Set to broadcast in two one-hour films, this family treat is inspired by the classic books of Barbara Euphan Todd and is pegged to be the TV event of the season. Mackenzie Crook has taken Scatterbrook farm and the infamous characters of this well-loved tale and injected them with a tender and authentic charm. This is the perfect family adventure, packed with a fun, mischievous spirit and delivered with an environmental message.
Mackenzie Crook, (Pirates Of The Caribbean, Detectorists) who has written, directed and stars as Worzel Gummidge, has gathered a host of both accomplished and brilliant actors who are set to appear in this eagerly anticipated adaptation.
Playing The Green Man, creator of the scarecrows, who arrives to Scatterbrook in episode two, is comedy legend Sir Michael Palin. He says: “It’s a lovely part for me, but the whole script is very memorable and touching, and very funny too. It quite skillfully weaves in something for everybody all the time.”
Zoë Wanamaker (My Family, Harry Potter And The Philosophers Stone) will play the eccentric local aristocrat, Lady Bloomsbury Barton in episode two. She says: “The whole thing is so charming and inventive. It’s the sort of thing I’d watch. I’m sure it will be a huge success. I know it will - it’s divine.”
Vicki Pepperdine (Getting On, The Windsors) takes on the role of the formidable Aunt Sally in episode one. She says: “There’s something for everybody. It’s got this heart to it, and you’d be hard pushed as an adult not to engage with it.”
Steve Pemberton (League Of Gentleman, Benidorm) will play Mr Braithwaite, the farmer. He says: “This is the kind of show the whole family can enjoy together. It has a lot of humour, a lot of visual humour too, and I think kids will enjoy watching the children being central to the story.”
Rosie Cavaliero (Gentleman Jack, Cleaning Up) will play Mrs Braithwaite, she added: “It’s a story about the imagination, and children escaping into this different world. Mackenzie’s version is totally contemporary.”
Ones to watch India Brown (Hetty Feather) and Thierry Wickens (making his TV debut) will play Susan and John, two city children spending their summer at Scatterbrook farm who quickly befriend Worzel and begin a summer of adventures.
The first episode, The Scarecrow Of Scatterbrook, sees two young strangers arrive in the village of Scatterbrook. It’s not long before Susan and John encounter Worzel Gummidge, the Scarecrow of Ten Acre Field. Their world is sent spinning into confusion when they realise Gummidge comes to life. The only person more shocked is Worzel, when he discovers that the children are not in fact fellow scarecrows but humans.
Their worlds should never commune but fate has conspired to create an extraordinary union. The seasons have stopped and the harvest hasn’t arrived. The rhythm of the natural world is out of kilter and this unlikely trio must try to put it right. Magic, mystery and mayhem unfurl.
The second episode, The Green Man, welcomes another mysterious arrival to Scatterbrook. The Green Man is the creator of scarecrows and keeper of scarecrow lore. He isn’t at all happy that Worzel is consorting with humans. Elsewhere, local aristocrat Lady Bloomsbury Barton is holding a fete, with a Scarecrow competition that Worzel is determined to win. What will The Green Man and Worzel's most competitive rival, Soggy Bogart make of it all?
Worzel Gummidge is written and directed by Mackenzie Crook and is a Leopard Pictures, Treasure Trove Productions and Lola Entertainment production for BBC One. It is Executive Produced by Kristian Smith for Leopard Pictures, Lisa Thomas for Lola Entertainment, Mackenzie Crook for Treasure Trove Productions, with rights holders Patrick D. Pidgeon and Eric S. Rollman executive producers for Pidgeon Entertainment, Inc. It is produced by Georgie Fallon and Alex Moody is the Commissioning Editor for the BBC.
