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Set in the fictional city of san fransokyo, 14yearold tech genius hiro begins school as the new prodigy at san fransokyo institute of technology and sets off to rebuild baymax. He was an actor, known for wiseguy 1987, the idolmaker 1980 and wholl stop the rain 1978. Although james kirkwood and robert boris are jointly credited with the. Some kind of hero is a 1982 american comedydrama film starring richard pryor as a. The shows stunts, action scenes, and visual effects are solid considering the shows limited budget. Richard pryor in some kind of hero 1982 richard pryor and margot kidder in some kind. Launched in 2008, hulu is the only service that gives viewers instant access to current shows from every major u. Watch blue bloods season 2, episode 19 some kind of hero. Apr 23, 2020 with another month ahead, the time has come for hulu to change up its library. 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. Some kind of hero is a 1982 american comedydrama film starring richard pryor as a returning vietnam war veteran having trouble adjusting to civilian life.
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Screen legend sid caesar teams up with robert ryan and the beautiful anne baxter in this fast paced, laughaminute farce. According to the april 12, 1982 edition of daily variety, preproduction was escalated and fasttracked, so production and postproduction could be completed much earlier, due to a prior pending possible dga directors guild of america strike commencing on july 1, 1981. Richard pryor is some kind of hero, a role that is arguably the best of his career. Whats new to stream on amazon prime video for may 2020. Some kind of hero, directed by michael pressman and adapted by james kirkwood and. Pryors brilliant comedic talents make this the rare sort of drama that you can watch with a smile on your face.
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