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MONEY
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Shot for just $0.0M β micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
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Hero Wanted
2008 1h 35m EN
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CrimeActionThriller
Synopsis
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Liam Case is a garbage man whose life hasn't quite turned out the way he expected it would. In order to impress the girl of his dreams, Liam plans an elaborate heist that will culminate with him jumping in to save the day at the last minute. When the day of the heist arrives, however, the plan takes an unexpected turn and Liam winds up in the hospital.
βSome stories are better left unspoiled.β
Cast
Cuba Gooding Jr.
Liam Case
Ray Liotta
Detective Terry Subcott
Norman Reedus
Swain
Kim Coates
Skinner McGraw
Tommy Flanagan
Derek
Jean Smart
Melanie McQueen
Christa Campbell
Melanie McQueen
Gary Cairns
Gill
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Brian Smrz
- Writers
- Zhivko Zhelyazkov, Chad Law, Evan Law
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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ERA
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Released 18 years ago.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Brian Smrz, shot by Larry Blanford. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Kenneth Burgomaster. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Tim Anderson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Cuba Gooding Jr. and Ray Liotta and Norman Reedus carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0977214 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Brian Smrz directs. Larry Blanford behind the camera. Kenneth Burgomaster scores. Tim Anderson cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Shot for just $0.0M β micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
- 2Released 18 years ago.
- 3Directed by Brian Smrz, shot by Larry Blanford. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by Kenneth Burgomaster. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Editor Tim Anderson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Cuba Gooding Jr. and Ray Liotta and Norman Reedus carry the top of the cast.
- 7IMDB entry: tt0977214 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Classified under 13 themes, including "robbery", "child in peril", "revenge", "murder".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Larry Blanford
- Original score
- Kenneth Burgomaster
- Editing
- Tim Anderson
- Production design
- Carlos Silva Da Silva
- Costume design
- Djanina Baykoucheva
- Makeup / hair
- Sofi Hvarleva
- Sound
- Scott Hinkley
- Stunt coordinator
- Yordan Zahariev
- Runtime
- 95 min Β· 1h 35m
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $6
- Box office
- $10
- Return
- 167% of budget
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
Also by
Brian Smrz
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Millennium Media
US
- HE
Heroic Productions
Key crew
- StuntsTeodor Tzolov
- Executive ProducerBoaz Davidson
- Executive ProducerDanny Dimbort
- Executive ProducerAvi Lerner
- ProducerDanny Lerner
- ProducerJohnny Martin
- ProducerDavid E. Ornston
- ProducerRichard Salvatore
- Executive ProducerTrevor Short
- Executive ProducerJohn Thompson
- Executive ProducerDavid Varod
- ProducerLes Weldon
- EditorTim Anderson
- Production DesignCarlos Silva Da Silva
- Art DirectionSonya Savova
- Set DecorationNorma Jean Sanders
- Costume DesignDjanina Baykoucheva
- Makeup ArtistSofi Hvarleva
- Makeup ArtistIvon Ivanova
- Makeup ArtistJudy Lovell
- Makeup ArtistTatyana 'Tita' Sleptsova
- HairstylistDimitrina Stoyanova
- HairstylistRositsa Tsanovska
- Special Effects TechnicianOrlin Budinov
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- robbery
- child in peril
- revenge
- murder
- hospital
- stabbing
- nonlinear timeline
- bludgeoning
- bank teller
- getaway driver
- bandanna
- surrogate father
- murder investigation
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Theatrical (limited)2008-03-28R
- Physical2008-04-29
Also known as
International titles
- Bohater z wyboruPL
- En Busca De Un HeroeES
- HΕs kerestetikHU
- HledΓ‘ se hrdinaCZ
- HerΓ³iBR
