First AMERICAN HERO Trailer Watch the first AMERICAN HERO trailer! The film, written and directed by Nick Love (The Sweeney), stars Stephen Dorff, Luis Da Silva Jr., and Eddie Griffin. AMERICAN HERO will be released in theaters on December 11. Melvin, a reluctant Superhero, lives only for crime, women and drugs – until he realises that the only way he will ever get to see his estranged son is to go straight and fulfil his potential as a crime fighter.