Film
Local Hero (PG)
Dir. Bill Forsyth, UK, 1983, 111 mins. Cast. Burt Lancaster, Peter Riegert, Fulton Mackay.
Bill Forsyth's timeless, emotionally stirring fish-out-of-water comedy follows the placement of American oil company representative Mac in a remote Scottish village. He has been sent to Scotland to buy up an entire village for the site of a new refinery. There, he finds cheerful future millionaires, awesome Northern Lights, a lusty innkeeper, a stubborn beachcomber and a mermaid with webbed toes.
Forsyth's touch is perfect: whether showing us a tycoon (Lancaster) with his head in the stars or bridging generations at an all-night ceilidh dance, Local Hero is filled with warmth, wit and eccentricity - ready to be discovered anew on the big screen.
Featuring Mark Knopfler's iconic soundtrack, this beloved, life-affirming classic returns to the big screen in celebration of its 40th anniversary.
For detailed information about the film's age rating and potential triggering contents, you can visit the BBFC website and search the film title, then scroll down to the “ratings info” section: www.bbfc.co.uk
Bill Forsyth's timeless, emotionally stirring fish-out-of-water comedy follows the placement of American oil company representative Mac in a remote Scottish village. He has been sent to Scotland to buy up an entire village for the site of a new refinery. There, he finds cheerful future millionaires, awesome Northern Lights, a lusty innkeeper, a stubborn beachcomber and a mermaid with webbed toes.
Forsyth's touch is perfect: whether showing us a tycoon (Lancaster) with his head in the stars or bridging generations at an all-night ceilidh dance, Local Hero is filled with warmth, wit and eccentricity - ready to be discovered anew on the big screen.
Featuring Mark Knopfler's iconic soundtrack, this beloved, life-affirming classic returns to the big screen in celebration of its 40th anniversary.
For detailed information about the film's age rating and potential triggering contents, you can visit the BBFC website and search the film title, then scroll down to the “ratings info” section: www.bbfc.co.uk
