Where was Local Hero filmed?
1983 film by Bill Forsyth
Local Hero (1983) was filmed in Houston, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Fort William, Banff, Mallaig, JPMorgan Chase Tower and 7 more places, 13 places named in its Wikipedia article, in the United Kingdom, the United States. Wikidata records no filming location for it at all, so the article is the only recorded source. A sentence in an article is weaker evidence than a statement, and every claim on this page says which it is.
Places per Wikipedia's article
The article names 13 places. A sentence in an article is weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, so these are listed apart, never mixed into the statement list, and the claim links straight to where it came from.
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Towns & cities
Fort William
Scotland
town in Highland, Scotland, UK
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Towns & cities
Houston
United States
seat of Harris County, and largest city in State of Texas, United States
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Landmarks & buildings
Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center
United States
NASA field center in Houston, Texas, United States
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Towns & cities
Mallaig
Scotland
town in Highland, Scotland, UK
“The 1996 film Breaking the Waves was largely filmed in Mallaig and the surrounding area, and the beach scenes of Local Hero were filmed at Morar and Arisaig, a few miles to the south.” Wikipedia
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Towns & cities
Mòrar
Scotland
village in Highland, Scotland, UK
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Towns & cities
Lochailort
Scotland
human settlement in Highland, Scotland, UK
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Towns & cities
Pennan
Scotland
village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
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Towns & cities
Arisaig
Scotland
human settlement in Highland, Scotland, UK
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Towns & cities
Banff
Scotland
town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
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Landmarks & buildings
Ben Nevis distillery
Scotland
whisky distillery in Highland, Scotland, UK
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Landscapes & nature
Loch Eil
Scotland
sea loch in Highland, Scotland, UK
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Landscapes & nature
Loch Tarff
Scotland
lake in Highland, Scotland, UK, outflows south-west to Aban Burn
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Landmarks & buildings
JPMorgan Chase Tower
United States
skyscraper at 600 Travis Street in downtown Houston, Texas, USA
Also shot in these places
- God's Not Dead 2014
- Futureworld 1976
- Tin Cup 1996
- A Passion For Vengeance 2014–2015
- The Swarm 1978
- My Perfect Family 2018–
- Namumkin 1988
- Apollo 13 1995
Frequently asked questions
How many filming locations does Local Hero have?
No place recorded on Wikidata, but 13 places named in its Wikipedia article, labelled per Wikipedia.
Which other productions were filmed at the same places?
God's Not Dead (2014), Futureworld (1976), Tin Cup (1996), A Passion For Vengeance (2014–2015) and 4 more, each listed on this page.
Where does this information come from?
Filming location statements on Wikidata, plus places named in the production's own Wikipedia article, which are labelled per Wikipedia. Nothing is scraped from listicles and nothing is generated.