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Local Hero (1983)
7.4
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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| Burt Lancaster | ... | ||
| Peter Riegert | ... |
Mac
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Fulton Mackay | ... |
Ben
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Denis Lawson | ... | |
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Norman Chancer | ... |
Moritz
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Rikki Fulton | ... |
Geddes
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Alex Norton | ... |
Watt
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| Jenny Seagrove | ... |
Marina
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Jennifer Black | ... |
Stella
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Christopher Rozycki | ... | |
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Gyearbuor Asante | ... |
Rev Macpherson
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| John M. Jackson | ... |
Cal
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| Dan Ammerman | ... |
Donaldson
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Tam Dean Burn | ... |
Roddy
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Storyline
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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(USA) See more »Also Known As:
A kisvárosi hős See more »Box Office
Opening Weekend:
$23,567 (USA) (21 February 1983) (1 Screen)Gross:
$5,895,761 (USA)Company Credits
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Victor: Fishing. I have been coming here for years. I like it here.
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Written by Mark Knopfler
Vocal by Gerry Rafferty
Performed by Mark Knopfler, Alan Clark, Neil Jason and Steve Jordan See more »
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Continuity: Just before the first RAF Jaguar flies over the car, raindrops can be seen in the inside of the open door as they are feeding the rabbit. They stand up to look at the jet, and the car's roof has no raindrops on it. See more »Quotes
MacIntyre: How come you're here?Victor: Fishing. I have been coming here for years. I like it here.
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"The Way it Always Starts"Written by Mark Knopfler
Vocal by Gerry Rafferty
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