A Hero Ain't Nothing But a Sandwich (1978) 

 

Release date: February 3, 1978

Director: Ralph Nelson

Writer: Alice Childress (novel and screenplay)

Starring: Larry B. Scott, Cicely Tyson, Paul Winfield

Budget: N/A

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A young boy (Larry B. Scott) becomes addicted to heroin, and his mother (Cicely Tyson) and foster father (Paul Winfield) help him fight it.