Our film for April will be Local Hero starring Burt Reynolds, Peter Riegert, and Peter Capaldi.
With a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, in this 1983 film, up-and-coming Houston oil executive Mac MacIntyre (Peter Riegert) gets more than he bargained for when a seemingly simple business trip to Scotland changes his outlook on life. Sent by his eccentric boss (Burt Lancaster) to the small village of Ferness, Mac is looking to quickly buy out the townspeople so his company can build a new refinery. But after being beguiled by the village and its inhabitants, Mac begins to question whether he is on the right side of this transaction.
In 1999, the British Film Institute ranked the film as one of the Top 100 British films of the 20th century.
The movie is available to stream for free (with ads) on Tubi TV and on the Roku Channel It is also available to rent on Apple TV+, YouTube TV, Google Play, and Amazon Prime for $3.99