Show Me a Hero

TV Mini Series
2015
15
1h

IMDb RATING

7.9/10

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First official trailer for Show Me A Hero, a new mini-series from HBO.

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Nick Wasicsko takes office as mayor of Yonkers in 1987 and has to face the issue of building public housing in the white, middle-class side of town.Nick Wasicsko takes office as mayor of Yonkers in 1987 and has to face the issue of building public housing in the white, middle-class side of town.Nick Wasicsko takes office as mayor of Yonkers in 1987 and has to face the issue of building public housing in the white, middle-class side of town.

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IMDb RATING

7.9/10

12K

YOUR RATING

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Awards
- 3 wins & 23 nominations total

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Trivia
Winona Ryder cut her eyelashes for her part the city council woman, after writer David Simon sweet-mannered said they made her look too endearing.

Quotes
Nick Wasicsko: Hey, this mayor thing... when the fun part starts?

Connections
Featured in Late Night with Seth Meyers: Winona Ryder/Colin Quinn/Beirut (2015)

Soundtracks
When The People Find Out
Performed by Steve Earle and The Dukes.

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Featured review

8/10

Politics and some more

Show me a hero and I will write you a tragedy. The entire point behind the series is to show the fallibility of modern day's heroes. Nick Wasicsko is a well meaning politician who is much of a hero within his head. Luck changes for him very frequently and most of the time he is on a roller coaster ride. His inability to look beyond himself and giving himself the credit for victories and failures of others proves to be his downfall. The other part of the screenplay is focused upon the larger picture and viability of innovative social engineering and with how much pain and effort it can be achieved. It also shows the dichotomy between justice and popular politics in this scenario. The plot, characters, screenplay are raw and authentic and sort of inspiring. Good job HBO!