Some Kind of Hero (1982)
Director
Michael Pressman
Main cast
Richard Pryor; Margot Kidder; Ronny Cox; Ray Sharkey
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Description
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.
Michael Pressman
Main cast
Richard Pryor; Margot Kidder; Ronny Cox; Ray Sharkey
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Description
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.
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