Uncut, 06/01/2008, p.124, 4 stars out of 5 -- "Forsyth's values -- humanity over corporate greed -- have never been more relevant."
Empire, 06/01/2008, p.158-159, 5 stars out of 5 -- "An enchanting fairy tale, all the more so for refusing to go for a cut-and-dried happy ending."
Sight and Sound, 03/01/1983, p.138-9, "...LOCAL HERO does the job in a way that is exhilarating to watch..."
New York Times, 02/17/1983, p.C25, "...[A] genuine fairy tale....Thoroughly original..."
New York Times, 12/25/1983, p.II:15, 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..."
Release Note
DVD Features:
Region 1 Keep Case Additional Release Material: Interactive Menus Theatrical Trailer
DVD Features:
Region 1 Keep Case Letterbox - 1.85 Additional Release Material: Trailers: Theatrical Trailer Interactive Features: Interactive Menus
Product Notes
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).
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