Product Description
A small-time criminal saves an ace reporter's life and wants to get the credit he deserves.
Product Details
| Theatrical Release Date | 1992-10-02 |
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| Format | Video On Demand |
| Directed By | Stephen Frears |
| Compatible Devices | TiVo |
| Running Time | 119 minutes |
| Synopsis | Dustin Hoffman, Geena Davis and Andy Garcia star in this captivating comedy from Stephen Frears, the director of Dangerous Liaisons and The Grifters. Davis is ace reporter Gale Gayley, who literally falls into the story of a lifetime when she's a passenger on an airplane that crashes into a Chicagobridge. In the smoke and darkness, she's saved by a rude, foul-mouthed "hero," who promptly disappears into the night leaving only one shoe behind. When Gale's TV station offers a million dollars to the mystery hero, a gentle Vietnam vet (Garcia) appears to claim the prize and share it with the city's homeless. But this screwball Cinderella story is complicated by the fact that the real hero is asmall-time crook (Hoffman) whom nobody believes. Both men have something heroic inside, as well as something to hide, and it's up to Gale to discover the true meaning of courage. |
| Title | Hero (1992) |
| Studio | Sony Pictures Home Entertainment |
| Starring | Dustin Hoffman,Geena Davis,Andy Garcia,Joan Cusack,Kevin J. O'Connor |
| Genre | Comedy |
| MPAA Rating | PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) |
| Release Date | 2009-04-01 |
Customer Reviews
1st half - ** / 2nd half - * = **Review by Phil S., 2010-07-01
If the Producer/Director/Writer had in mind a light tribute to Frank Capra, then I'll go for ***. Even with that, the opening scenes involving a televised suicide [was the writer referencing the movie "Network" here?] and its' cold-hearted coverage by an over-acheiving news station, are so pitifully poor, one wonders, initially, if they are really a dream sequence.
Dustin Hoffman has a Longfellow Deeds/Ratso Rizzo thing going...and any American movie fan can see where it's going - that feel-good, Hollywood finale!
Andy Garcia and Geena Davis act well, considering the juvenile dialogue they must deliver; Hoffman collects a check. Chevy Chase is not the Chevy Chase of the vacation and Fletch movies - he plays Davis' boss at the TV Station as if he's in just another forgettable sketch on SNL.
Chase has the ability to read lips but he does not engage this gift while the world watches Hoffman and Cage chat out on a ledge near the end of the picture.
His part went uncredited. Good choice.
Hero by Dustin Hoffman
Review by Peter A. Markevitch, 2010-04-01
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Love a Hero
Review by Intertech Plastics Inc., 2009-12-28
I was excited to find a copy of an older movie, Hero, which I love. Hero is zany and rather slapstick like the original Hollywood version which portrays that time period. Dustin Hoffman's performance is excellent and wonderfully cranky. Geena and Andy are superb as always. I have watched this film many times and still laugh at the wonderful comedy.
Watching this film reminds me of many afternoons in the Saturday matinee with my little brother in the small town where we grew up.
Who's the true hero here?
Review by Eric S. Kim, 2009-10-06
This is sadly a very underrated comedy. It's a unique "Cinderella" tale that satirizes the media and the true characteristics of a true hero. It's a darn good film with heartwarming moments and some good hilarity mixed as one. The real standouts here are the performances from our principal actors: Dustin Hoffman, Geena Davis, and Andy Garcia. All three give wonderful performances as distinctive people who are connected to the troubles of the media and society's view of what makes a hero a real hero. Make no mistake, this is a really good movie that should shouldn't be very underrated.
pretty good
Review by Rachel, 2009-07-18
liked it was kinda funny. was a good gift for a friend he liked it a lot.
