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Local Hero   1983         PG, 110 min. Genre: Comedy / Drama Director: Bill Forsyth   Cast: Peter Riegert, Burt Lancaster, Denis Lawson, Peter Capaldi, Fulton Mackay, Norman Chancer, Jenny Seagrove, Rikki Fulton, Alex Norton, Christopher Rozycki, Jennifer Black, John M. Jackson, Tam Dean Burn, Kenny Ireland, Harlan Jordan   Mac and Felix (Peter Riegert and Burt Lancaster) represent Knox Oil and Gas, a company whose officers want to buy out a quiet fishing village and turn it into an oil refinery. Most of the citizens want to take the money and run, BUT old Ben (Fulton Mackay) sees the error of their decisions and holds out. Very clever and fun. Cast Peter Riegert Mac Burt Lancaster Happer Denis Lawson Urquhart Peter Capaldi Oldsen Fulton Mackay Ben Norman Chancer Moritz Jenny Seagrove Marina Rikki Fulton Geddes Alex Norton Watt Christopher Rozycki Victor Jennifer Black Stella John M. Jackson Cal Tam Dean Burn Roddy Kenny Ireland Skipper Harlan Jordan Fountain