Heroes

19771977
PGPG
1h 52m

Sally Field and Henry Winkler in Heroes (1977)

A Vietnam veteran suffering from post traumatic stress disorder breaks out of a VA hospital and goes on a road trip with a sympathetic traveler to start a worm farm in California with his fellow veterans.

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A Vietnam veteran suffering from post traumatic stress disorder breaks out of a VA hospital and goes on a road trip with a sympathetic traveler to start a worm farm in California with his fe... Read allA Vietnam veteran suffering from post traumatic stress disorder breaks out of a VA hospital and goes on a road trip with a sympathetic traveler to start a worm farm in California with his fellow veterans.A Vietnam veteran suffering from post traumatic stress disorder breaks out of a VA hospital and goes on a road trip with a sympathetic traveler to start a worm farm in California with his fellow veterans.

Director
- Jeremy Kagan
Writers
- James Carabatsos
- David Freeman(uncredited)
Stars

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Awards
- 1 nomination

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Harrison Ford in Heroes (1977)

Sally Field and Henry Winkler in Heroes (1977)

Sally Field and Henry Winkler in Heroes (1977)

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Force 10 from Navarone

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Hollywood Homicide

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A Time for Killing

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Journey to Shiloh

Judgment: The Court Martial of Lieutenant William Calley

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Regarding Henry

6.7

Regarding Henry

It's 4 years since Jack is back from Vietnam, but he still has nightmares. In a bus on his way to California he meets Carol, who just left her fiancée - only 4 days before their wedding, allegedly just for a few days of vacation. Jack happily tells her about his plans to set up a worm farm for fishing baits together with four of his Vietnam ex-comrades. Although he gets on her nerves at the beginning, she starts to care. When one after the other of his friends steps out and Jack looses his optimism, Carol remains as the last support that keeps him from despair. —Tom Zoerner <Tom.Zoerner@informatik.uni-erlangen.de>

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Taglines
- Finding the one you love... is finding yourself.
Genres
- Comedy
- Drama
Certificate
- PG
Parents guide

Trivia
The scenes where Jack and Carol are hitchhiking on a road alongside giant redwood trees was shot within feet of the future location of George Lucas' Skywalker Ranch.

Goofs
When the car driven by Harrison Ford is first shown, it has no front license plate. During the trip to the farm, a front license plate suddenly appears.

Quotes
Carol Bell: I was against the war. I protested it!
Jack Dunne: And I fought it.

Alternate versions
MCA/Universal Home Video version does not contain Kansas' "Carry On Wayward Son" in the end credits.

Connections
Featured in Discovering Film: Sally Field (2020)

Soundtracks
Carry On Wayward Son
Written by Kerry Livgren (uncredited)
Performed by Kansas
Courtesy of Kirshner Records/CBS
[Played over end credits]

Top review

8/10

Winkler can act

This film is a sincere portrayal of a Vietnam Vet's struggle to regain some innocence and happiness after the war. It also shows that Winkler, and to a lesser extent Ford, have more than one dimension to their acting, which pleasantly surprised me. Ford shows a vulnerability which is not apparent in any other of his films I have seen.

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Oct 15, 2000

Release date
- November 17, 1977 (United States)
Country of origin
- United States
Languages
- English
- Spanish
Also known as
- Helden von Heute
Filming locations
- Times Square Army Recruiting Station, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Production companies
- David Foster Productions
- Universal Pictures
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Budget
- $3,200,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada
- $33,500,000
Gross worldwide
- $33,500,000

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Runtime
1 hour 52 minutes
Color
- Color
Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1

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