The Greatest Man in the World

A hero is just a man in "The Greatest Man In The World" (1980). Brad Davis plays an insufferable lout who, because he flew around the world nonstop, finds himself a national hero. When the reporters gather to meet the man who accomplished so great a task,they find themselves hard-pressed to find an angle to make Davis a national hero. The arrogant, illiterate Davis has a police record and only cares about drinking, women and partying. However, that won't stop the press from creating the story they want to tell in this humorous film based a true story.