Some Kind of Hero
1982 · Movie · R · 96 min · ★ 5.6
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.
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Details
- Years
- 1982
- Release date
- 1982-04-02
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 96 min
- TMDB rating
- 5.6/10 (45 votes)
Themes
- prisoner of war
Cast & crew
Richard Pryor
as Cpl. Eddie Keller / Ted Segal
Margot Kidder
as Toni Donovan
Ray Sharkey
as Sgt. Vinnie DiAngelo
Ronny Cox
as Col. Powers
Lynne Moody
as Lisa
Olivia Cole
as Jesse
Paul Benjamin
as Leon
- DA
David Adams
as The Kid
- MA
Martin Azarow
as Tank
- SB
Shelly Batt
as Olivia
Directed by Michael Pressman