Some Kind of Hero
“Richard Pryor is in a new kind of comedy... about some kind of hero... in some kind of mess.”
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.
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Studio
Paramount Pictures
Language
en
Status
Released
How Some Kind of Hero performed
Budget
$8.0M
Worldwide Gross
$23.7M
Gross Profit
$15.7M
Return
3.0× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$3M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~45/55, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (32% of the domestic run, typical for Comedy) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
Where to Watch
Cast
Cpl. Eddie Keller / Ted Segal
Richard Pryor
Cpl. Eddie Keller / Ted Segal
Toni Donovan
Margot Kidder
Toni Donovan
Sgt. Vinnie DiAngelo
Ray Sharkey
Sgt. Vinnie DiAngelo
Col. Powers
Ronny Cox
Col. Powers
Lisa
Lynne Moody
Lisa
Jesse
Olivia Cole
Jesse
Leon
Paul Benjamin
Leon
The Kid
David Adams
The Kid
Tank
Martin Azarow
Tank
Olivia
Shelly Batt
Olivia
Jeanette
Susan Berlin
Jeanette
Lady Teller
Mary Betten
Lady Teller
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