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Local Hero

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User Reviews about Local Hero

I was totally infatuated with Bill Forsyth films in the 80s. This is one of his highlights. An American Oil company goes to Scotland to survey for offshore drilling sites knowing that they will change the environment forever. The businessmen find charm and a beautiful way of life in the small villages they visit and beauty in the beaches and scenery they will destroy. While the oil company men become more apprehensive about destroying the local, the residents see the oil company and the money they bring as a way to wealth and an opportunity to leave a place that offers them very little in modernity. A very quiet charming film with wonderful insight into people. -- Charming Droll Film with a Wonderful Message

Love this movie! Beautiful location that makes me feel like I am on vacation!

Cathy -- Holds a high place in my video library

This is one of my favorite films of all time.

I fist saw it on HBO and was mesmerized by its even quiet pacing. This is a movie that gradually grows on you with interesting, if eccentric characters and an excellent ethereal music score that underscores the film's bittersweet ending.

Despite having viewed this movie at least a couple dozen times I find myself going back to this film every so often to escape from the hectic connected world.

Ive heard that because of the popularity of the film some visitors to Scotland go in search of the Inverness town and in particular the red phone booth that Peter Reiger's character uses to communicate with his bosses in Texas. -- Charming witty endearing

While I was entertained by this DVD, it was not my favorite in this type of story. Good acting. Burt Lancaster was good. I didn't get involved as much with the characters. -- Good DVD