Hero Wanted (2008): Cast & Box Office
Hero Wanted is a 2008 crime thriller directed by Brian Smrz, starring Cuba Gooding Jr. as Liam Case, Elitsa Razheva and Ray Liotta. It runs 1 hour 35 minutes and earned $676,860 worldwide.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 35m (95 min)
- Director
- Brian Smrz
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Millennium Media
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Hero Wanted About?
The premise of Hero Wanted without spoilers.
Liam Case works as a garbage collector, and his life hasn’t gone the way he imagined. Hoping to win the girl he loves, he devises an elaborate heist that ends with him trying to leap in and save the day at the last second. On the day of the job, the scheme unravels, leaving Liam badly injured and rushed to the hospital.
Hero Wanted Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- on the run
- vigilante justice
- violence
- vengeance
- revenge
- low budget
- child in jeopardy
- man
- heist crime
- murder
- bank teller
- hospital
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- vomiting
- death of protagonist
- main character shot
- mexican standoff
- beretta
- gangster
- fugitive
- framed for murder
- pistol
- machine gun
- fistfight
- showdown
- gunfight
- dual wield
- vigilante
- vigilantism
- one against many
- beard
- tough guy
- african american
- bald hero
- bald
- bald man
- woman shot in the forehead
- voice over narration
- masturbation
- flashback
- fast motion scene
- bar
- tragic hero
- one man army
- head shaving
- wok
- target practice
- surrogate father
- suicide-by-cop
- stabbed in the hand
- stabbed in the groin
Hero Wanted Cast & Characters
Cuba Gooding Jr. leads the cast as Liam Case, with Elitsa Razheva as Dawn Case and Ray Liotta as Detective Terry Subcott. Directed by Brian Smrz; 21 actors are credited in all.
- Director Brian Smrz
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Cuba Gooding Jr. as Liam Case - Elitsa Razheva as Dawn Case
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Ray Liotta as Detective Terry Subcott -
Atanas Srebrev as Bartender
Also Starring in Hero Wanted
· 17 more- Kim Coates Skinner McGraw
- Ben Cross Cosmo Jackson
- Jean Smart Melanie McQueen
- Norman Reedus Swain
- Tommy Flanagan Derek
- Todd Jensen Detective Wallace MacTee
- Christa Campbell Melanie McQueen
- Sammi Hanratty Marley Singer
- Mike Straub Scrubs
- Gary Cairns Gill
- Paul Sampson Gordy McGraw
- Steven Kozlowski Lynch McGraw
- Amy Ann Singh Staci - the Waitress
- Lisa Dunne Marley's Mom
- Sergio Buenrostro Rookie Cop
- George Asenov Paramedic
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- Nathan Bautista Door Dude
More from Brian Smrz
One more film directed by Brian Smrz: 24 Hours to Live.
Hero Wanted Box Office
Hero Wanted grossed $676,860 worldwide.
Worldwide gross
$676.9K
- International
- $676.9K
Hero Wanted Trailers & Videos
The trailer of Hero Wanted.
Cars in Hero Wanted
17 cars on screen, including the 1969 Ford Mustang and the Mercedes-Benz Atego 1823.
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1969 Ford Mustang Important role -
Mercedes-Benz Atego 1823 Important role -
1998 Cadillac Seville STS Minor role -
1995 Chevrolet Caprice Minor role
Hero Wanted Also Known As
23 alternative titles, including “Bohater z wyboru” and “En Busca De Un Heroe”.
- Also known as
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- Bohater z wyboru
- En Busca De Un Heroe
- Hős kerestetik
- Hledá se hrdina
- Herói
- Kahraman Aranıyor
- Hero Wanted - Helden brauchen kein Gesetz
- Разыскивается герой
- Herói Procura-se
- En busca de un héroe
- 通缉英雄
- Zrození hrdiny
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- דרוש גיבור
- Erou dorit
- Търси се герой
- Розшукується герой
- Hľadá sa hrdina
- Ieškomas didvyris
- Julmia tekoja
- 勇士追緝令
- 히어로 원티드
- หมายหัวล่า...ฮีโร่แค้นระห่ำ
- Truy Sát Người Hùng
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Hero Wanted FAQ: Cast, Box Office & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast, box office and post-credit scenes of Hero Wanted, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Hero Wanted?
Hero Wanted runs 1 hour 35 minutes (95 minutes).
When was Hero Wanted released?
Hero Wanted was released on March 28, 2008.
Who directed Hero Wanted?
Hero Wanted was directed by Brian Smrz.
More films by Brian Smrz Who is in the cast of Hero Wanted?
Hero Wanted stars Cuba Gooding Jr. as Liam Case, Elitsa Razheva as Dawn Case and Ray Liotta as Detective Terry Subcott, among 21 credited actors.
How much did Hero Wanted make at the box office?
Hero Wanted grossed $676,860 worldwide.
Does Hero Wanted have a post-credit scene?
No. Hero Wanted has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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