Heroes (1977 film)
| Heroes | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Jeremy Kagan |
| Produced by |
David Foster Lawrence Turman |
| Written by | James Carabatsos |
| Starring |
Henry Winkler Sally Field Harrison Ford Val Avery |
| Music by | Jack Nitzsche |
| Cinematography | Frank Stanley |
| Editing by | Patrick Kennedy |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
| Release dates | November 4, 1977 |
| Running time | 112 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $15 million[1] |
| Box office | $33,500,000[2] |
Heroes is a 1977 film drama directed by Jeremy Kagan and starring Henry Winkler, Sally Field and Harrison Ford (in his first post-Star Wars role, but filmed before that movie's release).
Winkler plays a Vietnam vet who sets about finding the men from his unit. Field plays his girlfriend and Ford plays one of the guys in his unit, now a stock car driver in Sedalia, Missouri who keeps a stolen machine gun in his motor home. This was the first film released after the conflict ended in 1975 to address Vietnam War issues.
Plot
Jack Dunne (Winkler), a Vietnam veteran who turns out to have a case of lacunar amnesia, escapes a mental ward in New York City to start a business as a worm farmer in Eureka, California.
At the bus station, he accidentally meets Carol Bell (Field), a woman unsure of her engagement and imminent marriage to a man she has confused feelings towards. They set off on a trip to middle America: she traveling to think things over, he to locate his three old war buddies and involve them in his scheme to raise worms.
Cast
- Henry Winkler as Jack Dunne
- Sally Field as Carol Bell
- Harrison Ford as Ken Boyd
- Val Avery as Bus Driver
- Olivia Cole as Jane Adcox
- Hector Elias as Dr. Elias
- Dennis Burkley as Gus
- Tony Burton as Chef
- Michael Cavanaugh as Peanuts
Reception
The movie received a mixed reception.[3][4]
References
- ↑ Box Office Information for Heroes. The Wrap. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
- ↑ "Heroes, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved January 29, 2012.
- ↑ "HEROES: Fearless Fonz". Time. November 21, 1977. Retrieved 2010-09-01.
- ↑ Canby, Vincent (1977-11-05). "Movie Review - Heroes - 'Heroes,' Excruciatingly Obvious Film - NYTimes.com". Movies.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2012-07-05.
External links
- Heroes at the Internet Movie Database
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