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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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Included in The New York Times "10 BEST FILMS OF 1983"
New York Times - p.II:15 - Vincent Canby (12/25/1983)
"...LOCAL HERO does the job in a way that is exhilarating to watch..."
Sight and Sound - p.138-9 - Nick Roddick (03/01/1983)
"...[A] genuine fairy tale....Thoroughly original..."
New York Times - p.C25 - Janet Maslin (02/17/1983)
"...LOCAL HERO is loaded with wry, offbeat humor and is the sort of satisfying, personal picture that is becoming an increasingly rare commodity..."
Variety - Cart. (02/16/1983)
5 stars out of 5 -- "An enchanting fairy tale, all the more so for refusing to go for a cut-and-dried happy ending."
Empire - Kim Newman (06/01/2008)
4 stars out of 5 -- "Forsyth's values -- humanity over corporate greed -- have never been more relevant."
Uncut - Alastair McKay (06/01/2008)
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