Local Hero (1983)

Movie Diary - February 2013 (17 movies items)

"Local hero was somehow a little bit strange once in a while. I can't quite say why, maybe it was its humour. But nevertheless it captivated me, the characters were persuasive and sympathetic. When the main character didn't want to leave the little town in Scotland to go back home to Houston, Texas you kind of felt the same. It was a nice little movie where things never happened as you thought them to happen and apart from that there didn't happen too much, which you could count to a lot of a"

Phillydude's Movie Log - January, 2013 (37 movies items)

"Release Date - February 17th, 1983 Box office gross - $5,895,761 Watched January 9th - Amazon Streaming - Rewatch "It's their place, Mac, They have a right to make what they can of it - you can't eat scenery." - Victor Local Hero is another movie I remember liking more back in 1983 - It is about an oil company that wants to buy a small town in Scotland to build an oil refinery and they send two representatives there to negotiate the deal- I remember it being charming and funny, but this tim"

Dark Horse Picks: Movies (40 movies items)

"Local Hero is one of those movies you just don't get to hear about. It doesn't fit into the neat little categories that Hollywood likes to aim it's features toward. An interesting story about a young man sent to a remote village to seal a business deal, and an old man trying to reclaim his life. Worth a watch, if you like movies that are a little different, that aren't afraid to take time to tell a story. "

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"Directed by Bill Forsyth "

Cameron Crowe's Fave Musical Moments in Film (31 movies items)

"4 - "Going Home: Theme Of The Local Hero" by Mark Knopfler "I'm still depressed over a recent interview where Bill Forsyth declared he was through with films. No one casts a spell like Forsyth, the Scottish realist director with the sly sense of humor you can't get enough of. Every character shines, every detail sparkles, and the whole movie is set to the elegant score of Mark Knopfler. You cannot imagine the film without this music, nor the music without this film." "

Movie Diary - 2011 (505 movies items)

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Chewer's 100 Funniest Films of the 80's (100 movies items)

"One of my first experiences with British (overseas) wit. Love Peter Reigert in this, and love the loony locals. The ending is sharply bittersweet. To this day, I drive by a local street named Aberdeen and, every time, try to say it like the poor schlub in HERO who's in love with the mermaid."