Hero

Director: Stephen Frears Stephen Frears

Overview

A scuzzy petty thief anonymously rescues several people from a plane crash, only to see a charming homeless man take credit for the act and become a national media sensation. This comedy focuses on the embittered thief's efforts to expose the truth and win the proper recognition.

Product Details

Release Date:	06/21/2016
UPC:	0043396480186
Original Release:	1992
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMT
Region Code:	1
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:57:00
Sales rank:	6,794

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Dustin Hoffman	Bernie Laplante
Geena Davis	Gale Gayley,Probation Officer
Andy Garcia	John Bubber
Joan Cusack	Evelyn,Donna O'Day
Kevin J. O'Connor	Chucky
Maury Chaykin	Winston
Stephen Tobolowsky	Wallace
Christian Clemenson	Conklin
Chevy Chase	Deke
Tom Arnold	Chick
Warren Berlinger	Judge Goines
Cady Huffman	Flight Attendant Leslie
Fisher Stevens	Actor
James Madio	Joey
Howard Feuer	Actor
Richard Riehle	Robinson
Terry Muller	Tough Prisoner
Janis Paige	Actor
Don Yesso	Elliott
Margery Ross	Barbara Bush Look-A-Like,Barbara Bush Lookalike
Don Pugsley	Jury Foreman
Juliet Taylor	Actor
Lee Wilkof	Prosecutor
Steven Elkins	1st Bailiff
Leslie Jordan	Court Official
Raymond Fitzpatrick	2nd Bailiff,Fighter Wannabee
Bobby C. Collins	Mendoza,Mendoza
Richard Montoya	Vargas
Ricardo Salinas	Mendoza's Friend,Mendoza's Friend
Herbert Siguenza	Espinosa
Darrell Larson	Flight Attendant Freddy
Harry Northup	Mr. Fletcher
Jordan Bond	Richie Fletcher
Eric Poppick	Mr. Smith
Julia Barry	Kelly
Marnie Mosiman	Susan
Harry Northrup	Mr. Fletcher
Peggy Roeder	Bag Lady on TV
Katrina Cerio	Makeup Artist
Kevin Jackson	Inspector Dayton
Don Gazzaniga	Fire Captain
Lance Kinsey	Paramedic
Michael Talbott	State Police Officer
John Ackerman	Bag Man
Paul Hewitt	Parker
Marita Geraghty	Joan
Shirley Pierce	Anchorwoman, Channel 4
Sam Derence	Reporter, Channel 8
Rick Plastina	Reporter, Channel 13
Martin Schienle	Allen in Coma
Jeff Garlin	News Vendor
John M. Watson Sr.	African-American Wannabee
John Mohrlein	Fighter Wannabee
Vito D'Ambrosio	Another Wannabee
Jay Leggett	Mud Face Wannabee
Dev Kennedy	Tall Wannabee
Darryl David	Tough Prisoner
Terry 'Turk' Muller	Tough Prisoner
James Alfred Whitaker	Tough Prisoner
Collins Williams Daniels	Rasta Prisoner
I.M. Hobson	Waiter/Captain
William Newman	Millionaire
Clea Lewis	Sylvia
Jeff Kline	Street Kid
John Merrill	Street Kid
C. John Merrill	Street Kid
Lynn Oddo	Buxom Woman
Milton L. Cobb	Vietnam Vet
Robert Pabst	Vietnam Vet
Tom Milanovich	Guard at Jail
Cordis Heard	Nurse Roberts
Rom Milanovich	Guard at Jail
Mandy Duncan	Teen in Hospital
Gerardo Murillo-Carr	Teen in Hospital
Henry Brown	Hospital Guard
Robert Munns	Doctor
Tamar Teufenkjian	Child in Hospital
Jose Reyes	Child in Hospital
Michael Mullen	Child in Hospital
D'Angelo Ferreri	Child in Hospital
Kody Cullum	Child in Hospital
Heidi McNeal	Teenage Girl at Hospital
Michael O'Dwyer	Cop at Hospital
Ed Scheibner	Donna's Boyfriend
James Callahan	Police Chief
D. David Morin	Fireman on Ledge
Daniel Baldwin	Fireman Denton
Dan Healy	George Bush Lookalike
Edward Herrmann	Actor
Jeff Klein	Street Kid
William Duff-Griffin	Mr. Brown
Barney Martin	Actor
George Fenton	Composer

Technical Credits

David Webb Peoples

Laura Ziskin

Alvin Sargent

Stephen Frears	Director
David Webb Peoples	Screenwriter
Joseph M. Caracciolo	Executive Producer
Laura Ziskin	Producer,Screenwriter
Alvin Sargent	Screenwriter
John Benson	Sound Effects
Bill W. Benton	Sound Effects
Troy Gilbert	Stunts
Kenny Bates	Stunts

Editorial Reviews

Stephen Frears' fusion of Capra fantasy and Sturges satire is often as sharply hilarious as its models, but veers off the track with an inflated finish. Dustin Hoffman stars as a petty thief who pulls 54 people out of a downed plane, but must allow an attractive homeless man (Andy Garcia) to accept the hefty reward, due to his understandable need to "keep a low profile." The film sets up the grimy reality of the character's life, playing it humorously off his nearly paranoid delusions, while establishing his love for his wife and child. It rolls along beautifully in this mode until the plot forces him to make a bid to get the reward money that he thinks would solve his problems. Instead of wrapping this up quickly (like Sturges et al.), the filmmakers drag out the ending with a fulsomely operatic coda awash in sentimentality. Its Capraesque ending is out of tune with this dark, decidedly non-Capra character. Yet the script is rarely less than smart and entertaining, satirically noting heroism's easy association with looks and charm in a media-saturated age. Until his final few scenes, which he stretches out interminably, Hoffman gives a brilliant performance in the kind of "little man" role that has become his specialty. Andy Garcia is appropriately charismatic as the public's hero, and Geena Davis gives a wonderfully nuanced performance as a tough reporter with a soft heart.