| | | We're All Heroes If You Catch Us At The Right Moment. Even Bernie LaPlante.
Features: DVD, Pan and Scan (TV Format), Dolby Surround Sound, English, Subtitled, Spanish, Dubbed & Subtitled
Dustin Hoffman, Geena Davis and Andy Garcia star in this captivating comedy from Stephen Frears, the Director of Dangerous Liaisons and The Grifters. Davis is ace reporter Gale Gayley, who literally falls into the story of a lifetime when she's a passenger on an airplane that crashes into a Chicago bridge. In the smoke and darkness, she's saved by a rude, foul-mouthed "hero," who promptly disappears into the nightÉleaving only one shoe behind. When Gale's TV station offers a million dollars to the mystery hero, a gentle Vietnam vet (Garcia) appears to claim the prize Ñ and share it with the city's homeless. But this screwball Cinderella story is complicated by the fact that the real hero is a small-time crook (Hoffman) whom nobody believes. Both men have something heroic inside, as well as something to hide, and it's up to Gale to discover the true meaning of courage. Hilarious and heartwarming, Hero "is more than a movie. It's the best feeling in the world." ÑSusan Granger, American Movie Classics.
"Hilarious. A dynamite comedy. I loved it!" Pia Lindstrom, WNBC New York
"...more than a movie. It's the best feeling in the world." Susan Granger, American Movie Classics
Editor's Note
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.
Plot Summary
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.
| Features | Audio: English Dolby Digital Stereo; Spanish, Portuguese | | Interactive Menus | | Scene Selection | | Subtitles: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean, Thai | | Theatrical Trailers |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Columbia Tri-Star |
| Release Date: 12/7/2004 |
| Running Time: 118 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1992 | | Catalog ID: 51569 | | UPC: 00043396515697 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English, Spanish Dubbed | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Standard 1.33:1 [4:3] |
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| | Professional Reviews | New York Times
"...Far more enjoyable than it has any right to be....Moments of high good humor..." 10/02/1992 p.C20USA Today
"...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'...'' 10/02/1992 p.1D Washington Post 9 of 10
If Hero steps a trifle tentatively in its early moments, it kicks into high gear with Bubber' - Hal Hinson
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