Rent Local Hero for FREE
+70,000 other titles and counting
- NO late fees or long term contracts - cancel anytime
- FREE first class post for DVD, Blu-ray & Games rental
- 1000's of films to stream instantly to your PC, TV or PS3TM at no extra cost
Local Hero
1983
A Texas oil company attempts to buy out a Scottish fishing village for a refinery, and the result is utter confusion. To make matters more complicated, one of the town's least prominent citizens owns a strategic piece of property which he refuses to sell. A warm, acclaimed comedy, starring Burt Lancaster and PEter Riegert, from .. Read more
| Starring | Burt Lancaster, Peter Riegert, Denis Lawson, Fulton Mackay |
|---|---|
| Director | Bill Forsyth |
| Genres | Comedy |
loading...
Local Hero
A Texas oil company attempts to buy out a Scottish fishing village for a refinery, and the result is utter confusion. To make matters more complicated, one of the town's least prominent citizens owns a strategic piece of property which he refuses to sell. A warm, acclaimed comedy, starring Burt Lancaster and PEter Riegert, from writer-director Bill Forsyth (GREGORY'S GIRL).
| Starring | Burt Lancaster, Peter Riegert, Denis Lawson, Fulton Mackay, Fulton MacKay, Jenny Seagrove |
|---|---|
| Director | Bill Forsyth |
| Studio | FILM 4 |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 47 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Comedy |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Released | Production year: 1983 To Rent: DVD: 12 May 2007 |
-
Critic's review
View all critics' reviews (5) -
-
Reminiscent of various Ealing comedies, especially Whisky Galore and The Maggie, this ambitious comedy is really not funny enough for its great length.
- 30672
-
- Halliwell's Film Guide
- 02 Mar 2006 at 15:41
-
-
Most helpful member's review
View all members' reviews (68) -
-
- 21
- 0
Fantastic feel good film
A fantastic feel good film that is as comforting as it is funny. The typical "outraged natives" plot which usually transpires when an "evil"... read more »
- 298156
-
[Highly rated reviewer]
- esthersmile
- worcs
- 23 Jan 2004 at 11:09
-
-
Most recent members' reviews
View all members' reviews (68) -
-
- 0
- 0
great 80's film
What a lovely reminder that money isn't everything! After seeing the recent doc about Donald Trump this was really uplifting.
- 1069196
-
- a customer
- 01 Dec 2011 at 12:28
-
-
-
- 0
- 1
Too steady even for a sunday afternoon
a very slow film, where nothing really happens..I love British films, but this one just didn't hit the mark. Disappointed throughout, never got going. Two ... read more »
- 1053823
-
- a customer
- 21 Oct 2011 at 20:55
-
-
-
- 2
- 0
Just a great movie....
So funny and quirky on many different levels. Find something new each time I watch it. Especially love the rabbit!
- 1041656
-
- a customer
- 17 Sep 2011 at 13:29
-
-
News and features
View all
Local Hero takes location plaudits
- 29 Sep 2005
A film that was set in Pennan, Aberdeenshire, has come top of a poll to find the best use of a film location in Britain. Local Hero, made in 1983, was a Bafta-winning comedy directed by Bill Forsyth that starred Burt Lancaster, Denis Lawson, Peter Capaldi and Jenny Seagrove. The poll of 2,000 film critics and journalists was carried out for the Film Distributors' Association. Lord Puttnam, who produced Local Hero, said: "I am delighted but not all that surprised that Local Hero has proved... Read more
-
People who rented this also rented
Showing 1 to 4 of 20
Related user collection
77.6% from 13 members
Buy from Amazon.co.uk
-
-
-
Local Hero
A Texas oil company attempts to buy out a Scottish fishing village for a refinery, and the result is utter confusion. To make matters more complicated, one of the town's least prominent citizens owns a strategic piece of property which he refuses to sell. A warm, acclaimed comedy, starring Burt ...
-
Want to watch something right now?
Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions | EULA | Affiliates | Jobs | Inside LOVEFiLM Blog | About Us | Contact Us
International sites UK DK DE SE NO
LOVEFiLM, the LOVEFiLM logo and all other LOVEFiLM product or service names are trade marks of LOVEFiLM International Ltd. or its affiliates.
© 2012 LOVEFiLM UK Ltd. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
-
- Formats
- DVD
- Blu-ray
- HD DVD
- Cinema
- LOVEFiLM Instant
- Hotlists
- New releases
- Just added
- Coming soon
- Most popular
- Film or TV
- Film & Features
- Television
-
- DVD Charts
- UK weekly rental chart
- All time top 250
- BFI top 100
- AFI top 100
- Most wanted Blu-rays
- TV weekly rental chart
- The Collection Section
- Celebrity collections
- Unofficial collections
- User collections
-
- Hotlists
- New releases
- Coming soon
-
- Watch Online
- With package
- Pay Per View
- Free
- Hotlists
- New releases
- Just added
- Film or TV
- Film & Features
- Television
- LOVEFiLM on TV
- LOVEFiLM direct to your TV
- Connect your PC to your TV
-
- TV Collections
- View all
- ABC TV On Demand
- BBC
- Shameless
- Lost
- Hustle
- Dirt
- Gavin & Stacey
- Spooks
- Doctor Who
- Blackadder