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Writers (WGA):
Laura Ziskin (story) &
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Release Date:
2 October 1992 (USA) more
Tagline:
One selfless act of courage can really mess up your whole day. more
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A not-so-nice man rescues passengers from a crashed airliner, only to see someone else take credit. full summary | add synopsis
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Judd Is A Hollywood Hero
(From WENN. 12 November 2009, 4:11 AM, PST)
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(From Comicmix. 2 November 2009, 8:44 AM, PST)
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Under-rated movie more (54 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Dustin Hoffman | ... | Bernie Laplante |
 | Geena Davis | ... | Gale Gayley |
 | Andy Garcia | ... | John Bubber |
 | Joan Cusack | ... | Evelyn |
 | Kevin J. O'Connor | ... | Chucky |
| Maury Chaykin | ... | Winston |
 | Stephen Tobolowsky | ... | Wallace |
 | Christian Clemenson | ... | Conklin |
 | Tom Arnold | ... | Chick |
| Warren Berlinger | ... | Judge Goines |
 | Cady Huffman | ... | Flight Attendant Leslie |
| Susie Cusack | ... | Donna O'Day |
 | James Madio | ... | Joey |
| Richard Riehle | ... | Robinson |
 | Daniel Baldwin | ... | Fireman Denton (as Daniel Leroy Baldwin) |
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Also Known As:
Accidental Hero (UK)
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117 min | Canada:75 min (Family Channel)
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Australia:M | Canada:PG (Ontario) | South Korea:15 | Brazil:12 | Argentina:13 | Chile:14 | Finland:S | Germany:12 | Iceland:L | Netherlands:AL | Peru:14 | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:11 | UK:15 | USA:PG-13
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Mariah Carey originally recorded her #1 hit single, "Hero," for this movie but the filmmakers did not think the power ballad was a good fit. more
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Revealing mistakes: When Bernie and John are driving in stop and go traffic the car they are in doesn't move, all the cars around inch up and move in reverse through the entire conversation. more
Quotes:
John Bubber: We're all heroes if you catch us at the right moment. more
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Features Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) more
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The Battle Hymn of the Republic more
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Dustin H is at his brilliant best. Listen carefully to his closing speech to his son(delivered with passion in the zoo). Words of wisdom about the state of the human zoo we live in. The movie has humour, pathos and some great lines. One of my favourites.