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Local Hero (1983) 7.5
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. Director:Bill ForsythWriter:Bill Forsyth |
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Cast
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Mac
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Ben
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Moritz
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Rikki Fulton | ... |
Geddes
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Watt
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Marina
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Stella
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Gyearbuor Asante | ... |
Rev Macpherson
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Cal
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Donaldson
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Roddy
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Oil billionaire Happer sends Mac to a remote Scotish villiage to secure the property rights for an oil refinery they want to build. Mac teams up with Danny and starts the negotiations, the locals are keen to get their hands on the 'Silver Dollar' and can't believe their luck. However a local hermit and beach scavenger, Ben Knox, lives in a shack on the crucial beach which he also owns. Happer is more interested in the Northern Lights and Danny in a surreal girl with webbed feet, Marina. Mac is used to a Houston office with fax machines but is forced to negotiate on Bens terms. Written by Matthew Stanfield <mattst@cogs.susx.ac.uk>
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Country:
UKRelease Date:
17 February 1983 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
A kisvárosi hõs See more »Box Office
Gross:
SEK 3,626,858 (Sweden)Company Credits
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Written by Mark Knopfler
Performed by Mark Knopfler, Alan Clark, Hal Lindes, John Illsley and Terry Williams
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Alex Norton remembers that Watt's line as Mac and Oldsen watch Marina swimming, "She's got a magnificent pair of lungs", had to be reshot endlessly as Peter Riegert and Peter Capaldi kept sniggering. See more »Goofs
During scenes on the beach, snow appears and disappears on the mountains of Rhum in the background between shots. See more »Quotes
Happer: [wants MacIntyre to observe the sky while in Scotland] Anything out of the ordinary, you telephone me. Night or day.See more »
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Freeway FlyerWritten by Mark Knopfler
Performed by Mark Knopfler, Alan Clark, Hal Lindes, John Illsley and Terry Williams
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Simply my favorite movie ever. Never fails to warm my heart, even after many, many viewings. Beautifully written, filmed, acted- everything works. I loved the whole movie, but especially the last scene. It just sums up the whole movie for me- friendship, not the material, is ultimately all that matters.
Great writing; a dozen well-developed characters. Gentle good humor, without demeaning anyone. A beautiful score, that fit the mood of the movie perfectly. Can't say enough about this movie- see it, see it, see it!