Hero

"We're all heroes if you catch us at the right moment. Even Bernie Laplante."

1992 1h 57m EN

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★6.3TMDB · 546

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Synopsis

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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.

“We're all heroes if you catch us at the right moment. Even Bernie Laplante.”

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Cast

Dustin Hoffman
Bernard 'Bernie' Laplante
Geena Davis
Gale Gayley
Andy Garcia
John Bubber
Joan Cusack
Evelyn Laplante
Kevin J. O'Connor
Chucky
Chevy Chase
Deke - Channel 4 News Director
Maury Chaykin
Winston
Stephen Tobolowsky
Wallace

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Stephen Frears
Writers: David Webb Peoples, Alvin Sargent, Laura Ziskin
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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34 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 8

CAST

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220+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Stephen Frears, shot by Oliver Stapleton. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by George Fenton. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Mick Audsley shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Dustin Hoffman and Geena Davis and Andy Garcia carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "We're all heroes if you catch us at the right moment. Even Bernie Laplante.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0104412 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Stephen Frears directs. Oliver Stapleton behind the camera. George Fenton scores. Mick Audsley cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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134 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2220+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
3Directed by Stephen Frears, shot by Oliver Stapleton. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by George Fenton. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Mick Audsley shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Dustin Hoffman and Geena Davis and Andy Garcia carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "We're all heroes if you catch us at the right moment. Even Bernie Laplante.".
8IMDB entry: tt0104412 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Oliver Stapleton
Original score: George Fenton
Editing: Mick Audsley
Production design: Dennis Gassner
Costume design: Richard Hornung
Makeup / hair: Judith A. Cory
VFX supervisor: Mat Beck
Sound: Bill W. Benton
Stunt coordinator: Gary Jensen
Runtime: 117 min · 1h 57m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $42,000,000
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Hero (1992)

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GenerationofSwine2023-01-13
★ 10/10
My dad (rest his soul) loved this movie. For him it all came down to one quote which, for years, he said was probably the most honest thing he's ever heard about life in a movie: "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 bullsh, pardon my vulgarity here. Layers of it. One layer of bullsh on top of another. And what you do in life like when you get older is, you pick the layer of bullsh that you prefer and that's your bullsh, so to speak." It was one of his most favorite quotes and he'd paraphrase it all the time. Honestly I can say why, it's funny and true and that really works. it also really explains the movie. It's about redemption, people that you'd never would expect anything good out of are honestly capable doing some amazingly heroic things. People that you would expect to be honest are capable of the worst lies. The comedy is about perceptions and expectations and reality and it manages to have a profoundly honest message hidden in the layers of bullsh that it builds up around it. And, most importantly, it entertains while it's doing it.

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