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| Burt Lancaster | ... | Felix Happer | |
| Peter Riegert | ... | Mac | |
| Fulton Mackay | ... | Ben | |
| Denis Lawson | ... | Urquhart | |
| Norman Chancer | ... | Moritz | |
| Peter Capaldi | ... | Oldsen | |
| Rikki Fulton | ... | Geddes | |
| Alex Norton | ... | Watt | |
| Jenny Seagrove | ... | Marina | |
| Jennifer Black | ... | Stella | |
| Christopher Rozycki | ... | Victor | |
| Gyearbuor Asante | ... | Rev Macpherson (as Christopher Asante) | |
| John M. Jackson | ... | Cal (as John Jackson) | |
| Dan Ammerman | ... | Donaldson | |
| Tam Dean Burn | ... | Roddy | |
| Luke Coulter | ... | Baby | |
| Karen Douglas | ... | Mrs. Wyatt | |
| Kenny Ireland | ... | Skipper | |
| Harlan Jordan | ... | Fountain | |
| Charles Kearney | ... | Peter | |
| Betty Macey | ... | Switchboard Operator | |
| David Mowat | ... | Gideon | |
| John Poland | ... | Anderson | |
| Brian Rowan | ... | Ace Tone | |
| Ann Scott-Jones | ... | Linda Fraser (as Anne Scott Jones) | |
| Ian Stewart | ... | Mr. Bulloch | |
| Tanya Ticktin | ... | Russian girl | |
| Jonathan Watson | ... | Jonathan | |
| Mark Winchester | ... | Ace Tone | |
| Dave Anderson | ... | Fraser (as David Anderson) | |
| Alan Clark | ... | Ace Tone | |
| Alan Darby | ... | Ace Tone | |
| Caroline Guthrie | ... | Pauline | |
| Ray Jeffries | ... | Andrew | |
| Willie Joss | ... | Sandy | |
| James Kennedy | ... | Edward | |
| Michele McCarel | ... | Switchboard Operator | |
| Roddy Murray | ... | Ace Tone | |
| Buddy Quaid | ... | Crabbe | |
| Edith Ruddick | ... | Old Lady | |
| John Gordon Sinclair | ... | Ricky | |
| Anne Thompson | ... | Switchboard Operator | |
| Sandra Voe | ... | Mrs. Fraser | |
| Dale Winchester | ... | Ace Tone | |
| Jimmy Yuill | ... | Iain |
Directed by | |||
| Bill Forsyth | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Bill Forsyth | writer | |
Produced by | |||
| David Puttnam | .... | producer | |
| Iain Smith | .... | associate producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Mark Knopfler | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Chris Menges | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Michael Bradsell | |||
Casting by | |||
| Susie Figgis | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Roger Murray-Leach | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Adrienne Atkinson | |||
| Frank Walsh | |||
| Ian Watson | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Pip Newbery | |||
| Penny Rose | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Karen Dawson | .... | makeup assistant | |
| Tommie Manderson | .... | makeup supervisor | |
| Barbara Sutton | .... | hair stylist | |
Production Management | |||
| Patricia Churchill | .... | production manager: U.S. (as Pat Churchill) | |
| Robin Douet | .... | production manager: U.K. | |
Art Department | |||
| Steve Allaway | .... | chargehand carpenter | |
| Tony Allaway | .... | carpenter (as Anthony Allaway) | |
| Les Beaver | .... | chargehand rigger | |
| Dennis Bovington | .... | carpenter | |
| Dave Coldham | .... | plasterer (as David Coldham) | |
| Roy Evans | .... | construction manager | |
| Barry Gates | .... | stagehand | |
| John Gorham | .... | graphics | |
| Martin Hammerton | .... | stand-by carpenter | |
| Roy Hansford | .... | carpenter | |
| Alec Hearn | .... | draper | |
| John Hogan | .... | props | |
| John Hurley | .... | painter | |
| George Malin | .... | dressing prop | |
| Norman North | .... | stand-by painter | |
| Jill Quertier | .... | production buyer | |
| Eamonn Redmond | .... | stand-by stagehand | |
| Cornelius 'Ted' Restall | .... | chargehand painter (as Ted Restall) | |
| Ray Staples | .... | plasterer | |
| Bill Stark | .... | props | |
| Ted Stickley | .... | dressing prop | |
| Arthur Wicks | .... | property master | |
Sound Department | |||
| Allan Brereton | .... | sound assistant | |
