Local Hero
"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."
1983-02-17
6.8
en 111mComedyDrama
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
Producer
David Puttnam
Original Music Composer
Mark Knopfler
Director of Photography
Chris Menges
Editor
Michael Bradsell
Associate Producer
Iain Smith
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Status
ReleasedRevenue
$5,900,000Budget
$4,200,000Countries
- United Kingdom
Companies
- Enigma Productions
- Goldcrest
- Celandine Films
