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Local Hero

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Local Hero
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PG,1hr 52min
Genre:
Comedy
Release:
1983
Director:
Bill Forsyth
Distributor:
Warner Home Video
Starring:
Peter Riegert, Burt Lancaster, Fulton Mackay  ...more
Synopsis: 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, ... Full Synopsis
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Dan Jardine, AMG Review
This warm-hearted fish-out-of-water tale highlights the cultural differences (and underlying similarities) between a big city American capitalist and small town Scottish villagers. Just as Mac falls in love with the country and its people, the villagers are equally seduced by his promises of instant, immense wealth. Rather than exploiting the cliché of an evil American oil company battling plucky Scottish ... Full Review
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Peter Riegert
Maclntyre
Burt Lancaster
Felix Happer
Fulton Mackay
Ben
Denis Lawson
Gordon Urquhart
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