A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich (1977) on Netflix
Benjie, thirteen, tries marijuana with his friends, then moves on to heroin from a dealer named Tiger. He lives in Los Angeles with his mother Sweets and her boyfriend Butler.
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Plot summary
In a historic Los Angeles neighborhood that is in decline, thirteen-year-old Benjie lives with his mother Sweets, his grandmother Mrs. Peggy Bell, and Butler, her boyfriend. Butler works in maintenance and once played music. Benjie earns good grades and has two friends, Jimmy Lee and Carwell, yet he carries the pain of a father who walked away, mixed feelings toward Sweets and Butler, and a growing awareness of racism. At school he respects Nigeria, whose lessons center African history. Sweets asks Butler to take on the role of a father, and Benjie refuses him.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich (1977)
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- A Hero Ain't Nothin' but a Sandwich was the last film Ralph Nelson directed; he made it not long before his death, and it closed out his career behind the camera.
