A BEAUTIFUL COASTLINE... A RICH OIL MAN WANTS TO DEVELOP IT. A POOR BEACH BUM WANTS TO LIVE ON IT. AN ENTIRE TOWN WANTS TO PROFIT BY IT. AND A REAL-LIVE MERMAID WANTS TO SAVE IT... ONLY ONE OF THEM WILL GET THEIR WAY.
1983 1 hour 51 minutes
An American oil company sends a man to Scotland to buy up an entire village where they want to build a refinery. But things don't go as expected.
17th February 1983
43 years ago
1 hour 51 minutes
Finishes at 10:53am
$4,200,000 ($13,996,500 today)
Revenue $5,900,000
Won 1 BAFTA Award4 wins & 6 nominations total
7.3/10
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