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Hero at Large is a american film of genre Drama directed by Martin Davidson released in USA on 8 february 1980 with John Ritter
Hero at Large (1980)
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Add to a movie listHero at Large is a 1980 comedy film starring John Ritter and Anne Archer. The film was written by former Disney screenwriter, AJ Carothers and directed by Martin Davidson. The original music score was composed by Patrick Williams.
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Steve Nichols is a struggling actor in New York City who takes the job posing as comic-book hero Captain Avenger at comics stores and conventions. He finds his life unexpectedly complicated when he stops a robbery while wearing the costume of Captain Avenger. The costume is for a film he is hired to promote, but Nichols decides to continue being a superhero and discovers that the superhero life is more complex than he initially thought.Actors
John Ritter
(Steve Nichols)
Anne Archer
(J. Marsh)
Bert Convy
(Walter Reeves)
Kevin McCarthy
(Calvin Donnelly)
Allan Rich
(Marty Fields)
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