Local Hero
★ 6.8·1983·1h 51min·Comedy and Drama
A BEAUTIFUL COASTLINE... A RICH OIL MAN WANTS TO DEVELOP IT. A POOR BEACH BUM WANTS TO LIVE ON IT. AN ENTIRE TOWN WANTS TO PROFIT BY IT. AND A REAL-LIVE MERMAID WANTS TO SAVE IT... ONLY ONE OF THEM WILL GET THEIR WAY.
Overview
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 Forsyth
- Original language
- English
- Status
- Released (Feb 17, 1983)
Where to watch
- With a subscription
- Free with ads
- Buy or rent
Cast
40 people
Burt LancasterFelix Happer
Peter Riegert"Mac" MacIntyre
Denis LawsonGordon Urquhart
Fulton MackayBen Knox
Peter CapaldiDanny Oldsen
Jennifer BlackStella Urquhart
Jenny SeagroveMarina
Norman ChancerMoritz
Rikki FultonGeddes
Alex NortonWatt
Christopher RozyckiVictor- GAGyearbuor AsanteRev Macpherson
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John M. JacksonCal- DADan AmmermanDonaldson
Tam Dean BurnRoddy
John Gordon SinclairRicky
Caroline GuthriePauline
Jimmy YuillIain- KDKaren DouglasMrs Wyatt
Kenny IrelandSkipper
Sandra VoeMrs Fraser- HJHarlan JordanFountain
- CKCharles KearneyPeter
- DMDavid MowatGideon
- JPJohn PolandAnderson
- ASAnn Scott-JonesLinda Fraser
Ian StewartMr Bulloch
Jonathan WatsonJonathan
Dave AndersonFraser- RJRay JeffriesAndrew
- JKJames KennedyEdward
Willie JossSandy- TTTanya TicktinRussian Girl
- EREdith RuddickOld Lady
- BMBetty MaceySwitchboard Operator
- MMMichelle McCarelSwitchboard Operator
- ATAnne ThompsonSwitchboard Operator
- BRBrian RowanAce Tone
- MWMark WinchesterAce Tone
- ACAlan ClarkAce Tone
