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Hero at Large

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Hero at Large

Help is on the way!

5.9

1h 38m

1980

“Help is on the way!”

Synopsis

An idealistic but struggling actor finds his life unexpectedly complicated when he stops a robbery while wearing the costume of Captain Avenger, a superhero character of a film he is hired to promote. He decides to dabble at being a superhero only to find that it is more difficult and dangerous than he ever imagined.

Director

Martin Davidson

Trailer

ActionComedyDrama

crime fightersuperhero

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Cast & Crew

John Ritter

John Ritter

as Steve Nichols

Anne Archer

Anne Archer

as J. Marsh

Bert Convy

Bert Convy

as Walter Reeves

Kevin McCarthy

Kevin McCarthy

as Calvin Donnelly

Harry Bellaver

Harry Bellaver

as Eddie

Anita Dangler

Anita Dangler

as Mrs. Havacheck

Jane Hallaren

Jane Hallaren

as Gloria Preston

Leonard Harris

Leonard Harris

as Mayor

Rick Podell

Rick Podell

as Milo

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