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Up-and-coming Houston oil executive "Mac" MacIntyre (Peter Riegert) gets more than he bargained for when a seemingly simple business trip to Scotland changes his outlook on life.
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You can buy "Local Hero" on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Vudu, Amazon Video as download or rent it on Amazon Video, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Vudu online. Synopsis. An American oil company sends a man to Scotland to buy up an entire village where they want to build a refinery. But things don't go as expected.
May 17, 2023 · Bill Forsyth’s happy-sad tale about a fishing village under threat from US oil money is as wonderful as ever, with standout turns from Burt Lancaster and youthful...
Oil billionaire Happer sends Mac to a remote Scottish village to secure the property rights for an oil refinery they want to build. Mac teams up with Danny and starts the negotiations, the locals are keen to get their hands on the 'Silver Dollar' and can't believe their luck.
Peter Riegert and Burt Lancaster star in Bill Forsyth's whimsical comedy of an oil company's attempted buyout of a Scottish seaport. 2,636 IMDb 7.3 1 h 51 min 1983. X-Ray PG.
Riffing on popular representations of Scottish life and folklore, Local Hero follows the Texas oil executive Mac (Peter Riegert), who is dispatched by his crackpot boss (Burt Lancaster) to a remote seaside village in Scotland with orders to buy out the town and develop the region for an oil refinery.
Jun 6, 2023 · Set in the fictional village of Ferness, Local Hero follows US oil executive "Mac" MacIntyre (Peter Riegert), who is sent to Scotland by his eccentric billionaire boss...
