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Local Hero
1983
111 minutes (1 hrs 51 mins)
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Director and Cast Quickview
Directed by
Bill Forsyth
Starring
Peter Riegert · Denis Lawson · Burt Lancaster · Fulton Mackay · Norman Chancer · Peter Capaldi
Full cast & crew
Release dates
US release
17th February 1983
Australia release
28th April 1983
Ireland release
29th April 1983
Box Office Quickview
UK box office
Debut box office:
29th Apr '83
Debut position: 2
Highest position: 2
Debut gross: £305.3 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 23
US box office
Box Office debut: 18th Feb '83
Debut position: 17
Highest position: 14
Debut gross: $23.6 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 11
Chart position history
UK box office
29 Apr,
1983
2
6 May,
1983
2
13 May,
1983
2
20 May,
1983
3
27 May,
1983
3
3 Jun,
1983
5
10 Jun,
1983
7
17 Jun,
1983
8
24 Jun,
1983
8
1 Jul,
1983
10
US box office
18 Mar,
1983
14
15 Apr,
1983
15
22 Apr,
1983
15
29 Apr,
1983
14
6 May,
1983
15
13 May,
1983
14
20 May,
1983
14
27 May,
1983
14
Global box office
Certificates
US
PG
T
PG
L
PG
PG
Btl
Atp
NRC
G
AL
15
S
Tous Public
Total grosses
UK total gross
£1 Million
US total gross
$5.8 Million
Global total gross
$0
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News from around the web
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BBC
Tue, 17th March 2026
Opportunity to buy home in village made famous by Local Hero movie
Grampian Online
Fri, 10th April 2026
Local Hero review – wistful 80s comedy snares your heart with charm and beauty
The Guardian
Wed, 17th May 2023
Q&A special: The making of Local Hero
The Arts Desk
Thu, 21st March 2019
The '80s in 40: 'Local Hero' (February 17, 1983)
The Reveal | Scott Tobias
Tue, 18th February 2025
Local Hero: Why the iconic Scottish environmental film was decades ahead of its time
BBC
Tue, 6th June 2023