| | Hero DVD (2 Customer Reviews)
| Category | Comedies DVDs, Romance Movies, Heroes Videos, Deception, Disasters, Rescue | | Starring | Dustin Hoffman, Geena Davis, Chevy Chase, Joan Cusack, Tom Arnold, Andy Garcia | | Director | Stephen Frears |
This 118 minute PG-13 rated widescreen & standard feature film DVD has sound in English & Spanish & subtitles in Engl ish, Spanish, Portugues, Chinese, & Korean. This modern re-working of a Frank Capra style fable tells the story of a small-time crook, Bernie Laplante (Dustin Hoffman), who grudgingly rescues an entire plane of crash victims, including TV reporter Gale Gayley (Geena Davis). He then disappears, heading home to say goodbye to his son before he has to go to jail. Gale turns the absent hero into a media celebrity, offering a million dollar reward to the man who can prove that he is the hero by producing the match to a shoe found in the mud outside the plane. John Bubber (Andy Garcia), a down-on-his-luck Vietnam vet, steps forward to claim the reward; he is able to produce the shoe, which he got from Bernie after giving him a lift that fateful night. Bernie, who considers himself "a cash kind of guy" changes his mind about the virtues of anonymity, and he tries to prove he is the real hero and claim his reward, while John begins to feel pangs of guilt over his deception and Gale begins to have feelings for the hero she created. This fast paced social comedy brings to mind Capra heros from the past such as Longfellow Deeds and John Doe, ordinary men who became overnight media sensations and national heroes.
When a plane crashes in a rainstorm, Bernie Laplante (Dustin Hoffman), a small time crook, anonymously risks his life and saves everyone. One of the passengers, Gayle Gayley (Geena Davis), a workaholic newscaster, sets out to find her hero with the help of a lost loafer. However, this hero won't stand up under too bright a light in this delightful Capra-esque fable.
Theatrical release: October 2, 1992.
The film includes a cameo appearance by Chevy Chase as the owner of the TV station.
Estimated budget: $55 million.
Hero Reviews: "...Far more enjoyable than it has any right to be....Moments of high good humor..."-- Vincent Canby, New York Times "...Heroism, duplicity, public gullibility, journalistic ethics - they're topics in a package that also includes Dustin Hoffman and Geena Davis, casting that signifies 'Main Event'...''
-- Mike Clark, USA Today Hero | List Price | $9.98 (You save $3.43) | | Studio | Sony Pictures Home Entertainment | | Orig Year | 1992 | | DVD Encoding | Region 1 | | All Time Sales Rank |  12041  | | CD Universe Part number | 1181565 | | Catalog number | 51569 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | May 25, 1999 | | Rating | PG-13 (MPAA) | | Running Time | 118 Minutes | | Additional Info | Full Frame | | Movie Details | Color; Dolby Surround Sound; Digital Sound; Full Frame; Closed Caption; Dubbed Spanish |
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