Local Hero (1983)

Note des utilisateurs:

7.4/10   

Réalisateur:

Bill Forsyth

Scénariste:

Bill Forsyth (writer)

Release Date:

17 février 1983 (USA)

Genre:

Comedie | Drame

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Oil | Beach | Scotland | Village | Webbed Toes

Awards:

Won BAFTA Film Award. Another 2 wins & 6 nominations

Avis des utilisateurs:

An inspired little film

Ensemble

Burt Lancaster	...	Felix Happer
Peter Riegert	...	Mac
Fulton Mackay	...	Ben
Denis Lawson	...	Urquhart
Norman Chancer	...	Moritz
Peter Capaldi	...	Oldsen
Rikki Fulton	...	Geddes
Alex Norton	...	Watt
Jenny Seagrove	...	Marina
Jennifer Black	...	Stella
Christopher Rozycki	...	Victor
Gyearbuor Asante	...	Rev Macpherson (as Christopher Asante)
John M. Jackson	...	Cal (as John Jackson)
Dan Ammerman	...	Donaldson
Tam Dean Burn	...	Roddy
Luke Coulter	...	Baby
Karen Douglas	...	Mrs. Wyatt
Kenny Ireland	...	Skipper
Harlan Jordan	...	Fountain
Charles Kearney	...	Peter
Betty Macey	...	Switchboard Operator
David Mowat	...	Gideon
John Poland	...	Anderson
Brian Rowan	...	Ace Tone
Ann Scott-Jones	...	Linda Fraser (as Anne Scott Jones)
Ian Stewart	...	Mr. Bulloch
Tanya Ticktin	...	Russian girl
Jonathan Watson	...	Jonathan
Mark Winchester	...	Ace Tone
Dave Anderson	...	Fraser (as David Anderson)
Alan Clark	...	Ace Tone
Alan Darby	...	Ace Tone
Caroline Guthrie	...	Pauline
Ray Jeffries	...	Andrew
Willie Joss	...	Sandy
James Kennedy	...	Edward
Michele McCarel	...	Switchboard Operator
Roddy Murray	...	Ace Tone
Buddy Quaid	...	Crabbe
Edith Ruddick	...	Old Lady
John Gordon Sinclair	...	Ricky
Anne Thompson	...	Switchboard Operator
Sandra Voe	...	Mrs. Fraser
Dale Winchester	...	Ace Tone
Jimmy Yuill	...	Iain

Réalisé par
Bill Forsyth

Scénaristes (in alphabetical order)
Bill Forsyth		writer

Produit par
David Puttnam	....	producer
Iain Smith	....	associate producer

Musique originale
Mark Knopfler

Image
Chris Menges

Montage
Michael Bradsell

Distribution des rôles
Susie Figgis

Création des décors
Roger Murray-Leach

Direction artistique
Adrienne Atkinson
Frank Walsh
Ian Watson

Création des costumes
Pip Newbery
Penny Rose

Maquillage
Karen Dawson	....	makeup assistant
Tommie Manderson	....	makeup supervisor
Barbara Sutton	....	hair stylist

Directeur de production
Patricia Churchill	....	production manager: U.S. (as Pat Churchill)
Robin Douet	....	production manager: U.K.

Assistant réalisateur
Jonathan Benson	....	first assistant director
Matthew Binns	....	assistant director
Melvin Lind	....	assistant director
Joel Tuber	....	assistant director: U.S.
Richard Hawley	....	second assistant director: second unit (uncredited)

Art Department
Steve Allaway	....	chargehand carpenter
Tony Allaway	....	carpenter (as Anthony Allaway)
Les Beaver	....	chargehand rigger
Dennis Bovington	....	carpenter
Dave Coldham	....	plasterer (as David Coldham)
Roy Evans	....	construction manager
Barry Gates	....	stagehand
John Gorham	....	graphics
Martin Hammerton	....	stand-by carpenter
Roy Hansford	....	carpenter
Alec Hearn	....	draper
John Hogan	....	props
John Hurley	....	painter
George Malin	....	dressing prop
Norman North	....	stand-by painter
Jill Quertier	....	production buyer
Eamonn Redmond	....	stand-by stagehand
Cornelius 'Ted' Restall	....	chargehand painter (as Ted Restall)
Ray Staples	....	plasterer
Bill Stark	....	props
Ted Stickley	....	dressing prop
Arthur Wicks	....	property master

Technicien du son
Allan Brereton	....	sound assistant
Ian Fuller	....	dubbing editor
David Grimsdale	....	assistant dubbing editor
Louis Kramer	....	sound mixer
Ray Merrin	....	assistant dubbing mixer
Bill Rowe	....	dubbing mixer
Mike Tucker	....	boom operator
Lionel Strutt	....	adr mixer (uncredited)

