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MPAA Rating: PG-13 Content Advisory: Questionable for Children, Profanity Movie Release: 1992 DVD Release: 05/25/1999 Format: DVD - Pan and Scan Audio Tracks: English, Spanish Subtitles: English, French, Korean, Spanish, Thai SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 58 mins Studio: Columbia TriStar Total Copies: 15 Genres: Comedy Drama, Satire, Media Satire See Also: Hero [Widescreen/Fullscreen]

Stephen Frears' Hero is a contemporary re-working of a Frank Capra-styled fable about a two-bit criminal named Bernie (Dustin Hoffman) who saves several passengers from a plane crash and leaves the scene without being identified, leaving only a lost shoe for identification. One of the passengers happens to be news-reporter Gale (Geena Davis) who is intent on finding her savior, and offers a million dollars to the "hero" of the crashed flight. Bernie has since given his remaining shoe to a homeless man named John (Andy Garcia) who decides to cash in on the offer. A handsome, charming man, John wins the hearts of the entire city. Soon, Bernie realizes that he's been cheated out of a million dollars, and he begins an effort to get his proper recognition--and his money. Hero manages to be quite funny and satirical while sticking to a story that is essentially a Hollywood fable. That is to the credit of director Frears and the cast, who turn in uniformly excellent performances. Nevertheless, Hoffman is superb as a bitterly comic and spiteful variation on his classic Ratso Rizzo character. By the way, be on the lookout for Chevy Chase in a very funny cameo. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Movie Guide

Dustin Hoffman - Bernie Laplante
Geena Davis - Gale Gayley
Andy Garcia - John Bubber
Joan Cusack - Evelyn
Kevin J. O'Connor - Chucky