Some Kind of Hero is a 1982 English-language Comedy Crime film written by Robert Boris and James Kirkwood Jr. The movie is directed by Michael Pressman and produced by Howard W. Koch. A Vietnam vet returns home from a prisoner of war camp and is greeted as a hero, but is quickly forgotten.. Some kind of hero features Richard Pryor in the lead role along with an ensemble cast including Margot Kidder, Ray Sharkey, Ronny Cox, Lynne Moody, Olivia Cole and Paul Benjamin. The music was composed by Patrick Williams. Cinematography was done by King Baggot and editing by Christopher Greenbury. The motion picture has a running time of 97 minutes. It was released on 2nd April 1982. The Film was successful at box office. Some Kind of Hero was made on a budget of $8 million and it was a super hit at box office gross of $23 million. Distribution rights for the film were acquired by Paramount Pictures.