Status: Released
Released Date: 1982-04-02
Runtime: 97 mins
Director: Michael Pressman
Writer: Robert Boris
Spoken language: English
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Original title: Some Kind of Hero
Production Companies: Paramount Pictures, Howard W. Koch Productions
Production Countries: United States of America
Cast
Richard Pryor
Margot Kidder
Ray Sharkey
Ronny Cox
Lynne Moody
Olivia Cole
Paul Benjamin
David Adams
Martin Azarow
Shelly Batt
Susan Berlin
Mary Betten
Herbie Braha
Anthony Charnota
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