| Ian Fuller | .... | dubbing editor | |
| David Grimsdale | .... | assistant dubbing editor | |
| Louis Kramer | .... | sound mixer | |
| Ray Merrin | .... | assistant dubbing mixer | |
| Bill Rowe | .... | dubbing mixer | |
| Mike Tucker | .... | boom operator | |
| Lionel Strutt | .... | adr mixer (uncredited) | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Roy Carnell | .... | special effects | |
| Stuart Galloway | .... | special effects | |
| Dennis Harrison | .... | special effects rigger | |
| Peter Hutchinson | .... | special effects | |
| Patrick McColgan | .... | special effects | |
| Tommy Parker | .... | special effects rigger | |
| Peter Skehan | .... | special effects | |
| Wally Veevers | .... | special effects | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Steve Simmonds | .... | modeler | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| James Ainslie | .... | clapper loader | |
| Kenneth Atherfold | .... | camera grip (as Ken Atherfold) | |
| John Beach | .... | electrician | |
| Michael Coulter | .... | camera operator (as Mike Coulter) | |
| Micky Davey | .... | electrician | |
| Ron Lyons | .... | electrician | |
| Brian Martin | .... | chargehand electrician | |
| Jan Pester | .... | focus puller | |
| Ronnie Rampton | .... | chief electrician | |
| Micky Wilson | .... | electrician | |
Casting Department | |||
| Penny Perry | .... | casting: USA | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Jim Howe | .... | first assistant editor | |
| Anne Sopel | .... | second assistant editor | |
Transportation Department | |||
| Robbie Sandison | .... | driver: grip truck (uncredited) | |
Other crew | |||
| Graham Attwood | .... | unit stillman | |
| Dennis Bishop | .... | location manager: USA | |
| David Brown | .... | location manager | |
| Iain Brown | .... | national film school attachment | |
| Diane Chittell | .... | secretary to producer | |
| Teresa Colman | .... | secretary to director | |
| Louise Coulter | .... | assistant accountant | |
| Susan d'Arcy | .... | unit publicist (as Susan D'Arcy) | |
| Charles Finch | .... | runner | |
| John Hemmings | .... | liaison: Kay Laboratories | |
| Gus Maclean | .... | runner | |
| Maggie Phelan | .... | assistant accountant | |
| Ron Phipps | .... | production accountant | |
| Pat Rambaut | .... | continuity | |
| Anne Rapp | .... | continuity: USA | |
| Mary Richards | .... | production secretary | |
| Lynda Smith | .... | secretary to producer | |
| Rona Lamont | .... | production assistant (uncredited) | |
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I consider this one of the 10 best movies I've ever seen (and to paraphrase John Cleese from LIFE OF BRIAN, I've seen a few). It is definitely the funniest movie of the 80's, just ahead of RAISING ARIZONA. And although LOCAL HERO and RAISING ARIZONA are quite dissimilar films, they do share one distinction: they were both made in the 80's, yet they go totally against the grain of movies made during that decade. All the shallow, cheap, go for the simple-minded lowest common denominator audience garbage that was so much a part of the 80's is missing here.
What is most special about LOCAL HERO to me is how it not only respects it's audience, but seems to show an against-all-odds affection for humanity that INCLUDES the audience. Bill Forsyth cares about every character that inhabits his film, and in a very gentle, open-handed way he seems to want to share his characters with the audience so that the audience might see the best of themselves in some aspect of those characters.
I can understand why Forsyth didn't develop into a major moviemaker in Hollywood, in the same way that I can understand why some people find this movie boring. But somehow, to me, keeping this movie alive along with all its' other fans is part of a cockeyed optimism about people that, these days, seems to be very much against-the-grain.