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Synopsis: A former hero's thwarted attempt to regain the limelight results in his turning vigilante, as he pursues the men who shot him during an armed bank robbery in this hard-hitting action-suspense thriller starring Cuba Gooding, Jr. and Ray Liotta.
Starring: Cuba Gooding Jr., Ray Liotta
Supporting actors: Norman Reedus, Kim Coates, Tommy Flanagan, Jean Smart, Christa Campbell, Steven Kozlowski, Gary Cairns II, Sammi Hanratty, Ben Cross, Todd Jensen, Paul Sampson, Lisa Dunne, Elitsa Rajeva, Atanas Srebrev, Tom Nelson, Sergio Buenrostro, Mimi Rigassio, Nathan Bautista, Sunnie Merrill, Mike Straub
Directed by: Brian Smrz
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Runtime: 1 hour 35 minutes
Release year: 2008
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: Rated R for strong violence, language and brief sexual content.
ASIN: B0018LO1AA
Amazon.com Sales Rank: #18,946 in Amazon Video On Demand (See Bestsellers in Amazon Video On Demand)
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Rental rights: 24 hour viewing period, play online or download to one location. Details
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Compatible with: Mac and PC online viewing, Windows PC download, TiVo DVRs, Sony BRAVIA Internet Video Link, Roku player, compatible portable video devices. System requirements
Format: Amazon Video on Demand (streaming online video and digital download)
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Hero Wanted DVD ~ Cuba Gooding Jr.

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Theatrical Release Information
  • US Theatrical Release Date: Feburary 01, 2008
  • MPAA: Rated R for strong violence, language and brief sexual content.
  • Production Company: Heroic Productions, Martini Films, Millennium Films, Salvatore/Ornston Productions, Two Sticks Productions
  • Filming Locations: Sofia, Bulgaria | New Boyana Film Studios, Sofia, Bulgaria
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Itchy Trigger Finger, November 24, 2008
By Lee Armstrong (Winterville, NC United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hero Wanted (DVD)
"Hero Wanted" is a bumpy, but gripping DVD. Cuba Gooding Jr. stars in the lead role as Liam Case, a trash collector who has a good day & a bad day. As the film begins, he rescues a child from a burning car. He wears the hero recognition uncomfortably. The film unfolds so that the audience moves deeper into the story as we see the relationships that were not apparent. Case lost his wife in a tragic accident in which she drowned while trapped in their car. Gooding starts moving out of his shell as he develops a crush on Kayla McQueen played by Christa Campbell. Unfortunately, when he goes to the bank where she works, she is shot in the head during the heist, confined in a coma. We come to learn how his buddy Swain that works with him on the trash truck, well played by Norman Reedus, has taken Case's idea on how to impress a girl to another level by bringing in the McGraw brothers. Steven Kowalski plays the leader Lynch while his younger brother Skinner played by Kim Coates discharges his gun during the bank heist, unfortunately fatally wounding Kayla. Detective Terry Subcott played by Ray Liotta tries to piece together the relationships of the crime. Case goes after younger brother Skinner in the factory where he sleeps and then after Lynch in a bar. Faced with a string of bodies, Subcott starts looking more closely at the vigilante played by Gooding. Tommy Flanagan whose scarface makes Derek looks like a crazed killer with an itchy trigger finger takes over the gang & lures Liam to a confrontation by kidnapping the little girl he saved at the beginning of the film. Meanwhile, Jean Smart from TV's "Designing Women" plays Melanie McQueen, Kayla's mother, and urges Liam to get revenge. The bloody battle that climaxes the film comes with a pivotal choice by Swain to side with Case. There's an irony as Liam hangs onto a tropical postcard labeled "Paradise." All in all, this was a good engaging shoot-'em-up. Gooding focuses well, being very different from his Oscar-winning performance in "Jerry McGuire." Enjoy!
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4.0 out of 5 stars america's critic, September 11, 2009
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hero wanted was done great had good action story was cool, i reccomand this movie to all to go rent this one
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars very good movie, December 2, 2008
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well this is a very good movie good screenplay good actering

i enjoy it very much
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2.0 out of 5 stars only if this kind of action is what you want
this is a low budget action film in which the part of america is played by eastern europe. it 's competently made but there are much better action/crime movies out there, if... Read more
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2.0 out of 5 stars A case where the viewer gets tortured.
2 stars is probably too much.
What a waste of time..... a friend loaned me a copy. Some friend :)

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Published 17 months ago by Robert of Niagara

2.0 out of 5 stars Not even close to a 5 star in my opinion
We need to start out with this film has the feel of a low budget made for TV type of thing. That is not always bad but this movie started out too slow for my tastes and even... Read more
Published 18 months ago by Pistol

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome Movie! Well Done....!
THIS MOVIE WAS VERY INTERSTING... HAD ACTION, DRAMA, SUSPENSE, ROMANCE AND A LITTLE COMEDY WELL ATLEAST SOME PEOPLE WILL FIND SOME THINGS HUMOROUS.. Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars WELL WORTH WATCHING !!!
This movie was well worth watching. In the beginning you are a little clueless,as with most movies, you think one thing it turns out to be something else,but it becomes very... Read more
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