Ordinary Heroes (1986 film)

Ordinary Heroes is a 1986 American made-for-television war drama film directed by Peter H. Cooper. It premiered on ABC on October 19, 1986.^[1]

Ordinary Heroes
Genre	Drama War
Written by	Ira R. Barmak
Directed by	Peter H. Cooper
Starring	Richard Dean Anderson Valerie Bertinelli Doris Roberts
Music by	Perry Botkin Jr.
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producer	Ira R. Barmak
Production locations	Park City, Utah (Bandinis interior) Provo, Utah (Bandinis Exterior) Salt Lake City
Cinematography	Hal Trussell
Editor	Mark Rosenbaum
Running time	105 minutes
Production company	Crow Productions
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	October 19, 1986 (1986-10-19)

The film is a remake of the 1945 film Pride of the Marines,^[2] but set in the Vietnam War instead of World War II.

Plot

In 1971, Tony (Richard Dean Anderson) fell in love with Maria (Valerie Bertinelli), but their future was abruptly put on hold when Tony was drafted to fight in the Vietnam War. When he returned to the country two years later, she was still waiting for him, but he was no longer the same.

Cast and characters

• Richard Dean Anderson as Tony Kaiser
• Valerie Bertinelli as Maria Pezzo
• Doris Roberts as Edith Burnside
• Jesse D. Goins as Ken Bryant
• Matthew Laurance as Dr. Farber
• Richard Baxter as Steve Burnside
• Emily Love as Tina Burnside
• Liz Torres as Miss Cortez

Production

Parts of the film were shot in Salt Lake City and Magna, Utah.^[3]

References

1. "Sunday, October 19". United Press International. October 18, 1986.
2. Klobas, Lauri E. (1988). Disability Drama in Television and Film. McFarland & Company. pp. 107–9. ISBN 9780899503097.
3. D'Arc, James V. (2010). When Hollywood came to town: a history of moviemaking in Utah (1st ed.). Layton, Utah: Gibbs Smith. ISBN 9781423605874.

External links

• Ordinary Heroes at IMDb
• TV Trailer on YouTube