#local hero

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Gavv vs Dentman

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Neighborhood children greet Althea Gibson on her return to her native Harlem after winning Wimbledon in 1957.

Photo: Carl T. Gosset, Jr. for the NY Times

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Penguin arms.

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danny boy

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FAVORITE MOVIES:

LOCAL HERO (1983) — dir. Bill Forsyth

It's their place, Mac. They have a right to make of it what they can. Besides, you can't eat scenery!

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Local Hero: uncover a classic with our archive In 1983 Behind The Scenes🔥

Here is the link: https://blog.historicenvironment.scot/2023/02/local-hero-uncover-a-classic-with-our-archives/

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The Bill Forsyth collection

Local Hero (1983)

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Y’all what if we got Dentman onto Tumblr

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I have long been interested in Local Heroes (ローカルヒーロー), which is like a tokusatsu-style hero that is themed around a specific geographic location and usually acts as a protector of that place. I love it because it combines my interest in geography and culture with my interest in super hero stories. The drawback, unfortunately, is that these stories are often sexist, with few female heroes and often casting the female characters that are included as either sidekicks or damsels in distress who need saving.

My family partner in Japan is from Iwate prefecture (岩手県) so she helped me procure the DVDs for their local hero's TV show, Iron God Gunriser (鉄神ガンライザー) and its sequel, Iron God Gunriser NEO (鉄神ガンライザーNEO).

These images are from the first episode of the second series. I love all of the Iwate things that I have heard about that are visible in the show. Here, of course, we have the hero himself and his super power suit which has the first kanjji of the prefecture worked into the design on his breastplate. I assume that he's standing in front of Mt. Iwate (岩手山) and we get a full aerial shot of Morioka (盛岡市), which is the capital city of the prefecture.

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Some dentman doodles hahaha

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Pennan, Scotland, where Local Hero (1983) was filmed. taken by my dad in 1989.

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Danny Oldsen dances.

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I just watched Local Hero (1983) again, and I think it might actually be my favorite movie.

A businessman from Texas (Peter Riegert) is reluctantly sent to Scotland by the oil company he works for to buy a small coastal town and turn it into a refinery. Instead of the locals being upset at the prospect, they are all delighted about the money they will make. However, American falls in love with the place, and wishes things didn’t have to change, and he never had to leave.

It’s like a heartwarming Hallmark Christmas movie, except that instead of Christmas it’s Scotland, and instead of the big city guy falling for the small town girl, he simply falls for the small town.

Oh, and a very young Peter Capaldi runs like baby bird and falls in love with a marine biologist who might actually be a mermaid.

It’s the perfect combination of gentle humor, delightful characters, and beautiful scenery that gets me right in the feels every time. Just … magical.

As an added bonus, the music was done by Mark Knopfler, the frontman of Dire Straits, who also did the music for The Princess Bride.

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Melody Man has an amazing design