One of the first Hollywood films to deal with the plight of Vietnam veterans, HEROES is a quirky little comedy-drama that strains to be charming and sometimes succeeds. Henry Winkler (then famous as The Fonz on TV's long-running sitcom "Happy Days") plays a troubled vet who escapes from a
mental hospital, intending to start a worm farm with money collected from fellow inmates. He hops a bus to California and meets Field, convincing her to join him on a formulaic cross-country odyssey. They eventually hook up with Winkler's war buddy (Harrison Ford, on the brink of superstardom),
who is traumatized, loopy, and none too bright. The screenplay (by Jim Carabatsos, who ...
Released:
1977
Rated:
PG
Length:
113 mins