Anno di produzione: 1983

Stato del film: Catalogo

Paese d'origine: UK
Location del set: Ben Nevis Distillery, Fort William, Scotland, UK Houston, Texas, USA Lochailort Inn, Lochailort, Scotland, UK Pennan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK white sands, Morar, Mallaig, Scotland, UK
Genere: Comedy
Lingue: English
Plot: Oil billionaire Happer sends Mac to a remote Scotish villiage to secure the property rights for an oil refinery they want to build. Mac teams up with Danny and starts the negotiations, the locals are keen to get their hands on the 'Silver Dollar' and can't believe their luck. However a local hermit and beach scavenger, Ben Knox, lives in a shack on the crucial beach which he also owns. Happer is more interested in the Northern Lights and Danny in a surreal girl with webbed feet, Marina. Mac is used to a Houston office with fax machines but is forced to negotiate on Bens terms.
Colonna sonora: - "Local Hero" by 'Mark Knopfler' (qv) (of Dire Straits) - "The Rocks and the Water" Written by 'Mark Knopfler' (qv) Performed by 'Mark Knopfler' (qv) and Alan Clark - "Wild Theme" Written by 'Mark Knopfler' (qv) Performed by 'Mark Knopfler' (qv) and Alan Clark - "Freeway Flyer" Written by 'Mark Knopfler' (qv) Performed by 'Mark Knopfler' (qv), Alan Clark, Hal Lindes, John Illsley and Terry Williams - "Boomtown (Variation Louis' Favourite)" Written by 'Mark Knopfler' (qv) Performed by Alan Clark, Mike Brecker, Mike Mainieri, Neil Jason and Steve Jordan - "The Way it Always Starts" Written by 'Mark Knopfler' (qv) Vocal by Gerry Rafferty Performed by 'Mark Knopfler' (qv), Alan Clark, Neil Jason and Steve Jordan - "The Rocks and the Thunder" Written by 'Mark Knopfler' (qv) Performed by Alan Clark - "The Ceilidh and the Northern Lights" Written by 'Mark Knopfler' (qv) Performed Alan Clark and the Acetones - "The Mist Covered Mountains" Traditional, arranged 'Mark Knopfler' (qv) Performed by Alan Clark, Eddie Gomez and the Acetones - "The Ceilidh: Louis' Favourite/Billy's Tune" Written by 'Mark Knopfler' (qv) Performed by the Acetones - "Whistle Theme" Written by 'Mark Knopfler' (qv) Performed by 'Mark Knopfler' (qv) and Alan Clark - "Smooching" Written by 'Mark Knopfler' (qv) Performed by 'Mark Knopfler' (qv), Alan Clark, Mike Brecker, Mike Mainieri and Tony Levin - "Stargazer" Written by 'Mark Knopfler' (qv) Performed by Alan Clark - "The Rocks and the Thunder" Written by 'Mark Knopfler' (qv) Performed by Alan Clark - "Going Home: Theme of the Local Hero" Written by 'Mark Knopfler' (qv) Performed by 'Mark Knopfler' (qv), Alan Clark, Mike Brecker and Tony Levin
Visti censura internazionale: USA:PG UK:PG Finland:S Sweden:Btl
Date di uscita internazionali: Durata: Cast & Credits