Local Hero Director: Bill Forsyth Cast: Peter Riegert, Burt Lancaster, Fulton Mackay, Denis Lawson
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- DVD Release Date: 09/21/1999
- Original Release: 1983
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- Sales Rank: 2,430
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Features
Interactive menus; Theatrical trailer; Scene access; Subtitles: English & Français
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Side #1 -- Widescreen
1. Commuter Credits: Big Plans at Knox [3:13]
2. Travel for the Telex man [1:10]
3. Happer Session #1 [2:10]
4. Among the Stars With Happer [3:52]
5. Women Trouble [1:33]
6. Scale Models and Magnificent Lungs [4:20]
7. Fogbound With an Injured Rabbit [4:14]
8. The Inn; A Dead Briefcase [3:24]
9. Mr. Urquhart [3:38]
10. Calling Home [4:37]
11. Happer Session #2 [1:42]
12. The Yanks Go to Church [5:16]
13. Dinner Had a Name [2:22]
14. At Play and Work [3:20]
15. Danny and Marina [4:23]
16. Meeting Ben [5:55]
17. Verbalizing: Sky Reports and Abuse [2:55]
18. The Scenery [1:56]
19. Russian Invasion [2:39]
20. On the Fresh Side [1:01]
21. Investments: Cash and Shells [2:58]
22. The Ceilidh (Lone Star Man) [4:20]
23. Haggling [:55]
24. A Waltz [3:34]
25. Northern Lights [1:47]
26. The Aurora Borealis; Shoot to Kill [2:31]
27. Mac's Proposal [4:57]
28. Business on the Beach [2:50]
29. Taking Advantage [3:38]
30. Sunset: Happer Drops In [5:30]
31. Happer/Knox Summit [3:58]
32. An Institute Is Born [2:30]
33. Farewell to Ferness [3:10]
34. Houston Calling [2:20]
35. End Credits [2:34]
Side #2-- Standard
0. Scene Selections
1. Commuter Credits; Big Plans at Knox [3:12]
2. Trvel for the Telex Man [1:10]
3. Happer Session #1 [2:10]
4. Among the Stars With Happer [3:52]
5. Women Trouble [1:33]
6. Scale Models and Magnificent Lungs [4:20]
7. Fogbound With an Injured Rabbit [4:14]
8. The Inn: A Dead Briefcase [3:24]
9. Mr. Urquhart [3:38]
10. Calling Home [4:37]
11. Happer Session #2 [1:42]
12. The Yanks Go to Church [5:16]
13. Dinner Had a Name [2:22]
14. At Play and Work [3:20]
15. Danny and Marina [4:23]
16. Meeting Ben [5:55]
17. Verbalizing: Sky Reports and Abuse [2:55]
18. The Scenery [1:56]
19. Russian Invasion [2:39]
20. On the Fresh Side [1:01]
21. Investments: Cash and Shells [2:58]
22. The Ceilidh (Lone Star Man) [4:20]
23. Haggling [:55]
24. A Waltz [3:34]
25. Northern Lights [1:47]
26. The Aurora Borealis; Shoot to Kill [2:31]
27. Mac's Proposal [4:57]
28. Business on the Beach [2:50]
29. Taking Advantage [3:38]
30. Sunset; Hpper Drops In [5:30]
31. Happer/Knox Summit [3:58]
32. An Institute Is Born [2:30]
33. Farewell to Ferness [3:10]
34. Houston Calling [2:20]
35. End Credits [2:36]
Editorial Reviews
Bill Forsyth's whimsical tale of sweet-natured corporate rapacity features standout performances by Burt Lancaster and Peter Riegert. Lancaster plays Texas billionaire Felix Happer, who would rather gaze at the stars than worry about his multi-national oil company. Happer dispatches Mac MacIntyre (Peter Riegert) and Danny Oldsen (Peter Capaldi) to the small Scottish fishing village of Ferness to negotiate buying the entire town so Happer can drill for oil in the North Sea. Much to Mac's surprise, the entire town is happy to sell itself for big money, and the local innkeeper, Gordon Urquhart (Denis Lawson) -- who is also the town's accountant and mayor -- works with Mac on the negotiations. But a wrinkle appears in the deal when Ben Knox (Fulton Mackay), an old man who lives in a shack on the beach which has been owned by his family for centuries, refuses to sell. His reasons? "Who'd look after the beach then? It would go to pieces in a short manner of time." The deal stalls so seriously that Happer travels to Ferness to oversee negotiations as Mac and Danny are seduced by the charm of the Scottish town. Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide
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