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Local Hero
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1983
111 minutes (1 hrs 51 mins)
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: 22
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
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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Tue, 31st December 2024
The '80s in 40: 'Local Hero' (February 17, 1983)
The Reveal | Scott Tobias
Tue, 18th February 2025
Local Hero review – wistful 80s comedy snares your heart with charm and beauty
The Guardian
Wed, 17th May 2023
The enduring call of Local Hero 40 years on
BBC
Sun, 30th April 2023
Edinburgh Filmhouse: Local hero sees Local Hero in cinema saved by local heroes
The Scotsman
Tue, 1st July 2025
Local hero James McAvoy will receive Cinema City award today at Glasgow Film Festival
GlasgowWorld
Sun, 2nd March 2025