{"id":84356,"date":"2022-05-25T08:25:17","date_gmt":"2022-05-25T15:25:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=84356"},"modified":"2022-05-25T08:25:17","modified_gmt":"2022-05-25T15:25:17","slug":"hail-hero-1969","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=84356","title":{"rendered":"Hail, Hero! (1969)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Long hair on boys is one of the things wrong with this country, if you ask me.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hail-Hero-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hail-Hero-Poster-200x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-84357\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hail-Hero-Poster-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hail-Hero-Poster-85x128.png 85w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hail-Hero-Poster-180x270.png 180w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hail-Hero-Poster.png 555w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen a college dropout (Michael Douglas) returns home to share he&#8217;s enlisted in the army, his kind mother (Teresa Wright) is glad to see him, but his no-nonsense father (Arthur Kennedy) remains convinced that Douglas&#8217;s disabled brother (Peter Strauss) is the only brave child in the family.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Arthur Kennedy Films<\/li>\n<li>Counterculture<\/li>\n<li>Generation Gap<\/li>\n<li>Michael Douglas Films<\/li>\n<li>Teresa Wright Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nMichael Douglas made his cinematic debut in this low-key film about an artistic young man clashing with his ultra-patriotic father, who is fond of reminiscing about the &#8220;good old days&#8221; of his service in World War II. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hail-Hero-Douglas-Kennedy.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hail-Hero-Douglas-Kennedy.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"925\" height=\"735\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-84360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hail-Hero-Douglas-Kennedy.png 925w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hail-Hero-Douglas-Kennedy-300x238.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hail-Hero-Douglas-Kennedy-128x102.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hail-Hero-Douglas-Kennedy-768x610.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hail-Hero-Douglas-Kennedy-340x270.png 340w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 925px) 100vw, 925px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s not much to this simple story other than Douglas interacting with various people in his hometown, including a couple of girls he meets while swimming out at the lake: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hail-Hero-Girls-Horse.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hail-Hero-Girls-Horse.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"921\" height=\"733\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-84361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hail-Hero-Girls-Horse.png 921w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hail-Hero-Girls-Horse-300x239.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hail-Hero-Girls-Horse-128x102.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hail-Hero-Girls-Horse-768x611.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hail-Hero-Girls-Horse-339x270.png 339w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 921px) 100vw, 921px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230;. and a pot-smoking old woman (Amy Stuart) who for some reason gifts Douglas with a creepy mummified baby. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hail-Hero-Baby-Skeleton.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hail-Hero-Baby-Skeleton.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"963\" height=\"731\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-84362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hail-Hero-Baby-Skeleton.png 963w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hail-Hero-Baby-Skeleton-300x228.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hail-Hero-Baby-Skeleton-128x97.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hail-Hero-Baby-Skeleton-768x583.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hail-Hero-Baby-Skeleton-356x270.png 356w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 963px) 100vw, 963px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Wright doesn&#8217;t have much to do except look and act like the reasonable parent in the family (albeit with a secret of her own): <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hail-Hero-Wright.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hail-Hero-Wright.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"923\" height=\"733\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-84363\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hail-Hero-Wright.png 923w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hail-Hero-Wright-300x238.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hail-Hero-Wright-128x102.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hail-Hero-Wright-768x610.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hail-Hero-Wright-340x270.png 340w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 923px) 100vw, 923px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and Virginia Christie (in her final role) comes and goes quickly as the wife of a senator. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hail-Hero-Christie.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hail-Hero-Christie.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"918\" height=\"726\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-84364\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hail-Hero-Christie.png 918w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hail-Hero-Christie-300x237.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hail-Hero-Christie-128x101.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hail-Hero-Christie-768x607.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hail-Hero-Christie-341x270.png 341w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 918px) 100vw, 918px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Douglas does bring some needed energy to the film, but his enthusiasm is not enough to save this one from obscurity. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Michael Douglas as Carl<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hail-Hero-Douglas.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hail-Hero-Douglas.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"911\" height=\"729\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-84358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hail-Hero-Douglas.png 911w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hail-Hero-Douglas-300x240.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hail-Hero-Douglas-128x102.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hail-Hero-Douglas-768x615.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hail-Hero-Douglas-337x270.png 337w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 911px) 100vw, 911px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, unless you&#8217;re curious. Listed as a Sleeper in the back of Peary&#8217;s book. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0064399\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1969\/10\/24\/archives\/screen-hail-hero-weaves-a-parable-of-warsymbolistic-tale-starts-run.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Long hair on boys is one of the things wrong with this country, if you ask me.&#8221; Synopsis: When a college dropout (Michael Douglas) returns home to share he&#8217;s enlisted in the army, his kind mother (Teresa Wright) is glad to see him, but his no-nonsense father (Arthur Kennedy) remains convinced that Douglas&#8217;s disabled brother (Peter Strauss) is the only brave child in the family. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Arthur Kennedy Films Counterculture Generation Gap Michael Douglas Films Teresa&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=84356\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-84356","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84356","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=84356"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84356\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":84366,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84356\/revisions\/84366"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=84356"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=84356"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=84356"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}