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Features: DVD, Pan and Scan (TV Format), Widescreen, French, Spanish, Subtitled, Interactive, Scene Access, Trailers
Peter Riegert and Burt Lancaster star in Bill Forsyth's whimsical comedy of an oil company's attempted buyout of a Scottish seaport. "As much fun as a case of Scotch, without the hangover" (Newhouse Newspapers).
Editor's Note
A Texas oil company attempts to buy out a Scottish fishing village for a refinery, and the result is utter confusion. One of the town's least prominent citizens owns a strategic piece of property which he refuses to sell. A warm, acclaimed comedy from writer/director Forsyth (GREGORY'S GIRL).
| Features | Region 1 | | Keep Case | | Letterbox - 1.85 | | Additional Release Material:
| Trailers: Theatrical Trailer | | Interactive Features:
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Release Information
|  | Studio: Warner |
| Release Date: 8/3/2004 |
| Running Time: 111 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1983 | | Catalog ID: 11307 | | UPC: 00085391130727 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English | | Available Subtitles: English, French | | Video: Color |
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| | Professional Reviews | Sight and Sound
"...LOCAL HERO does the job in a way that is exhilarating to watch..." 03/01/1983 p.138-9New York Times
"...[A] genuine fairy tale....Thoroughly original..." 02/17/1983 p.C25 New York Times
Included in The New York Times "10 BEST FILMS OF 1983" 12/25/1983 p.II:15 Variety
"...LOCAL HERO is loaded with wry, offbeat humor and is the sort of satisfying, personal picture that is becoming an increasingly rare commodity..." 02/16/1983 Empire
5 stars out of 5 -- "An enchanting fairy tale, all the more so for refusing to go for a cut-and-dried happy ending." 06/01/2008 p.158-159 Uncut
4 stars out of 5 -- "Forsyth's values -- humanity over corporate greed -- have never been more relevant." 06/01/2008 p.124 |
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| Customer Reviews | ![]() | | Cinematography |  5 | | Plot | 5 | | Acting | 5 | | Overall Satisfaction | 5 |
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5 of 5 Charming and witty - the sleeper of the century Wednesday, September 29, 1999
ma8rk from Petaluma, California
Possibly the greatest movie you've never heard of. It's got it all...capitalistic communists, hyper-sexed inn keepers, an excentric oil baron, a Hungarian Texan 'telex man' with a Scottish surname, a mermaid, a deeply disturbed therapist, a quiet little Scottish village chock full of quirky characters, unbelievable scenery, and a soundtrack that stands alone. No doubt about it, if I could watch only 5 movies for the rest of my life, this one would be at the top of my list. They just don't make 'em any better than this! Was this review helpful?  
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