Local Hero
1983·1h 51m
6.8/ 10 (417 votes)
“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.”
ComedyDrama
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.
Trailer
Director
Bill Forsyth
Writers
Bill Forsyth
Where to Watch
Stream
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Cast
Burt Lancaster
Felix Happer
Peter Riegert
"Mac" MacIntyre
Denis Lawson
Gordon Urquhart
Fulton Mackay
Ben Knox
Peter Capaldi
Danny Oldsen
Jennifer Black
Stella Urquhart
Jenny Seagrove
Marina
Norman Chancer
Moritz
Rikki Fulton
Geddes
Alex Norton
Watt
Details
Language
en
Status
Released
Budget
$4M
Box Office
$6M
