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.

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.

1h 51m1983PGTMDb 6.8

English

Crew and Cast

Storyline

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.

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Info

Status: Released
Released: 17 February 1983
Runtime: 1h 51m
Rating: PG
TMDB score: 6.8 / 10 (424 votes)

Production

Director: Bill Forsyth
Writers: Bill Forsyth
Studios: Enigma Productions, Goldcrest Films International, Celandine Films
Countries: United Kingdom

Box Office

Budget: $4.2M
Revenue: $5.9M
Profit: $1.7M
Return: 1.4×

Languages

Original: English
Spoken: Russian, Japanese, English