Some Kind of Hero (1982)

Starring:

• Richard Pryor
• Margot Kidder
• Ray Sharkey
• Ronny Cox
• Lynne Moody
• Olivia Cole
• Paul Benjamin

Storyline
Eddie Keller, a Viet Nam P.O.W., returns home to a world he no longer recognizes. His wife has moved onto a new man; there’s a daughter he didn’t know he had; his mother confined to a nursing home with bills mounting and no work prospects, Eddie hatches a plot to get-cash-quick. But there are unexpected consequences when the local mob gets involved.

The Inkwell (1994)

Starring:

• Larenz Tate
• Joe Morton 
• Suzzanne Douglas 
• Glynn Turman 
• Vanessa Bell Calloway 
• A.J. Johnson 
• Morris Chestnut 
• Jada Pinkett Smith 
• Duane Martin 
• Mary Alice 
• Phyllis Yvonne Stickney 
• Markus Redmond 
• Perry Moore

Storyline
In 1976, Drew Tate is a young teenager who has trouble dealing with life after he accidentally sets his house on fire. His parents Kenny and Brenda decide to go to Martha's Vineyard to spend Fourth of July weekend with Brenda's sister Francis, Francis' black Republican husband Spencer and their son Junior. While there Drew falls for a self centered girl named Lauren and befriends a married lady named Heather. While on their vacation, Drew deals with his parents attempts to save their marriage as well as with his own troubles. Eventually all of this leads to a life changing event for Drew as well as his parents.