and foster father (Paul Winfield) help him fight it. Benjie is a troubled teen in Los Angeles, living with his grandmother, his mother, and his mother's boyfriend. Traumatized by his father's desertion and the situation at home, Benjie drifts into getting ...
