A not-so-nice man rescues passengers from a crashed airliner, only to see someone else take credit.A not-so-nice man rescues passengers from a crashed airliner, only to see someone else take credit.A not-so-nice man rescues passengers from a crashed airliner, only to see someone else take credit.
- Fireman Denton
- (as Daniel Leroy Baldwin)
Storyline
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- TriviaChevy Chase (Deke - Channel 4 News Director) could not be credited because he was under contract with Warner Brothers at the time. Columbia Pictures was allowed to hire Chase as long as he would go uncredited so he would not violate his contract.
- GoofsWhen Bernie and John are driving in stop and go traffic the car they are in doesn't move. All the cars around it inch up and move in reverse through the entire conversation.
- Quotes
Bernie LaPlante: You remember when I said how I was gonna explain about life, buddy? Well the thing about life is, it gets weird. People are always talking ya about truth. Everybody always knows what the truth is, like it was toilet paper or somethin', and they got a supply in the closet. But what you learn, as you get older, is there ain't no truth. All there is is bullshit, pardon my vulgarity here. Layers of it. One layer of bullshit on top of another. And what you do in life like when you get older is, you pick the layer of bullshit that you prefer and that's your bullshit, so to speak.
- Crazy creditsSpecial thanks to the people of Piru and Filmore, California; the people of Cook County, Illinois.
- SoundtracksHeart of a Hero
Produced by Luther Vandross
Written and Performed by Luther Vandross
(featuring members of The Los Angeles Children's Chorus)
Courtesy of Epic Records
There is a hero in all of us, says Andy Garcia in the film, the film leaves you happy, that even in some ways everyone is a hero. A quality in all of us, that has or can make us a Hero!
Laura Ziskin, Alvin Sargent & David Webb Peoples the writer's of 'Hero' deserve a pat for their hard work and brilliant writing. And the director's understanding and execution is just a cherry on the cake.
Performance wise: Dustin Hoffman excels as Bernie. The legendary actor steals the show with an outstanding performance. Andy Garcia is excellent. His character might look Grey, but when he takes up the deeds, you route for the so-called hero. Geena Davis looks gorgeous and delivers a first-rate performance. Chevy Chase is wonderful. Joan Cusack is just right. Kevin J. O'Connor, Maury Chaykin & Stephen Tobolowsky are efficient.
on the whole 'Hero' is heroic indeed. A must see for all cinema lovers. Two Thumbs Up!
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Box office
- Budget
- $42,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $19,507,345
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $5,210,875
- Oct 4, 1992
- Gross worldwide
- $19,507,345
- Runtime1 hour 59 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1