Some Kind of Hero (1982) Poster

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Sex & Nudity

  • A woman is said to be a hooker, and is later called a wh*re.
  • A man and a woman kiss.
  • There are several sexual references.
  • There is no male or female nudity.
  • A man writes "meoff" on a contract and the guard asks why he only has his last name. The man replies his first name is Jack. The guard says "Jack-Me-off" and the man laughs making the masturbating sign.
  • A couple kiss and hug. Seconds later, they're making out in a bed. No nudity or sexual content. When they're interrupted, the man says, "What happened to all the free time I wanted?"
  • Two people have sex for about 2 minutes. No nudity directly onscreen. If you look hard enough, you might see something. All parts of the sex contain moaning. First, there is thrusting. Next, she gives him oral. Last, they kiss in bed.
  • A man pees his pants.

Violence & Gore

  • Several men rob a bank and hold people at gunpoint. No one is injured.
  • A man holds two other men at gunpoint, although they do not realize it is a fake gun.
  • The film opens on a war zone, there are explosions and shooting. No deaths onscreen.
  • Richard Pryor punches a man in the face and everyone else attackes Pryor.
  • A man almost dies after spending days locked in a hot box as punishment.
  • Two men try to kill another man, a fight ensues. They try to strangle, shoot and stab him but they are disarmed. It is pretty violent, not much blood.

Profanity

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • Cans of beer are passed out to returning soldiers on a plane.
  • One scene takes place in a bar where several people, including the main character, or drinking.
  • Several beer cans are seen in a room.
  • Characters smoke cigarettes and drink beer.
  • A couple drink wine.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • The bank robbery scene is quite intense.
  • The stickup scene is quite intense.
  • A man feeds a little mouse. If you don't like mice, it may scare you.
  • Two men in a jailcell have to eat roaches and other disgusting things that the soldiers give them. It isn't very explicit.

Spoilers

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Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • There is an emotional scene where a main character dies.
  • A woman who recently had a stroke is now traumatized and nearly paralyzed. It is very sad to see.
  • The movie is very sad because the main character had his life screwed when he got back from war. He had a divorce, his mom had a stroke and now she is paralyzed, and he also can't get money from being in the war.

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