When the military drama "Heroes" was released in 1977, "Happy Days" was the number one show on television. Henry Winkler starred as Too cool-school gracer Fonzywhich "Aj" made the hearts of viewers. It can be difficult for Sitcom actors to be separated from their most popular role, especially in those who are dramatic and have a more emotional dimension than the foam of Sitkom. For actors like Henry Winkler, whose character has become a cultural phenomenon, Playing Fonzi was often a curse. During the 1970s, there was a rigid dichotomy between television and film actors, where television actors were considered smaller than - a feeling you can find in much of the negative critical response to the "heroes".

In an interview with "Mercy Griffin show", "" Henry Winkler explained that there is no "piece" "Found in" heroes. During the interview, Winkler shares a story about dinner with the legendary Beth Davis, who told him that Charles Lautton once said: "Every time you make a movie, if you don't put the neck on the block, then you don't make the movie." Winkler was looking forward to risking "heroes". He wanted to flex his acting muscles and finally see someone other than Fonzi, as a serious actor on the big screen, instead of the rebel gearbox in people's living rooms every night. Unfortunately, this risk does not pay very well.

Henry Winkler plays Jackack Dan, a Vietnam veteran who escaped from a veteran psychiatric facility to start a worm farm (yes, you read that right) in California with several of the men he served. On the way, he meets romantically caused Carol Bell (Sally Shield) and car rider Ken Boyd (Harrison Ford).

The "heroes" do not treat Jackec's PTSD with respect, especially in the climax of Hoki, where he reactivates Vietnam in the middle of the city. There is too much humor for his condition that borders by ridicule. When Carroll calls into question his behavior, Jackec responds with a singer, "because I should be crazy!" This wink of self -awareness deprives the originality of the pain of his character.

Vincent Kanby releases Winkler's performance in Theujork Times As "aggressively cute not because it is attractive, but because the will to satisfy is so naked and mannerisms are so unrelated to life. Television creates a school of acting, made entirely of signals that evoke emotions less often than they label them." Another problem is that the "heroes" oscillate among many genres-comedy with a slap, fast-paced film and emotional drama-so it is difficult for Winkler to appropriately calibrate its performance.

Despite being everywhere, "heroes" were a success in the box office, and Winkler received a Golden Globe and Bafta nomination. War dramas in Vietnam They were not as popular in 1977 as they would be in the coming years. Films such as "The Deer Hunter" and "Born on July 4th" would understand the mental health of veterans in Vietnam much more seriously with difficult performances by electricity actors, such as Robert de Niro and Tom Cruise. "Heroes" was not a project to allow Henry Winkler to try to reach those heights.