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2 April 1982 (USA) moreTagline:
Richard Pryor is in a new kind of comedy...about some kind of hero...in some kind of mess. [USA theatrical] morePlot:
A Vietnam vet returns home from a prisoner of war camp and is greeted as a hero, but is quickly forgotten... more | add synopsisNewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Richard Pryor: 1940-2005 (From IMDb News. 10 December 2005)
Comedian Richard Pryor Dies at 65
(From WENN. 9 December 2005)
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Great film up until about the middle moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Richard Pryor | ... | Cpl. Eddie Keller / Ted Segal |
 | Margot Kidder | ... | Toni Donovan |
 | Ray Sharkey | ... | Sgt. Vinnie DiAngelo (Eddie's cellmate in prison camp) |
 | Ronny Cox | ... | Col. Powers |
| Lynne Moody | ... | Lisa Keller |
| Olivia Cole | ... | Jesse Keller, Eddie's Mother |
| Paul Benjamin | ... | Leon |
| David Adams | ... | The Kid |
| Martin Azarow | ... | Tank |
| Shelly Batt | ... | Olivia |
| Susan Berlin | ... | Jeanette, Bank Teller |
| Mary Betten | ... | Teller |
| Herbie Braha | ... | Honcho (as Herb Braha) |
| Anthony Charnota | ... | Commander (as Anthony R. Charnota) |
| Matt Clark | ... | Mickey |
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Santa Clarita, California, USAFun Stuff
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This film starts off like an extremely poignant drama. The bond between Richard Pryor and Ray Sharkey in the POW camp is seamlessly acted. The musical score by Patrick Williams is outstanding and very sad. The films middle is just as good, with very moving parts with Pryor returning from war to deal with problems with his mother, his wife, and his life. However, after this the film goes awry. The films keeps its respectability however, because Pryor is such a good actor.