Movie

Local Hero (1983)

• PG
• February 17, 1983
• 1h 51m

• Comedy
• 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

Writers

Bill Forsyth

Starring

Burt Lancaster, Peter Riegert, Denis Lawson