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Apr 2, 1982 · Some Kind of Hero: Directed by Michael Pressman. With Richard Pryor, Margot Kidder, Ray Sharkey, Ronny Cox. 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.
- (1.7K)
- Michael Pressman
- R
- Crime, Drama, War
Box office. $23,671,186. 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 .
- $8 million
- Patrick Williams
- April 2, 1982
- Howard W. Koch
Rent Some Kind of Hero on Fandango at Home, Prime Video, Apple TV, or buy it on Fandango at Home, Prime Video, Apple TV. A Vietnam POW (Richard Pryor) comes home after six years to no wife, no ...
- (6)
- Michael Pressman
- R
- Richard Pryor
Some Kind of Hero is 7626 on the JustWatch Daily Streaming Charts today. The movie has moved up the charts by 3677 places since yesterday. In the United States, it is currently more popular than Don't Say Its Name but less popular than The Pool.
- 1982
- 18
- Michael Pressman
- 97 min
His movie roles became far more captivating in the process: the piano man in Lady Sings the Blues (1972); as a wise-talking hustler in a pair of slick urban thrillers: The Mack (1973) and Uptown Saturday Night (1974); the gregarious Daddy Rich in Car Wash; his first pairing with Gene Wilder as Grover, the car thief who helps stops a runaway ...
- Michael Pressman
- Richard Pryor
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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.
He meets a sympathetic soul in Toni (Margot Kidder), a high-class hooker. Realizing he must take some kind of action, Pryor begins a desperate and funny escapade into the world of crime. Comedy 1982 1 hr 36 min. 50%. R. Starring Richard Pryor, Margot Kidder, Ray Sharkey. Director Michael Pressman.
