The Hero

2017
R
1h 36m

IMDb RATING

6.5/10

11K

YOUR RATING

Lee Hayden is an aging Western icon with a golden voice, but his best performances are decades behind him. He spends his days reliving old glories and smoking too much weed with his former-co-star-turned-dealer, until a surprise cancer diagnosis brings his priorities into sharp focus. He soon strikes up an exciting, contentious relationship with stand-up comic Charlotte, and he attempts to reconnect with his estranged daughter, all while searching for one final role to cement his legacy.

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Contemporary Western Drama Romance

An ailing movie star comes to terms with his past and mortality.An ailing movie star comes to terms with his past and mortality.An ailing movie star comes to terms with his past and mortality.

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IMDb RATING

6.5/10

11K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 wins & 6 nominations total

Trivia
First theatrical feature film in about a decade (or ten years) for actress Katharine Ross.

Goofs
The length of Charlotte's eyebrows change throughout the film.

Quotes
Jeremy Frost: Question: Do you like hearing about other people's dreams?
Lee Hayden: I don't know... Sure.
Jeremy Frost: Really?
Lee Hayden: Yeah.
Jeremy Frost: Because for me... hearing about other people's dreams is...
Lee Hayden: You're telling me you don't wanna hear about my dream?
Jeremy Frost: Yeah.
Lee Hayden: Fuck you!
Jeremy Frost: It just doesn't interest me, man. Think about it. I mean, it's your dream.
Lee Hayden: What about movies? Do they interest you?
Jeremy Frost: Yeah, I love movies.
Lee Hayden: Movies are other people's dreams.

Connections
Featured in Conan: Nick Offerman/Annabelle Wallis/Mark Normand (2017)

Soundtracks
Baby Why
Written by Coxsone Dodd (as Clement Dodd) (BMI)
Performed by The Cables
Courtesy of Studio One
Under license from Third Side Music

A lovely script, a great lead performance and commendable direction

I do wish the guys who nominate films for the forthcoming Oscars don't miss out on this one. It is one of the best films from USA in a long while. Sam Elliot and Brett Haley deserve a thumbs up. Laura Prepon ought to get picked up for good roles in the future. Sad that TIFF failed to honor this work in the competition.

A lovely script, a great lead performance and commendable direction. And good to see the return of Katherine Ross--only to team up with her real life husband.