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Local Hero
1983 1h 51m PG
Comedy
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Drama
7.3
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An American oil company has plans for a new refinery and sends someone to Scotland to buy up an entire village, but things don't go as expected.
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Directed By
Bill Forsyth
Written By
Bill Forsyth
Studio
Enigma Productions
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Cast of Local Hero
Burt Lancaster
Felix Happer
Peter Riegert
Mac
Denis Lawson
Urquhart
Fulton Mackay
Ben
Peter Capaldi
Oldsen
Jennifer Black
Stella
Jenny Seagrove
Marina
Norman Chancer
Moritz
Rikki Fulton
Geddes
Alex Norton
Watt
Christopher Rozycki
Victor
Gyearbuor Asante
Rev Macpherson
John M. Jackson
Cal
Dan Ammerman
Donaldson
Tam Dean Burn
Roddy
John Gordon Sinclair
Ricky
Caroline Guthrie
Pauline
Jimmy Yuill
Iain
Karen Douglas
Mrs Wyatt
Kenny Ireland
Skipper
Sandra Voe
Mrs Fraser
Harlan Jordan
Fountain
Charles Kearney
Peter
David Mowat
Gideon
John Poland
Anderson
Ann Scott-Jones
Linda Fraser
Ian Stewart
Mr Bulloch
Jonathan Watson
Jonathan
Dave Anderson
Fraser
Ray Jeffries
Andrew
James Kennedy
Edward
Willie Joss
Sandy
Tanya Ticktin
Russian Girl
Edith Ruddick
Old Lady
Betty Macey
Switchboard Operator
Michelle McCarel
Switchboard Operator
Anne Thompson
Switchboard Operator
Brian Rowan
Ace Tone
Mark Winchester
Ace Tone
Alan Clark
Ace Tone
Alan Darby
Ace Tone
Roddy Murray
Ace Tone
Dale Winchester
Ace Tone
Luke Coulter
Baby
Buddy Quaid
Crabbe
Local Hero Reviews
ChristyLemire.com
Christy Lemire
Writer-director Bill Forsyth's 1983 film sneaks up on you. It takes its time. It reveals its characters through snippets of conversation and casual interactions.
Common Sense Media
Nell Minow
A poignant, funny tale of a simpler life.
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
Here is a small film to treasure, a loving, funny, understated portrait of a small Scottish town and its encounter with a giant oil company.
New York Times
Janet Maslin
It demonstrates Mr. Forsyth's uncanny ability for making an audience sense that something magical is going on, even if that something isn't easily explained.
Cinemania
Dan Jardine
Bill Forsyth directs the film with wry understatement and has gentle affection for all of his characters.
Filmcritic.com
Christopher Null
It's the feel-good flick of the decade.
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
Dennis Schwartz
A heartwarming and whimsical comedy of manners.
San Francisco Examiner
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Absolutely wonderful.
Associated Press
Bob Thomas
Lancaster gets better with age; he is capital as the magnate with equal passions for astronomy and moneymaking. Peter Riegert is effective as his ambassador, and the Scottish actors are refreshing and adept.
Chicago Reader
Dave Kehr
The thematics are rather cloying, but the mood -- profoundly relaxed, bemused -- eventually conquers.
Variety
Todd McCarthy
[It's] loaded with wry, offbeat humor and is the sort of satisfying, personal picture that is becoming an increasingly rare commodity these days
TV Guide
Charming, whimsical, and practically perfect.
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