The Hero

2017 1h 37m EN

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6.1

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★6.1TMDB · 267

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Lee, a former Western film icon, is living a comfortable existence lending his golden voice to advertisements and smoking weed. After receiving a lifetime achievement award and unexpected news, Lee reexamines his past, while a chance meeting with a sardonic comic has him looking to the future.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Sam Elliott
Lee Hayden
Laura Prepon
Charlotte Dylan
Nick Offerman
Jeremy Frost
Krysten Ritter
Lucy Hayden
Katharine Ross
Valarie Hayden
Doug Cox
Doctor
Max Gail
Gary Babcock
Jackie Joyner
Betsy

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Brett Haley
Writers: Brett Haley, Marc Basch
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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Released 9 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Brett Haley, shot by Rob Givens. 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 Keegan DeWitt. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Brett Haley 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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Sam Elliott and Laura Prepon and Nick Offerman carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt5655222 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Brett Haley directs. Rob Givens behind the camera. Keegan DeWitt scores. Brett Haley cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Released 9 years ago.
2Directed by Brett Haley, shot by Rob Givens. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Keegan DeWitt. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Brett Haley shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Sam Elliott and Laura Prepon and Nick Offerman carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt5655222 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Classified under 11 themes, including "comedian", "marijuana", "cancer", "older man younger woman relationship".

The technical file

Cinematography: Rob Givens
Original score: Keegan DeWitt
Editing: Brett Haley
Production design: Eric J. Archer
Costume design: Alana Morshead
Runtime: 97 min · 1h 37m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Box office: $4,077,333
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: The Hero (2017)

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Reno2018-02-04
★ 6/10
The tale of an aging iconic actor! This film is kind of honours Sam Elliott for his real life achievement. Anyway, he was phenomenal. The film was realistic, so most of the parts were slow moving. This is about an aging film actor, who has not worked on any projects recently. So desperate to get one, but sad news brings a speed breaker to his life. Now confused him, does not know how to approach the rest of the life. He starts with his family to fix the past mistake. The remaining tale focused on his other things. It was Sam Elliott's major role in decades. This should be watched for him considering his real life as an actor. It will be a good film for those who have seen his old films, particularly westerns. The actor who did not just survived because of his iconic mustache and golden voice, but have given fine performances too. This was a too simple film. It do has emotions, but not appealing enough. I might slightly rated it low, but the film is good, at least for once watching. 6/10

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