
The Deer Hunter(1978)
Three steelworkers enlist in the army and are sent to Vietnam, one leaving behind a rushed marriage, the others a shared love. What they encounter during the war changes their lives forever.


“Finding the one you love...is finding yourself.”
A Vietnam veteran suffering from post traumatic stress disorder breaks out of a VA hospital and goes on a road trip with a sympathetic traveler to find out what became of the other men in his unit.

Henry Winkler
Jack Dunne

Sally Field
Carol Bell

Harrison Ford
Ken Boyd

Val Avery
Mel

Olivia Cole
Jane Adcox

Hector Elias
Dr. Elias

Dennis Burkley
Gus

Tony Burton
Chef

Michael Cavanaugh
Peanuts

Helen Craig
Bus Depot Manager
Heroes is a drama, romance, war film released in 1977 exploring themes of vietnam veteran, post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd), road trip, worm farm. Directed by Jeremy Kagan, it stars Henry Winkler, Sally Field, Harrison Ford. A Vietnam veteran suffering from post traumatic stress disorder breaks out of a VA hospital and goes on a road trip with a sympathetic traveler to find out what became of the other men in his unit.
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