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Revenue: $23,671,186
Budget: $8,000,000
Profit: + $15,671,186
Movie Details
Tag Line: Richard Pryor is in a new kind of comedy... about some kind of hero... in some kind of mess.
Status: Released
Average Rating: 6
Release Date: Apr 2, 1982
Rating: 1982-04-02
Run Time: 1h 37m
Original Language: English
Website: -
Production Countries: United States of America
Production Companies: Paramount Pictures , Howard W. Koch Productions
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Synopsis
A Vietnam vet returns home from a prisoner of war camp and is greeted as a hero, but is quickly forgotten and soon discovers how tough survival is in his own country.
Crew
| Department | Role | Name |
|---|---|---|
| Directing | Director |
Michael Pressman
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| Writing | Writer |
Robert Boris
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| Screenplay |
James Kirkwood Jr.
|
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| Novel |
James Kirkwood Jr.
|
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| Art | Art Direction |
James L. Schoppe
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| Set Decoration |
John H. Anderson
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| Costume & Make-Up | Hair Department Head |
Robert L. Stevenson
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| Makeup Artist |
Monty Westmore
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| Production | Casting |
Lynn Stalmaster
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| Unit Production Manager |
Mel Dellar
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| Associate Producer |
Robert Boris
Samuel Vance
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| Co-Producer |
James Kirkwood Jr.
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| Producer |
Howard W. Koch
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| Sound | Original Music Composer |
Patrick Williams
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| Camera | Director of Photography |
King Baggot
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| Editing | Editor |
Christopher Greenbury
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