Effets spéciaux
Roy Carnell	....	special effects
Stuart Galloway	....	special effects
Dennis Harrison	....	special effects rigger
Peter Hutchinson	....	special effects
Patrick McColgan	....	special effects
Tommy Parker	....	special effects rigger
Peter Skehan	....	special effects
Wally Veevers	....	special effects

Visual Effects
Steve Simmonds	....	modeler

Camera and Electrical Department
James Ainslie	....	clapper loader
Kenneth Atherfold	....	camera grip (as Ken Atherfold)
John Beach	....	electrician
Michael Coulter	....	camera operator (as Mike Coulter)
Micky Davey	....	electrician
Ron Lyons	....	electrician
Brian Martin	....	chargehand electrician
Jan Pester	....	focus puller
Ronnie Rampton	....	chief electrician
Micky Wilson	....	electrician

Casting Department
Penny Perry	....	casting: USA

Editorial Department
Jim Howe	....	first assistant editor
Anne Sopel	....	second assistant editor

Transportation Department
Robbie Sandison	....	driver: grip truck (uncredited)

Divers
Graham Attwood	....	unit stillman
Dennis Bishop	....	location manager: USA
David Brown	....	location manager
Iain Brown	....	national film school attachment
Diane Chittell	....	secretary to producer
Teresa Colman	....	secretary to director
Louise Coulter	....	assistant accountant
Susan d'Arcy	....	unit publicist (as Susan D'Arcy)
Charles Finch	....	runner
John Hemmings	....	liaison: Kay Laboratories
Gus Maclean	....	runner
Maggie Phelan	....	assistant accountant
Ron Phipps	....	production accountant
Pat Rambaut	....	continuity
Anne Rapp	....	continuity: USA
Mary Richards	....	production secretary
Lynda Smith	....	secretary to producer
Rona Lamont	....	production assistant (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Celandine Films
• Enigma Productions
• Goldcrest Films International

Distributors

• Arcadia Digital (2005) (Greece) (TV) (Cyprus) (DVD)
• Warner Bros. Pictures (1983) (USA) (theatrical)
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1987) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• 20th Century Fox (1983) (UK)
• Atlantic Film (2001) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Karelia Food (1994) (Finland) (VHS)
• MK2 Diffusion (1984) (France) (theatrical)
• Mainostelevisio (MTV) (1991) (Finland) (TV)
• Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (1997) (Finland) (TV)
• Nordisk Film Theatrical Distribution (2009) (Finland) (DVD)
• Showtime Networks (19??) (Finland) (VHS)
• Suomi-Filmi (1984) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Svensk Filmindustri (SF) (1983) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Svenska Filminstitutet (SFI) (1983) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Svenska Filminstitutet (SFI) (1984) (Sweden) (video) (16 mm)
• Tobis (1983) (West Germany) (theatrical)
• Universal Home Entertainment (UK) (DVD)
• VMP (1999) (Germany) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (UK) (video)
• YLE Teema (2004) (Finland) (TV)
• Yleisradio (YLE) (2004) (Finland) (TV)

Other Companies

• J&J Film Foods Ltd.  location catering
• Joe Dunton & Company  camera equipment provided by
• Lee Lighting  grip and lighting equipment
• Mayflower Recording  adr recording
• Scottish Television Enterprises  funding
• Thorn EMI Elstree Studios  re-recording

Autre(s) titre(s):

Local Hero (France) [fr]

Durée:

111 min

Pays:

UK

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Couleur

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Son:

Mono

Classification:

Canada:PG (Ontario) | Denmark:15 | Iceland:L | West Germany:12 (f) | Australia:PG | Finland:S | Singapore:PG | Sweden:Btl | UK:PG | USA:PG

Emplacements De Pelliculage:

Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK

Company:

Celandine Films

Anecdotes:

After the movie came out, many people went in search of the village with the phone booth. Since it didn't exist, they were always disappointed. The village where the movie was filmed finally decided to put up a phone booth for the sake of the visitors.

Goofs:

Continuity: Just before the first RAF Jaguar flies over the car, raindrops can be seen in the inside of the open door as they are feeding the rabbit. They stand up to look at the jet, and the car's roof has no raindrops on it.

Guillemet:

Urquhart: [acting as bartender] I want you to try this Scotch. It's 42 years old.
MacIntyre: Old enough to be out on its own.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Seachd: The Inaccessible Pinnacle (2007)

Soundtrack:

The Ceilidh: Louis' Favourite/Billy's Tune

An inspired little film

A refreshing change of pace; a whimsical, off-beat comedy with just enough plot to keep it going, just enough surprises in it to keep it interesting, and lots of great characters played by actors who really deliver.

The music by Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits adds richness to the experience, and the cinematography vividly contrasts tangled, sterile, modern-day Houston with the cool, gorgeous, emerald green Scottish landscape and the peaceful, pristine coastal village of Furness.

Well worth the trip.