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Local Hero (1983)

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Reviews Counted: 23 Fresh: 23  Rotten:0 Average Rating: 8.7/10

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Runtime: 1 hr 52 mins

Synopsis: 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... 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). [More]

Genre: Comedies

Starring: Peter Riegert, Burt Lancaster, Denis Lawson, Fulton MacKay

Director: Bill Forsyth
Screenwriter: Bill Forsyth
Composer: Mark Knopfler

DVD Info

Release:

Sep 9, 2000

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case

Additional Release Material:

  • Interactive Menus
  • Theatrical Trailer

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Christopher Null
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Eric Lurio
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A heartwarming and whimsical comedy of manners.

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Dennis Schwartz
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Laura Clifford
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Absolutely wonderful.

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02/27/03
Jeffrey M. Anderson
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Philip Martin
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Charming cross-cultural tale about some outsiders from a Texas oil company whose visit to a small Scottish town changes everything.

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Charming little comedy

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08/21/02
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
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A whimsical, delightful tale of a stranger in a strange land. It is director Bill Forsythe's best ever.

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