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Local Hero
Starring: Peter Riegert; Denis Lawson; Fulton MacKay & Burt Lancaster Director: Bill Forsyth  Rated: Parental Guidance Suggested

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Format: DVD

Genre: Comedy

Average Customer Rating: Rating 4.5
Based on 171 ratings.

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DVD Features:

Encoding: Region 1; USA & Canada
Package Type: Keep Case

Additional Release Material:

  • Interactive Menus
  • Theatrical Trailer

Entertainment Reviews:

Sight and Sound - 03/01/1983

"...LOCAL HERO does the job in a way that is exhilarating to watch..."

New York Times - 02/17/1983

"...[A] genuine fairy tale....Thoroughly original..."

New York Times - 12/25/1983

Included in The New York Times "10 BEST FILMS OF 1983"

Variety - 02/16/1983

"...LOCAL HERO is loaded with wry, offbeat humor and is the sort of satisfying, personal picture that is becoming an increasingly rare commodity..."

Empire - 06/01/2008

5 stars out of 5 -- "An enchanting fairy tale, all the more so for refusing to go for a cut-and-dried happy ending."

Uncut - 06/01/2008

4 stars out of 5 -- "Forsyth's values -- humanity over corporate greed -- have never been more relevant."

Product Description:

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).

Plot Keywords:

Comedy | Justice | Personal Triumph | Scotland | Theatrical Release

Cast and Crew:

Starring Peter Riegert, Denis Lawson, Fulton MacKay & Burt Lancaster
Directed by Bill Forsyth

DVD Details:

  • Label: Warner Home Video
  • Originally Released in: 1983
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Rated: Parental Guidance Suggested
  • Run Time: 1 hours, 51 minutes
  • Video: Color
  • Region: Region 1 encoding; USA & Canada.
  • Release Date: September 21, 1999
  • OLDIES.com Sales Rank: 1,764
  • Item UPC: 085391130727
  • Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx); Counts as 1 item(s) for International Shipping.

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Average Customer Rating: Rating 4.5
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