Further casting:
Francesca Mills - Earthy Mangold
Tim Plester - Clarty
Colin Michael Carmichael - Soggy Bogart
Andrew James Spooner - Flat Alistair
Phil Hulford - Hannah Harrow
Tom Meeten - HMS Odney
Christopher-Robert Barlow - Rag Bag
Kiran Shah - Chopper and Root Bound
Charlie Mayhew - Rustle Sprouter
Lucy Montgomery - Jackie Pudding
Gus Brown - Oswald Pollypop
Malik Ibheis - Trike
Ben Langley - Driver
Mariam Haque - Receptionist
虽然看过《贝利叶一家》，爸爸在车后厢摸着女儿的声带“听”她唱歌，还是哭了。
主旋律，没有觉得差，有些影评人在高贵什么？
标准的好莱坞校园俗套，没有欧式的厚重感，还鸡汤熬得过火。本片的价值所在就是听了几首一般歌，伯克利这么好上，知道了原版《贝利叶一家》，分数炒的比原版还高。为了制造冲突而冲突，聋哑母亲祈祷孩子是聋哑人竟然是母爱，真心理解不了这观点。一家人没她又不行的样子，好像一家人都是她生出来的。开头一身的鱼腥味还以为是《燃野少年的天空》。3
奥斯卡的评委基数决定了这是普选奖，这个局面像是又回到2009年金融危机后《贫民百万富翁》的狂欢，世道太差了，至少电影里还有美梦。coda拿BP是普世价值的胜利，也是世运的失败。
影片以好莱坞特有的方式触及了阶级问题，没有任何听觉能力的一家人也是美国社会的器皿/弃民。是不可见的人群，无法与别人交流，别人也不知道他们，而且还要被正常人所嘲笑。也因为听不到海上警报和消防的声音，而被吊销了从业资格证书，就是在这样一个边缘中的边缘的家庭之中，有一个具有听觉能力的女孩儿，竟然克服了重重困难，成长为一个波士顿音乐学院的学生。这个过程抵达了好莱坞式美国梦关于人如何克服重重阻力最终实现自我的意识形态腹语术，但是最终影片极力解决的阶级矛盾却没有在最后得到化解。
奥斯卡最佳影片，苹果公关成功，翻拍同名电影没想到竟然战胜了大热的《犬山记》。
家庭支柱太难了，被亲人牵绊着。有几场戏很能触动到，家人之间特别的情感与爱。这片子挺适合引进国内。★★★☆/7.8
原来手语也分国别是吧，不知道不同国家的聋哑人能顺畅用手语交流吗
彼此倾听，相互和解，这样的亲情真励志，真唯美，真掉价。这故事最大的bug是开头女主被伯乐光速识见的历程太顺畅，不然什么也说不通。
观影过程中才慢慢勾起当年看过的快忘光了的原版《贝利叶一家》。与父母的对抗似乎比原版更为柔和，依旧是如此鸡汤式的温情和励志，内核还是关于梦想、爱与家庭，老少皆宜，制作工整，通俗的大欢喜商业励志家庭暖片。那段全场静默声道的以听障家人的主观视角看环境的片段真乃神来之笔。人道主义、人权、自由与梦想这一套西方价值，还是这么受用，想起了从小到大所见的某地的某些控制狂父母，只能感慨。看完才知道饰演女主妈妈的Marlee Matlin真的是一位听障人士，而且是奥斯卡奖历史上最年轻的最佳女主角奖获得者。7.8
而这引发的群体撕裂和对立，也为作品的命运埋下了伏笔。例如，有网友就曾建议针对作品中的不现实和“三观不正”的部分，大声疾呼。
前有《奇迹男孩》，后有《健听女孩》，这种毫无新意的美式鸡汤电影我如今开1.5倍速看都会嫌片子太长，每个情节都流露出刻意，这样的剧本之下，把主角的音乐梦想换成画画、写作，聋哑家人换成盲人、残疾人都完全成立，反正在这里，有梦你最大，有梦你就了不起，而现实之维自然是被一律削平了
看鸟《健听女孩》产生的好奇：父母和哥哥都听障，小女孩从小是如何学会听说普通口语的？
市长竞选变成了经典缴税
星空下车后座，聋哑老父亲用手触摸着女儿喉咙，感受音乐和她的热爱，美的不可方物
套路是套路，但在星空下给爸爸唱那段也是真的忽然眼泪就大颗小颗流下来。duet和audition也都普通地美好。（甚至想了一下如果以后自己活得条件好了可以也学学手语）
开头一首生日快乐，当场把我唱泪目，到父亲让女儿给自己再唱一遍那里真的是扛不住了。
在一般的父母對遠行子女既感到欣慰又不忍放手這一層之上，又增加了殘疾人對健全親屬的依戀一層：後者充當了前者的發言人和同世界溝通的唯一紐帶，母親所言“你出生時，我甚至希望你不是健聽人”引人深思。令人印象深刻的三個橋段：匯報演出一段模擬聽障人世界的消音設定，父親輕撫女兒聲帶以“傾聽”女兒歌聲，比賽一段女兒打著手語為家人歌唱，均來自於法國原版。本片屬於那種給出具有原型性的設定和簡潔明快的議題的一類電影，只是對於我的觀賞習慣來說，仍不免嫌其太過簡單、普通和保守。2022年4月13日深夜於禮崗荷花閣——廣州此輪疫情的惘惘威脅下，“禮崗影院”時隔143日再度“啟幕”。
流畅可爱，青春逼人，套路一点也没有所谓。和父母各自的独场戏动人。
看过一模一样的一部电影，但结尾还是一直在哭。
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