Feature · 1983 · 111 min · Comedy drama, Comedy · Directed by Bill Forsyth
Local Hero (1983) was filmed in Houston, Texas, with locations including JPMorgan Chase Tower (former Texas Commerce Tower) and Pennzoil Place, in 1982.
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| Set | Location | Town | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Knox Oil and Gas offices | JPMorgan Chase Tower (former Texas Commerce Tower)Set: Knox Oil and Gas offices | Houston | Texas Observer |
| 2 | Happer's office | Pennzoil PlaceSet: Happer's office | Houston | Texas Observer |
| Cast | Records | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Peter Riegert | IMDb · Wikipedia · Wikidata |
| 2 |  Burt Lancaster | IMDb · Wikipedia · Wikidata |
| 3 |  Denis Lawson | IMDb · Wikipedia · Wikidata |
| 4 | Fulton Mackay | IMDb · Wikipedia · Wikidata |
| 5 |  Peter Capaldi | IMDb · Wikipedia · Wikidata |
| Dept | Name | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Director | Bill Forsyth | IMDb · Wikipedia · Wikidata |
| Writer | Bill Forsyth | IMDb · Wikipedia · Wikidata |
| Cinematographer | Chris Menges | IMDb · Wikipedia · Wikidata |
| Producer | David Puttnam | IMDb · Wikipedia · Wikidata |
| Producer | Iain Smith | IMDb · Wikipedia · Wikidata |
| Company | Goldcrest Films | IMDb · Wikipedia · Wikidata |
Film work in Houston · 9 open calls · Crew rates · Join the crew list · Post a call
| Year | Production | Shot in |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Terms of Endearment | Houston, Texas City |
| 1983 | The Man Who Loved Women | Houston |
| 1983 | Adam TV movie | Houston, Galveston |
| 1983 | Bill: On His Own TV movie | Houston, San Antonio |
| 1983 | Last Night at the Alamo | Houston |
| 1983 | Cutter to Houston | Houston |
| 1983 | Lone Star Bar & Grill Miniseries | Houston |
| 1983 | The Sky's No Limit TV movie | Houston |
| 1984 | Paris, Texas | Houston, El Paso, Fort Stockton |
| 1984 | Blood Simple | Austin, Houston, Hutto |
Local Hero poster: fair use to identify the work, via Wikipedia; 1 JPMorgan Chase Tower (former Texas Commerce Tower): Dhanix, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons; 2 Pennzoil Place: Agsftw, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons; Peter Riegert: Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons; Burt Lancaster: Hal Wallis Productions, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons; Denis Lawson: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons; Peter Capaldi: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons; Apollo 13: fair use to identify the work, via Wikipedia; Terms of Endearment: fair use to identify the work, via Wikipedia; Boyhood: © Box Office Mojo, fair use to identify the work, via Wikipedia; Armageddon: fair use to identify the work, via Wikipedia; Letters from Iwo Jima: fair use to identify the work, via Wikipedia; Pearl Harbor: fair use to identify the work, via Wikipedia; The Tree of Life: fair use to identify the work, via Wikipedia; Paris, Texas: © Roger Ebert, fair use to identify the work, via Wikipedia.
Texas locations from Wikidata, Wikipedia’s filming categories, the Texas Film Commission and the sources linked with each spot.