Hero poster
Director Stephen Frears
Screenplay David Webb Peoples

Hero

Tagline: We're all heroes if you catch us at the right moment. Even Bernie Laplante.

Release Date: 1992-10-02

Duration: 117 minutes

Synopsis

Bernie Laplante is having a rough time. He's divorced, his ex-wife hates him and has custody of their son, the cops are setting a trap for him, then to top it all, he loses a shoe whilst rescuing passengers of a crashed jet. Being a thief who is down on his luck, Bernie takes advantage of the crash, but then someone else claims credit for the rescue.

Casting

  • Joan Cusack
    Evelyn Laplante
  • Dustin Hoffman
    Bernard 'Bernie' Laplante
  • Andy García
    John Bubber
  • Fisher Stevens
    Director of Channel 4 Crash Feature
  • Geena Davis
    Gale Gayley
  • Martin Starr
    Allen in Coma
  • Chevy Chase
    Deke - Channel 4 News Director
  • Stephen Tobolowsky
    Wallace
  • Don S. Davis
    Probation Officer
  • Edward Herrmann
    Mr. Broadman - Man Committing Suicide