A Texas oil company attempts to buy out a Scottish fishing village for a refinery, and the result is utter confusion. One of the town's least prominent citizens owns a strategic piece of property which he refuses to sell. A warm, acclaimed comedy from writer/director Forsyth (GREGORY'S GIRL).
Stars
Peter Riegert: American Actor
Burt Lancaster: Oscar-winning actor, FROM HERE TO ETERNITY, ELMER GANTRY
Director
Bill Forsyth: British Director/Screenwriter, LOCAL HERO, HOUSEKEEPING
Screenwriter
Bill Forsyth: British Director/Screenwriter, LOCAL HERO, HOUSEKEEPING
Composer
Mark Knopfler: British Songwriter/Musician
Review 1:
"...[A] genuine fairy tale....Thoroughly original..."
Source: New York Times
p.C25 02/17/1983
Review 2:
5 stars out of 5 -- "An enchanting fairy tale, all the more so for refusing to go for a cut-and-dried happy ending."
Source: Empire
p.158-159 06/01/2008
Review 3:
Included in The New York Times "10 BEST FILMS OF 1983"
Source: New York Times
p.II:15 12/25/1983
Review 4:
"...LOCAL HERO is loaded with wry, offbeat humor and is the sort of satisfying, personal picture that is becoming an increasingly rare commodity..."
Source: Variety
02/16/1983
Review 5:
"...LOCAL HERO does the job in a way that is exhilarating to watch..."
Source: Sight and Sound
p.138-9 03/01/1983
Review 6:
4 stars out of 5 -- "Forsyth's values -- humanity over corporate greed -- have never been more relevant."
Source: Uncut
p.124 06/01/2008
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