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Hulu has announced whats coming to their service in may. Pryor appeared in a glut of movies in the five years after he blew himself up freebasing. Whats new on hulu in may 2020 and whats leaving soon. Some kind of hero 1982, trailer richard pryor, margot kidder, ronny cox, lynne moody duration. Some kind of hero was a fun, light, romantic suspense story that was rather light on the suspense. Some kind of hero tells the story chronologically, from the early fifties where ian fleming was already envisioning his hero as a cinematic proposition, to the run up to 2015s spectre. Comedy, crime, drama, war 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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We love a good streaming dump and this weekend, netflix is dumping a ton. Staring richard pryor, ronny cox, lynne moody and margot kidder. Margot kidder and ray sharkey are excellent in touching supporting roles. Some kind of hero 1982 sophies choice 1982 star struck 1982, australia. Some kind of hero also gives us a very compelling look at some of the unsung heroes in the bond franchise. This fast moving comedy is laced with poignancy and drama as pryor assays one of the finest roles of his career as eddie keller, a man who returns home after six years as a p. There were some entertaining moments, some sweet and heartfelt ones, some drama, and action. May 16, 20 this fast moving comedy is laced with poignancy and drama as pryor assays one of the finest roles of his career as eddie keller, a man who returns home after six years as a p. 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. Some kind of hero is a 1982 film starring richard pryor as a returning vietnam war veteran having trouble adjusting to. Netflixs hollywood is a retro fantasy that asks us to dream different. The only problem is, nothing is as he remembered it. Corporal eddie keller just spent six years as a prisoner of war. Some kind of hero 1982 r 1h 37min comedy, crime, drama 2 april 1982 usa 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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