Some Kind of Hero

Some Kind of Hero

Richard Pryor is in a new kind of comedy... about some kind of hero... in some kind of mess.

R 1982 · 97 min · ★ 5.6 · Comedy, Drama

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.

Directed by Michael Pressman · Written by Robert Boris

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