the film Local Hero....

[MCsanandreas]

watched it on film4 last night,which part of Scotland was it filmed in?
scenery was stunning and i feel a roadtrip maybe in order this(next!) year.

[doglegdon]

Try http://www.pennan-village.co.uk/index.html

I may be corrected here, (no doubt), but most of the village scenes were done in Pennan, near Fraserburgh, on the Moray coast. However, most of the other scenery was done either in the West/North West of Scotland, the beach was near Lochailort (Polnish, I think) and the rest (including the inn) near Loch Eilt.
My favorite movie of all time, most favorite quote......" Aren't there 2 'L's' in dollar?" and the reply "Aye and there 2 G's in bugger off!"
Glad you enjoyed the movie, Happy New Year mate!

[Sharribee]

I remember Local Hero, I am sure I had to watch it in school

[Mervinh]

lovely north west scotland, Kinlochbervie, lochinver, if you are around that way to have to ride the road from Laxford Bridge too Lairg 35 or so miles of single track with passing places, best fun i have ever had in an artic with my y fronts still on
merv

[MCsanandreas]

the power of the interweb!

southern phillipines,devon and wales answer a question about Scotland.

thanks for that,pointing me in the right direction.

2008 will maybe have a summer not 6 months of rain,dont fancy 1200 mile round trip in pouring rain.

[Lumiya]

Some more trivia on the film

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085859/trivia

Kymmy

[mal]

Yes.the village scenes were filmed in Pennan, unfortunately it was evacuated after a landslide a few months ago, I don't know if the villagers have been able to go back to their houses, perhaps someone that lives in the vicinity could tell us what the situation is.

[Lumiya]

Most were able to return to thier homes a coule of days later, though the last bit of news I saw was that 2 months later whilst planning how to shore up the cliff face only 3 houses hadn't been re-occupied.

Kymmy

[MCsanandreas]

Some more trivia on the film

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085859/trivia

Kymmy

ta! all usful stuff.