Green Wing and Free Agents star Stephen Mangan is to play the lead role in BBC4's adaptation of the late Douglas Adams Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency.
Mangan will be joined by Darren Boyd as his sidekick Richard MacDuff and Cold Feet and Friends actor Helen Baxendale, as MacDuff's girlfriend Susan.
Adapted by the Bafta-winning writer Howard Overman – who is also behind Misfits, Vexed and Merlin – Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency follows the exploits of Adams's chaotic character as he uses his unusual methods to solve crimes.
Mangan said: "I've been a fan of Douglas Adams ever since the Hitchhiker's radio series which I used to record as a child and listen to over and over again in my bedroom. It's such a thrill to now be playing one of his brilliant characters.
"Dirk is a chaotic, anarchic force of nature with a totally unique take on the world. He is described as 'lazy, untidy, dismissive and unreliable'. I've absolutely no idea why they thought I'd be right for the role."
The Dirk Gently books have formed the basis of a play and a BBC Radio 4 series but have never before been filmed for TV.
Adams's agent, Ed Victor, said: "For all the years I represented the late, great Douglas Adams, the most substantial frustration for both of us was that we couldn't get films made either of Hitchhiker or Dirk.
"Douglas once said, memorably, that 'getting a film made in Hollywood was like trying to cook a steak by having a bunch of people come into the room and breathe on it'. Well, we did eventually get a film made in Hollywood of Hitchhiker and, tragically, Douglas didn't live to see it. Nor will he see this adaptation of Dirk – but it's worth bearing in mind that Douglas always thought Dirk would make a better film than Hitchhiker and I feel sure that this new TV drama with a terrific script by Howard Overman will prove his point."
Shooting begins this week in Bristol on the 60-minute drama, which is being made by ITV Studios in association with the Welded Tandem Picture Company.
The Dirk Gently production is to be directed by Damon Thomas – who also directed BBC4 drama The First Men in the Moon – and will air early next year.
6.5分。算是近年来越发束手束脚的好莱坞的一次不大不小的开放。倒是在这部电影里见到了我看电影到现在都没见过的人设。精虫上脑却又无法行房事的老年夫妻憋久了会怎么样，有点恶趣味。不过抛去这个设定，影片不说离托比·琥珀的《德州》有多远，就连自己本家A24的《遗传厄运》也够不着。固定机位有，头顶俯拍有，但是也就是如此了，套了A24皮的血浆电影猎奇电影。
烂番茄100%？没感觉哪里惊喜，很多情节桥段都似曾相识。。一群人去荒郊野岭，变态boss逐个击破，最后被女主反杀。。四五十年了都是这个套路啊。。
不愧是A24出品将七八十年代B级片风格重新解构做出如此文艺的作品。猎奇故事开始最后进入残暴时间全片致敬录影带时期B级片但特别不喜欢硬切换的剪辑方式，只能说导演追求个性忽略B级片本质就是简单粗暴
老年人性爱也没什么猎奇的，就是很普通的猎杀片
绝对是近期看过最好的恐怖片。X是限制级、是复古未来感、是X factor。女主角选得也太好了，自负幼态纯结病态色气...剧本也很完整，一整个把玩致敬经典恐怖片和青春砍杀片，再来点时代影射。A片导演说的话，确实让人有点想自嘲，也逐一在片中得到兑现。而那场杀戮后属于老毕灯们的悚然床戏，那场对峙时与电视里布道者完全吻合的台词，还有看似爽快反骨的反杀和逃离，画面设计得精致也足够使立意深刻。老毕灯死前说，你一点也不特别，你也不无辜，你的一切会被夺走，就像我一样，嗑嗨的年轻女人说，赞美该死的主！最终“好结局”也变成一种迷茫又无望的反抗，一句空洞的口号。毕竟我们明白，即使有神的介入，也不可避免的失去性欲、反骨气质和年轻光滑的肌肤。我们迎接衰老，迈向死亡。这是永远逃不走杀不死，更无法回避一场终极麻烦。
推荐给A24的忠粉和B级片爱好者观看。
A24好会整活！这分比《soho区惊魂夜》低，我不答应！
摩登版的刑房/恐怖星球。恐怖片的手法非常好猜，而且真的非常好笑。感觉如果是午夜场和朋友一起去会看的很开心的那种。slasher和VHS B级片的大杂烩，配乐还挺好听！
片子告诉我们 各位说自己已经XX岁了/身体不行了/等的男性多一些取悦精神
一群妓女竟然嘲笑老人追求性生活的权利；场务也是能，能在男朋友眼前上场拍片，这就是美国的性自由吗，不过对于一群妓女来说也是无关紧要的事情吧。就像马丁所说的一样，就没有一个好女孩，最起码剧中的都不是。最后西恩没死就是败笔中败笔，纯纯妓女洗白片。
作为kid cudi的音乐粉，想不通除了下海梦之外的原因来接这个角色，不过还是有被他的SIZE惊讶到
《白发老太太想和你做爱》
二星：女主一人分饰年龄跨度的二角的创意有点噱头，致敬复古类的元素比比皆是，但整体效果还是不怎么好，高潮部分太潦草咯……
任你怎么去分析它的主题立意或是风格影像，都改变不了剧情设计很蠢笨的事实，变态与膈应可不是一部恐怖片成功与否的标准。
完全没想到女主和老太竟然是一个演员演的！！！化妆和演技都太牛了吧
這分數低了，將衰老的恐懼化，並且最後結尾確實意想不到
中间看的我快睡着了，讲真，作为一个恐怖片能做到这一点真不简单。
结尾有首歌好听——Qui Qui Marie
emmm，未成年就别看了，看的时候，如果跟家里人一起住的人，建议你还是带着耳机看吧，拍小电影剧组与变态杀人魔的对决。
6.5分。算是近年来越发束手束脚的好莱坞的一次不大不小的开放。倒是在这部电影里见到了我看电影到现在都没见过的人设。精虫上脑却又无法行房事的老年夫妻憋久了会怎么样，有点恶趣味。不过抛去这个设定，影片不说离托比·琥珀的《德州》有多远，就连自己本家A24的《遗传厄运》也够不着。固定机位有，头顶俯拍有，但是也就是如此了，套了A24皮的血浆电影猎奇电影。
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