Local Hero (1983)
Directed by Bill Forsyth
A Houston oil executive is sent to buy up a remote Scottish fishing village for a refinery, but the longer he stays in Ferness the less he wants to leave.
- Travel shown
- On foot, bike, skis or swimming
- Not shown on screen
- Fictional place
- 1Knox Oil and Gas headquarters≈ 00:02:00Houston, TexasStated on screen
Happer, more interested in astronomy than oil, sends Mac to Scotland to buy Ferness.
- 2Knox research facility≈ 00:14:00Aberdeen, ScotlandStated on screen
Mac meets local man Danny and is briefed on the refinery plan with a model of the bay.
- 3Village and Gordon Urquhart's hotel≈ 00:28:00Ferness, Scotland (fictional)Stated on screenFictional
The pair settle into the hotel and find the villagers keen to sell, while Mac grows attached to the place.
- 4Ben Knox's beach≈ 01:10:00Ferness, Scotland (fictional)InferredFictional
- 5The beach and village≈ 01:32:00Ferness, Scotland (fictional)InferredFictional
- 6Mac's apartment≈ 01:43:00Houston, TexasStated on screen
The journey in numbers
- Distance travelled
- 22,162 km
- Places
- 3
- Countries
- 2
- Stops
- 6
- Plane: 14,698 km
- Helicopter: 7,244 km
- Car: 220 km
- On foot: 0.0 km
Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.
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