Local Hero, GFT Friday 29 & Saturday 30 July, 2016
Local Hero
GFT
One of the funniest culture-clash comedies in cinema history
Friday 29 (15.35) & Saturday 30 July, 2016 (15.30)
Running time: 1h51m
Writer/director Bill Forsyth’s third feature is one of the funniest culture-clash comedies in cinema history. Described by its maker as Apocalypse Now meets Brigadoon, Local Hero both celebrates and subverts a laundry list of Scottish stereotypes. When a materialistic American corporate executive arrives in Scotland with the aim of turning a huge stretch of unspoilt northern coastline into a gigantic petrochemical refinery, the economics of oil go head to head against the enchantment of Highland culture and mythology. A movie warm enough to melt the heart of Donald Trump.
Director Bill Forsyth Cast Burt Lancaster, Peter Riegert, Fulton Mackay, UK 1983, 1h51m, PG
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Publisher of Pat's Guide to Glasgow West End; the community guide to the West End of Glasgow. Fiction and non-fiction writer.
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