Local Hero

19831983
PGPG
1h 51m

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7.3/10

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Burt Lancaster and Peter Riegert in Local Hero (1983)

An American oil company has plans for a new refinery and sends someone to Scotland to buy up an entire village, but things don't go as expected.

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An American oil company has plans for a new refinery and sends someone to Scotland to buy up an entire village, but things don't go as expected.An American oil company has plans for a new refinery and sends someone to Scotland to buy up an entire village, but things don't go as expected.An American oil company has plans for a new refinery and sends someone to Scotland to buy up an entire village, but things don't go as expected.

IMDb RATING

7.3/10

25K

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Won 1 BAFTA Award
- 4 wins & 6 nominations total

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Peter Capaldi and Jenny Seagrove in Local Hero (1983)

Peter Capaldi and Peter Riegert in Local Hero (1983)

Denis Lawson and Peter Riegert in Local Hero (1983)

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Trivia
After the movie came out, many people went in search of the village with the red phone booth. It can be found in the village of Pennan on the Moray Coast, Scotland.

Goofs
Marina and Danny are looking at what Marina says are grey seals but which are Californian fur seals, which aren't native to Scotland.

Quotes
Townsman: Are you sure there are two l's in 'dollar', Gideon?
Gideon: Yes! An' are there two g's in 'bugger off'?

Alternate versions
CBS edited 14 minutes from this film for its 1987 network television premiere.

Connections
Featured in Century of Cinema: A Personal History of British Cinema by Stephen Frears (1995)

Soundtracks
Local Hero
by Mark Knopfler (of Dire Straits)

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the music in the restaurant scene

an absolutely amazing film.... I am trying to find out if anyone knows the title of the music in the restaurant scene.... its the same every time he goes in there whether he's having breakfast,lunch or dinner.... does anyone know the title of it?

I adore the film, and everywhere i search i can only find the mark knopfler sound track..... there must be a way to find out where the song came from.... but it is not part of the original score.... there has to be a fan somewhere who knows this information,i simply must know!!!!!!

I love its whimsical, twee loveliness.It truly is a beautiful film to watch over and over again....it gets better every time.

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