Deadly Hero
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Original 1975 movie poster
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| Directed by | Ivan Nagy |
| Produced by | Thomas J. McGrath |
| Written by | George Wislocki Don Petersen |
| Starring |
Don Murray Diahn Williams James Earl Jones Lilia Skala Conchata Ferrell |
| Music by |
Brad Fiedel Tommy Mandel |
| Cinematography | Andrzej Bartkowiak |
| Edited by | Susan Steinberg |
| Distributed by | AVCO Embassy Pictures |
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104 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Deadly Hero is a 1975 thriller movie starring Don Murray, Diahn Williams, James Earl Jones, Lilia Skala, Treat Williams, and directed by Ivan Nagy from a screenplay by George Wislocki and Don Petersen. Released in limited locales in 1975 with an R rating from the Motion Picture Association of America, the film was distributed by AVCO Embassy Pictures and is Treat Williams' film debut. Deadly Hero opened to mixed, mostly negative reviews by critics and was seen as a commercial failure.
Officer Lacy (played by Don Murray) is an 18-year veteran of the New York City Police Department who finds himself demoted from detective back to patrol duty for his violent tendencies and trigger-happy behavior. Responding to a call on Manhattan's West Side, he finds a young musician named Sally (Diahn Williams) has been abducted by a mugger named Rabbit (James Earl Jones). Rabbit has Sally at knifepoint in a hostage standoff but is persuaded to release her and surrender by Officer Lacy, who kills the unarmed Rabbit anyway. A grateful Sally is convinced by Lacy to lie to detectives to make Lacy seem like a hero. She later changes her mind and tells the truth about the shooting. This drives Lacy to try to silence Sally with escalating threats and violence before his career is ruined and he's tried for Rabbit's murder.
The cast also includes performances by Josh Mostel as "Victor", Rutanya Alda as "Apple Mary", Charles Siebert as "Baker", plus Beverly Johnson, Chu Chu Malave, Danny DeVito, and an uncredited Deborah Harry as a singer.Deadly Hero is Treat Williams' first motion picture appearance.
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