Hero (1992)

117 min · Comedy Of Mistaken Identity, Destiny, Marital Tragedy, Sitcom, comedy film, drama film

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Directors

Stephen Frears

Cast

Dustin Hoffman, Geena Davis, Andy Garcia, Joan Cusack, Kevin J. O'Connor, Maury Chaykin, Stephen Tobolowsky, Christian Clemenson, Tom Arnold

The story

Bernie LaPlante is a pickpocket and petty criminal who anonymously rescues survivors, including TV reporter Gale Gayley, at an airplane crash. At the same time, he also steals her purse, losing a shoe in the process. After his car breaks down, he flags down John Bubber, a homeless Vietnam War veteran, and tells him about the rescue at the crash site, giving him his remaining shoe.

Catalogue themes and tags

Absturz, Bad Luck, Custody Battle, Ex-Wife, Hero, Identity, Jinx, Police, Scheidung, Shoe, unverhofftes Glück, Parody, Thriller, Comedy-drama, Mystery, Drama, Comedy

Genres

Comedy Of Mistaken Identity, Destiny, Marital Tragedy, Sitcom, comedy film, drama film

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