Episode 600 · Film year 1983
Local Hero (1983)
- Special Guest
- Peter Riegert
- Guest Co-Hosts
- Jonathan Melville, Rob St. Mary
Show notes
It’s the 600th episode of The Projection Booth and we’re celebrating with a special episode all about Bill Forsyth's Local Hero. Released in 1983, the film stars Peter Riegert as MacIntyre, a corporate exec who’s really more of a Telex man but gets sent to Scotland by his boss, Felix Happer (Burt Lancaster), to secure needed land for the Knox oil corporation.
Rob St. Mary (opens in a new tab) and Jonathan Melville (opens in a new tab) join Mike to discuss the film while Peter Riegert talks about his role in the film.
Rob St. Mary (opens in a new tab) and Jonathan Melville (opens in a new tab) join Mike to discuss the film while Peter Riegert talks about his role in the film.
Labels: Burt Lancaster Jonathan Melville Peter Riegert Rob St. Mary
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Music credits
- Original Soundtrack - Mark Knopfler
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Comments (1)
Anonymous Literally, my #1 movie. And that hasn't changed since the day I saw it in the theater. Magical realism meets Scottish scenery (which you "can't eat," as per the script), meets Texas, meets the former USSR, meets the extraordinary director, Bill Forsyth.