Hero [dvd] / Columbia Pictures presents ; a Laura Ziskin production ; a film by Stephen Frears ; story by Laura Ziskin & Alvin Sargent and David Webb Peoples ; screenplay by David Webb Peoples ; produced by Laura Ziskin ; directed by Stephen Frears.
Title from disc label. Dustin Hoffman, Geena Davis, Andy Garcia, Joan Cusack, Maury Chaykin. Originally released as a motion picture in 1992. Full screen (1.33:1).
Summary:
Ace reporter Gale Gayley, literally falls into the story of a lifetime when she's a passenger on an airplane that crashes into a Chicago bridge. In the smoke and darkness, she's saved by a rude, foul-mouthed ₁hero,₂ who promptly disappears into the night leaving only one shoe behind. When Gale's TV station offers a million dollars to the mystery hero, a gentle Vietnam vet appears to claim the prize and share it with the city's homeless.
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