Henry Winkeler tried to get rid of the image of his happy days with a forgotten war drama

When the war drama “Heroes” was released in 1977, “Happy Days” was the first show on TV. Henry Winkener starred in the starring round Fonzi meatAnd who “Ay’w” is on his way to the hearts of viewers. It may be difficult for actors in the comic play to excel from their most popular role, especially in those that are exciting and have more emotional dimensions than the fluff of the comic play. For actors such as Henry Winkeler, whose personality has become a cultural phenomenon, Fonesey played was often a curse. During the 1970s, there was a rigid schizophrenia between television actors and cinema, as television actors were seen as less than – the feeling that you can find in a lot of the critical negative response to the “heroes”.

In an interview with “Mirf Griffin’s offer,” Henry Winkeler explained that there is a piece of “The Fonz in” Heroes. Winkler is a story about eating dinner with the legendary Bette Davis, who told him that Charles Laughon once said: “Every time you make a movie, if you do not put your neck on the mass, do not make the movie.” , As a serious actor on the big screen instead of the rebel gears head in the living rooms every night.

Henry Winkler plays the role of Jack Dan, an old warrior in Vietnam who escapes from a psychological facility for ancient warriors to start a worm farm (yes, you read this right) in California with many men who served with them. Along the way, he meets with Carroll Bell (Sally Field) and car contestant Ken Boyd (Harrison Ford).

The “heroes” does not treat PTSD with respect, especially at the height of Hokey as Vietnam is reactivated in the city center. There is a lot of humor about his position that limits mockery. When Carroll wonders about his behavior, Jack responds with a singing song, “Because I am supposed to be crazy!” This self -awareness flourishes from the sincerity of the pain of his personality.

Vincent Canby Pans Winkler Performance in New York Times As “nicely nice not because it is attractive, but because the will is very naked and the behaviors are not related to life. TV creates a representative school consisting of fully from signals that raise emotions less than they describe.” Another problem is that the “heroes” swing between many types-a strategic olidia, a high-minded road, and emotional drama-so it is difficult for Winkeller to calibrate his performance appropriately.

Although it is everywhere, “Heroes” achieved success at the box office, and Winkler got the nomination of Golden Globe and BAFTA. Vietnam war drama It was not popular in 1977 as it would be in the coming years. Films such as “The Deer Hunter” and “Born on the Fight of JULY” will take the mental health challenges of Vietnam much greater through heavy shows of power representatives such as Robert De Niro and Tom Cruise. “Heroes” was not the project to allow Henry Winkeler to try to reach these heights.