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Hero (1992)

October. 02,1992
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6.5
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PG-13
| Drama Comedy

Bernie Laplante is having a rough time. He's divorced, his ex-wife hates him and has custody of their son, the cops are setting a trap for him, then to top it all, he loses a shoe whilst rescuing passengers of a crashed jet. Being a thief who is down on his luck, Bernie takes advantage of the crash, but then someone else claims credit for the rescue.

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Hellen
1992/10/02

I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

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Borserie
1992/10/03

it is finally so absorbing because it plays like a lyrical road odyssey that’s also a detective story.

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Invaderbank
1992/10/04

The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.

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Edwin
1992/10/05

The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.

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Benedito Dias Rodrigues
1992/10/06

Provoking movie about press and heroes and the how this has a treatment by all kind of media to delivery to the public, could be better if they didn't have overdone some easy situations,maybe it don't filled the Hollywood's formula to making movies,so the product is damage since the beginning, somehow works and to a certain extent, another fantastic performance from Hoffman and Geena Daves too,remembering heroes don't give up!! Resume: First watch: 1995 / How many: 4 / Source: TV-DVD / Rating: 7.25

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SnoopyStyle
1992/10/07

Petty criminal Bernie LaPlante (Dustin Hoffman) gets convicted. Before sentencing, his lawyer (Susie Cusack) gets his bail continued and advises him to reconnect with his son Joey to look good for probation. That's after he steals money from her purse. His ex-wife Evelyn (Joan Cusack) hates him. He tells his kid tall tales and teaches him to look out for one's self. His car breaks down and he encounters a crashed plane in a stormy night. In an unusual move, he risks his life to rescue everybody including hard-driving reporter Gale Gayley (Geena Davis). He drives off leaving behind a shoe. Gale and the news director (Chevy Chase) use the shoe to search for her hero. Only Bernie had given the other half of the pair to homeless John Bubber (Andy Garcia). John brings in the shoe and becomes an overnight media sensation with a million dollar reward.This is an old fashion screwball in many ways. People talk fast. Even the cynicism has an old fashion flavor. Chevy Chase is an old-timey news guy. Geena Davis is a fun broad. Mostly, it's all about Dustin Hoffman. He is able to play the cynical Bernie with grumpy joy. There are good laughs and it's got good heart. It's old fashion in a way that isn't cheesy.

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kemengu
1992/10/08

Let's me tell you about a film i watched and be impressed the most, it is the Hero from 1992. The image quality from that time was not so vivid and some plots are clichéd. But overall, the film is funny and toughing at the same time. The main character of the movie is a misery criminal called Bernie with continuously bad lucks. He fail to be a role model father, lived in the modest apartment, and drove a rusted car. In a dull night, when a plane crashed and fired immediately in front of him, Bernie decided to risk his life to save the passengers. But there were twists and turns, which made the audience rated it as a genius product. One of the victims was a famous TV reporter. She and her station called him as the "Angel of flight 104" and offered one million dollar for an interview since they only know him by a 10 size shoe which have been left behind. Hundreds of people claimed, but there was one man made people believe in by the other shoe. Which he received from Bernie as a thank you gift for the lift. The film conveyed a humanity message: what exactly contribute to heroism. While keeping the smart, surprised funny. That is the movie I would keep recommending for friends and colleges.

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TheLittleSongbird
1992/10/09

Some parts may a little slow, and perhaps Accidental Hero(or Hero) is a little too long, but other than that the film is very clever and very brave, and I think underrated as well. It does have a great story concerning a Mystery Samaritan(or "The Angel of Flight 104" as Andy Garcia claims himself to be), very well-constructed and written with a Capra-esquire element to it.Accidental Hero is wonderfully filmed, with great cinematography and the plane crash is well staged. The direction is assured, and the writing is very funny, yet deeply cynical and even pessimistic. The acting is top notch; Dustin Hoffmann shows what a great actor he is as he recalls his Ratso Rizzo role(basically a loser-turned-hero type of character), while Andy Garcia plays a true slime-ball to perfection and Geena Davis and Joan Cusack both convince as the journalist puzzled by the truth and Evelyn. And out of the cameos, Chevvy Chase's gets my vote as the funniest.Overall, an underrated and very good movie. 8/10 Bethany Cox

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