Bill Forsyth
- 77 years old
- Scottish
- Writer, director and producer
Press clippings
Blu-ray: Gregory's Girl
Bill Forsyth's peerless romantic comedy returns.
Graham Rickson, The Arts Desk, 26th September 2023Local Hero: Why the iconic Scottish environmental film was decades ahead of its time
Forty years ago, Bill Forsyth's film warned us to consider the consequences of putting short-term gain ahead of the environment, writes Anthony Frajman.
Anthony Frajman, BBC, 6th June 2023Local Hero review
Wistful 80s comedy snares your heart with charm and beauty.
Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian, 17th May 2023The enduring call of Local Hero 40 years on
It is the story of a US petro-chemical giant seeking to build a refinery in a coastal village whose staff are won over by the gentler rhythms of local life.
Ben Philip, BBC, 30th April 2023Local Hero - the inside story of a classic Scottish film
"Could you imagine a world without oil?" A prescient line said by Mac, the central character in Bill Forsyth's 1982 movie Local Hero, a Texas yuppie sent to buy up land in Scotland.
The National (Scotland), 27th November 2022Gregory's Girl: 'The affection for it overwhelms me'
Hardly a day goes by without somebody asking Clare Grogan to quote a line from Gregory's Girl, the teenage romantic comedy set in a Scottish new town which became an unlikely hit when it was released 40 years ago this week.
Steven Brocklehurst, BBC, 24th April 2021Gregory's Girl 40th anniversary
As we mark the 40-year anniversary of the Cumbernauld cinematic sensation, I look at how I fell in love with the awkward, clumsy Gregory in a modern world where boys take themselves far too seriously, writes Hannah Brown.
Hannah Gordon, The Scotsman, 23rd April 2021Gregory's Girl - 35 years on
A salute to 1981's Gregory's Girl, starring John Gordon Sinclair and Claire Grogan...
Andrew Blair, Den Of Geek, 11th May 2016Audio - I've got That Sinking Feeling
Bill Forsyth's debut film That Sinking Feeling is out on disc this week. It's a personal favourite - and here's why.
Mark Kermode, BBC, 22nd April 2014