History Trivia / LocalHero

** The asteroid "7345 Happer" is named after the fictional Happer, which fulfilled his wish to have a comet named after him.

* {{Defictionalization}}: The asteroid "7345 Happer" is named after the fictional Happer, which fulfilled his wish to have a comet named after him.

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: The visiting Russian wearing a Communist button, and Mac's initially cold reaction to him, are indicative of the film being shot during the Cold War.

* AwesomeDearBoy[=/=]PlayingAgainstType: Creator/BurtLancaster eventually took the role of Happer because he wanted a comedic role for once in his career. His salary was still non-negotiable, though.
* UsefulNotes/BFITop100BritishFilms: #37

* BigNameFan: This was UsefulNotes/AlGore's favorite movie.

* ExecutiveMeddling: Creator/BillForsythe wanted the film to end with Macintyre alone in his apartment in Houston. After photography had finished, Creator/WarnerBros insisted on an upbeat ending. The ambiguous final shot was added as a compromise, using leftover footage.

* ExecutiveMeddling: Creator/BillForsyth wanted the film to end with Macintyre alone in his apartment in Houston. After photography had finished, Creator/WarnerBros insisted on an upbeat ending. The ambiguous final shot was added as a compromise, using leftover footage.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Creator/MichaelDouglas and Creator/HenryWinkler both actively pursued Bill Forsyth for the role of MacIntyre.

* TechnologyMarchesOn: Some of the fancy aspects of Happer's office almost reach {{Zeerust}} proportions. Then there's Mac's beeper and his insistence that he is "more of a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telex Telex]] man".
** Plus, isolating Mac from his old life would now take ''far'' more than just the loss of his beeper!

* TheRedStapler: After the movie came out, many people went in search of the village with the red phone booth. It can be found in the village of Pennan on the Moray Coast, Scotland.

** Plus, isolating Mac from his old life would now take ''far'' more than just the loss of his beeper!

* AwesomeDearBoy: Burt Lancaster eventually took the role of Happer because he wanted a comedic role for once in his career. His salary was still non-negotiable, though.

* RetroactiveRecognition: Creator/PeterCapaldi has gone on to play [[Series/TheThickOfIt Malcolm Tucker]] and [[Series/DoctorWho the Twelfth Doctor]]. (This was his first film.)

* RetroactiveRecognition: Capaldi has become [[Series/DoctorWho the twelfth Doctor]]. (This was his first film.)

** Plus, isolating Mac from his old life would now take far more than just the loss of his beeper.

* RetroactiveRecognition: Capaldi has become [[Series/DoctorWho the twelfth Doctor]].

* HeyItsThatGuy:
** [[Film/AnimalHouse Boon]] from Delta House as Macintyre. Or [[Film/TheMask Lt. Mitch Kellaway]]. Or Peter Griffin's [[BannedEpisode accountant]].
** Creator/PeterCapaldi as Danny. He gets a better ending here than he does in ''Series/TorchwoodChildrenOfEarth'' or in ''Film/TheLairOfTheWhiteWorm''. And for anyone who recognizes him as [[Series/TheThickOfIt Malcolm Tucker]], his calm demeanor here is likely quite a shock. And then he became the [[Series/DoctorWho Twelfth Doctor]].
** Gordon Urquhart is [[Franchise/StarWars Wedge Antilles]]!
** Sharp UK TV viewers might recognize Marina as the [[HelloAttorney barrister]] Series/JudgeJohnDeed always had the hots for.
** The dirt biker who narrowly avoids running over Mac throughout the movie is actually [[Film/GregorysGirl Gregory]]!

** Gordon Urquhart is [[XWingSeries Wedge Antilles]]!

** Creator/PeterCapaldi as Danny. He gets a better ending here than he does in ''Series/TorchwoodChildrenOfEarth'' or in ''Film/TheLairOfTheWhiteWorm''. And for anyone who recognizes him as [[Series/TheThickOfIt Malcolm Tucker]], his calm demeanor here is likely quite a shock.

** Creator/PeterCapaldi as Danny. He gets a better ending here than he does in [[TorchwoodChildrenOfEarth Children Of Earth]] or in ''Film/TheLairOfTheWhiteWorm''. And for anyone who recognizes him as [[Series/TheThickOfIt Malcolm Tucker]], his calm demeanor here is likely quite a shock.

** Creator/PeterCapaldi as Danny. He gets a better ending here than he does in [[TorchwoodChildrenOfEarth Children Of Earth]] or in ''Film/TheLairOfTheWhiteWorm''. And for anyone who recognizes him as [[Series/TheThickOfIt Malcolm Tucker]], his calm demeanor here is likely quite a shock. He'll start getting recognized a lot more, now that he's the Twelfth [[Series/DoctorWho Doctor]].

* TechnologyMarchesOn: Some of the fancy aspects of Happer's office almost reach {{Zeerust}} proportions. Then there's Mac's beeper and his insistence that he is "more of a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telex Telex]] man".

* [[HeyItsThatGuy Hey, It's That Guy]]:

** Peter Capaldi as Danny. He gets a better ending here than he does in [[TorchwoodChildrenOfEarth Children Of Earth]] or in [[TheLairOfTheWhiteWorm The Lair Of The White Worm]]. And for anyone who recognizes him as [[Series/TheThickOfIt Malcolm Tucker]], his calm demeanor here is likely quite a shock. He'll start getting recognized a lot more, now that he's the Twelfth [[Series/DoctorWho Doctor]].

** Sharp UK TV viewers might recognize Marina as the barrister [[HelloAttorney Judge John Deed]] always had the hots for.

** The dirt biker who narrowly avoids running over Mac throughout the movie is actually [[GregorysGirl Gregory]]!