Local Hero
"A BEAUTIFUL COASTLINE... A RICH OIL MAN WANTS TO DEVELOP IT. A POOR BEACH BUM WANTS TO LIVE ON IT. AN ENTIRE TOWN WANTS TO PROFIT BY IT. AND A REAL-LIVE MERMAID WANTS TO SAVE IT... ONLY ONE OF THEM WILL GET THEIR WAY."
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.
| Release Date | February 17, 1983 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Released | |
| Original Title | Local Hero | |
| Runtime | 1h 51min | |
| Budget | $4,200,000 | |
| Revenue | $5,900,000 | |
| Language | Russian, Japanese, English | |
| Original Language | English | |
| Production Countries | United Kingdom | |
| Production Companies | Enigma ProductionsGoldcrest Films InternationalCelandine Films | |