Local Hero

A BEAUTIFUL COASTLINE... A RICH OIL MAN WANTS TO DEVELOP IT. A POOR BEACH BUM WANTS TO LIVE ON IT. AN ENTIRE TOWN WANTS TO PROFIT BY IT. AND A REAL-LIVE MERMAID WANTS TO SAVE IT... ONLY ONE OF THEM WILL GET THEIR WAY.

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Overview

An American oil company sends a man to Scotland to buy up an entire village where they want to build a refinery. But things don't go as expected.

Keywords

texas
small town
scotland
village
millionaire
seaside town
petrol
oil
houston
rabbit
folk music
village life
aurora borealis
black gold
houston, texas

Details

Status: Released
Release date: February 17, 1983
Original language: English
Spoken languages: English, Japanese, Russian
Countries: United Kingdom
Production: Goldcrest,Film4 Productions,Celandine Films,Enigma Productions
Cast: Burt Lancaster,Peter Riegert,Denis Lawson,Fulton Mackay,Peter Capaldi,Jennifer Black,Jenny Seagrove,Norman Chancer,Rikki Fulton,Alex Nortonand 35 more
Director: Bill Forsyth
Writer: Bill Forsyth
Producer: David Puttnam
Cinematography: Chris Menges
Music: Mark Knopfler
Budget: $4,200,000
Revenue: $5,900,000
IMDb: tt0085859