Bringing members of the cast and crew back to the north east coast is so exciting and we are delighted to be bringing Peter Riegert into the mix.” “Since announcing this project, I have been overwhelmed by the reaction in Scotland, the UK and all over the world. The Local Hero Weekender will also include a programme of documentaries and family friendly films, alongside Scottish classics such as Gregory’s Girl and the original and remade versions of Whisky Galore. Outdoor screenings of Local Hero will be shown at Banff Castle on May 26 and 27 and at Portsoy Sail Loft on May 28. It’s a classic story – a wanderer who comes across someone or somewhere and is transformed.”

“It is a very interesting thing to play a character who becomes entranced by another place. Riegert said: “It is amazing to see something I worked on 40 years ago still survives and has such a place in people’s hearts. Peter Riegert, the American actor who played Mac MacIntyre, will also address an event at Banff Springs Hotel on May 26 – live via video link from his home in Hudson Valley. The cast and crew from the classic movie are now set to return to the area where it was shot to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the film’s release.Ī meet and greet with Scottish actors involved in the film has been organised by Cinescapes, which specialises in showing films in the areas that inspired them. Local Hero is about an American oil company that sends a man to Scotland to buy up an entire village where they want to build a refinery. It’s been 40 years since a red phone box in the north east of Scotland was made famous by the movie Local Hero.įilm lovers across the world have made pilgrimages to the small village of Pennan in Aberdeenshire to have their picture taken with the iconic landmark.

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