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
三星给电影，一星给青年导演。土地迟钝，机器轰鸣，人们的脚趾和生活狡黠地溃败，新的时代在电钻尖端闪烁。
不能算是电影，像是小短剧的样子，只提供高能供之消遣
短平快，细节是不能深究的了，分段式爱好者还挺能接受这节奏，虽然是可以做得精细一点。
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人体模特确实好看，因为是以前一个外国短片的概念，不能说一模一样，只能说如出一辙，非要找不同的话。一个说韩语，一个说英语
哈哈哈哈 全都嗝屁啦 消遣时间还是可以的
真的是看了浪費人生兩個小時的電影……就像那種垃圾鬼故事……沒有來龍去脈，只是單純嚇你，可是一點也不恐怖呀。
视听拯救烂剧本的典型案例 作为处女作来说相当稳了 第三世界国家不容易
PS：柬埔寨年轻人第一次去酒吧也点长岛冰茶…？
整体片子情节较为散，但是带给观众的感觉非常好，不论是色调还是视听语言都非常的舒服，整个片子下来可以让观众深深地感受到一种故乡的味道。映后导演有说到电影中设置跳舞那一段落是为了表达自己希望人们跳脱出一种形式中。但跳舞这一点，像是轻轻点了水，没有强大的支撑似的。也深深反映出那时政治层面的原因。
房顶漏雨的斑驳，父亲烂掉的脚趾，城市变迁无奈之下的选择
5《邻居》
有些故事真的好奇怪 特效一眼假的那种 什么女鬼抓着头发爬到楼顶啊 笑死我了哈哈哈哈 没有怪奇宅好看
起飞的蝴蝶记得自己曾是毛毛虫，这是导演自己对金边的回忆。最喜欢的片段是少年梦见的西装革履的父亲踌躇满志地在灰暗的楼道大步远走去，现实中的父亲截去了部分肢体。作者描绘的金边万念俱灰，人却有用不完的力气，但只能无可奈科地舍弃梦想、身体、故地。
哎呀，每个短篇都是帅哥美女。现在鬼片对颜值都要求都这么高了吗？
韩国人对于“怪谈”的理解出现了一些根本性的偏差
“齿虫”看的好疼。。编剧是个有生活的人，被牙龈痛支配的恐惧表现的淋漓尽致。开头处摄影机前外罩的口腔内部画面好评～独特视角仿佛寄生虫窥探着外界。遗憾的是不免俗套的还是走向血腥僵尸类型
导演对于影像风格缺少整体的把握，但是时不时有灵气的镜头出现，还是很惊喜的，作为一个青春片，整体氛围感很舒服。
10《密室逃脱》
3.0/中规中矩 一惊一乍 大杂烩 不过还不错
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