Hero at Large (1980)

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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.

Released: 1980-02-08
Genres: Action, Comedy, Drama
Runtime: 1h 38m
Status: Released
TMDB rating: 5.9/10 from 45 votes

Directed by Martin Davidson.

Top cast

John Ritter as Steve Nichols
Anne Archer as J. Marsh
Bert Convy as Walter Reeves
Kevin McCarthy as Calvin Donnelly
Harry Bellaver as Eddie
Anita Dangler as Mrs. Havacheck
Jane Hallaren as Gloria Preston
Leonard Harris as Mayor
Rick Podell as Milo
Allan Rich as Marty Fields

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Where to watch Hero at Large

United States: rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video

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