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.
- Won 1 BAFTA Award
- 4 wins & 6 nominations total
- Rev Macpherson
- (as Christopher Asante)
- Cal
- (as John Jackson)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe asteroid "7345 Happer" is named after actor Burt Lancaster's Happer character in this movie who is keen on astronomy. It also mirrored Lancaster's wish to have a comet named after him.
- GoofsMarina and Danny are looking at what Marina says are grey seals but which are Californian fur seals, which aren't native to Scotland.
- Quotes
Mac: [desperate to make the deal] Look, how much do you want?
Ben: [fills his hands with sand] Would you pay me a pound for every grain of sand in my hand?
[drops some sand]
Ben: Ah, well, that saves you some. Well, would you do it?
Mac: No. Of course not.
Ben: Ah, well that's a pity. You missed out on a good bargain, for I can only hold about ten thousand grains of sand in my hands. Did you think it would be more?
- Alternate versionsCBS edited 14 minutes from this film for its 1987 network television premiere.
- SoundtracksLocal Hero
by Mark Knopfler (of Dire Straits)
seen it (and believe me that is a large number) I get choked up. In fact reading the reviews gives me the same feeling.
I find it impossible to understand the view point of those who pan this movie because of lack of plot or satisfying ending. They would throw out most of Shakespeare
because plot was always secondary to characterization in his
works.
I heartily reccomend Local Hero to anyone with a heart.
It will be touched
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Languages
- Also known as
- Місцевий герой
- Filming locations
- Pennan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK(Ferness - includes red phone box)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- £3,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $5,895,761
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $23,567
- Feb 21, 1983
- Gross worldwide
- $5,975,220
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