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Laserdisc Title: "HERO"
Edition: Deluxe Widescreen Version (Single Disc)
Directed By: Stephen Frears
Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Geena Davis, Andy Garcia
Production / Year: 1992 Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc.
Running Time: 116 Minutes / Color
Audio Format: Digital Sound, Dolby Surround, Stereo, CX Encoded
Video Format: LTBX, NTSC, CLV (Extended Play)
Miscellaneous Features: Rated PG-13, Closed Captioned
Distributed By: Columbia TriStar Home Video
Catalog / Spine Number: 51566
Cosmetic Condition:
Disc (s): Excellent - Hardly noticeable to very minor hairline surface swirls or very light fingerprint marks
Jacket: Excellent - Normal shelf wear, few creases, slightly worn-out corners or edges but no signs of spines splitting
Synopsis:
"Hero" has an interesting premise because it has such an unlikely title character, namely Bernie LaPlante, a born loser played by Dustin Hoffman. Bernie is a small-time thief who has been thrown out of the house by his wife (Joan Cusak), whose son (James Madio) has pretty much written him off, and who is once again on the brink of being sent back to the slammer by a judge (Warren Berlinger). Looking over his options, Bernie figures his best play is to try and make amends with his son before he goes away for a few years. But bad luck pursues Bernie with a vengeance. Not only does his car break down but an airplane crashes in front of him and some kid who walks out of the wreckage bawling about his father being trapped in the plane. Complaining every step of the way, Bernie rescues several passengers, the last of whom is Gale Gayley (Geena Davis), Channel 4 News Reporter. She never sees much beyond a face covered in soot and mud, and the only photograph of her rescuer show a silhouette against the flames, so the story she ends up doing is about "The Angel of Flight 104." Meanwhile, insult is added to injury for Bernie, who lost one of his shoes during the rescue. The other he gives to cabbie John Bubber (Andy Garcia), all the while complaining about how stupid it was to try and be a hero. Of course, this is all just prologue to the rest of the film, because Gale's television station offers a reward of $1 million for the identity of the mystery man who saved all those lives. Bernie could use the million dollars, but John has the shoe that matches the one the rescue workers found stuck in the mud. Besides, Bernie told John enough of the story for the imposter to get the details right. You also have to keep in mind that in "Hero" no good deed goes unpunished. That is because Bernie did something else when he got Gale out of that airplane, because John really is a good soul, who feels guilty about having so many people praise him for something he did not do, and because Gale is having more than thankful feelings for John. It is going to be really hard to pull a happy ending out of this film with all the bad things waiting to happen.The performances are certainly solid enough, with Hoffman turning in one that comes across like Ratzo Rizzo's cousin (with a lower voice). Davis plays plucky well and Garcia has an innate earnestness that serves him well in different situations. Cuzak is once again wasted in a fine supporting role, but she is the one that has to reveal that big irony about her husband Bernie: he is really good in a crisis, which is when he forgets to be Bernie LaPlante and be a real human being. You have to admit, that is a pretty good definition of a how heroism works in the real world.
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