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
这个故事实在不该拍电影，应该拍迷你剧。电影的篇幅对于这个故事来说太短了些，从片子的前两幕来看，团队为主角设计了很多细腻的暗线，迫于电影篇幅，这些线并没有很好的展开，尤其是主角母亲这条线，有一段时间如同被遗忘了一样，直到最后才突然捡起来
上世纪60年代年轻女孩x现代初到伦敦的女孩，设定上女性特有的共鸣，以及每个场景的闪回过渡都十分丝滑，感觉情节紧凑也设计得很好，结局也有意思，感觉超出了预期。
8/10.
至于所谓的类型化视听，只能说，无论哪个导演，融梗都不是一个高级的手法。唯一的优点是，安娜泰勒乔伊确实美
又是一部剧情薄弱毫无说服力的恐怖片，可能这样的电影得在影院看，感受到了导演特别风格化的视听语言，分数还是会打高一点，但这剧情，绝对弱智老套。男人们对桑迪的侵犯也语 焉不详，小埃租了老太太的房，为何会产生这么多关于老太太过去的回放幻听幻视犹如鬼魂附身，也没有很合理的解说。。。然后，电影里的黑人真的太多了吧，为了顺应时下的ZZ 正确，现在的电影真的，晃来晃去都是黑人，所有贱男都是白人，电影里只有唯一一个喜爱女主又挺身而出的好人是黑人，然后最后的时装秀也是，非要弄个黑人模特儿穿这种很欧范的时装。。。看着真的膈应，真的没必要啊，哎！附身这种看多了，也真的是麻木了。
喜欢！私以为Edgar Wright的风格就是奇妙的转场和丰富的流行歌BGM。《Baby Driver》里这些为剧情服务，完成了很不错的一部商业片；而soho则是剧情为风格服务。那梦境与幻想的结合，为他大开脑洞的转场添砖加瓦；舞女这个职业也能肆意挥洒BGM。导演应该玩的很高兴，所以内容节奏什么的，也无所谓了，可能在上面花的心思的比例也比较小。
形式大于内容的歌舞mv，视觉听觉风格浓郁都超过了故事本身的冲突和人物的刻画%但是2个女主的美真是被服化道衬托得不可方物啊1。托马辛·麦肯齐 Thomasin McKenzie没输给给安雅。
这部片借着安雅炒作好几个月了，结果呈现的也不过是一部平庸之作。52/100
1960年代西洋經典匯聚於一場電影，用驚魂迷亂還有託夢的方式來盡情揮霍。
火场里抱紧Sandie好温暖，最终获得了救赎吧这是。镜子舞蹈那段不错。
两位女主角都发挥的非常不错
拍得像是生怕观众有哪里看不懂的浅显 反转也显得 呃 略为鸡贼 然后歌曲也铺得太满了吧……
好可惜啊
直线崩坏。全员全景做作。女主也不知是演技还是天然，言行举止太二了，很久没见过这么讨厌的主角。“阁楼上的疯女人”故事题材也很老套，因此哪怕被赖特充塞自己的各种审美怀旧cult趣味，也一点不觉得就可惜了这部片。想不出还能换其他什么拍法才扶得起这么“无聊的讽刺”阿斗剧，赖特也算是被“拖累”了——《僵尸肖恩》的水准嫁接到这么个本子上就显得很蠢。全片还滥用60‘s歌曲，好看也就罢了，难看的话，再好听的歌都得把人折磨到要快进。
无比丝滑酣畅的视听盛宴，看着真是享受。霓虹、镜像与幻觉的元素，电影语言炫目又高级。纸醉金迷下的腐坏，一场绮丽的恶梦。复古配乐也好好听。
视听效果做的太优秀了，一开始就能抓住观众的眼球，惊艳的画面有：1.鬼魂和模特交替出现的惊悚感。2.挥刀杀人的镜头切换，甚至音乐都配合到节奏的踩点。3.安雅最后一幕从火光中走出，女主角一开场穿着纸裙子从房间走出，前后暗合。以及配的流行乐都很好听，虽然部分镜头借鉴今敏的《红辣椒》，但依然在当代是不错的类型片。评分：7.5/10。
桑迪佝偻蹒跚着挥舞凶器时，火焰折射出盛装美好的自己从容登台自由歌唱的荣光，这一幕真的太美太悲情了。
WTF 怎么会烂成这样。。。（TT好想回去 BTtower那一片才是我家emo emo
為什麼我喜歡的美少女最近大屏幕的片都演這麼慘的⋯
发现了一个趋势，因为故事本身去评判一个完整的作品，忽略美术音乐摄影和导演风格巧思等等等等。so，看完真的觉得不止这个分数，承认故事上的逻辑有不通顺的地方，但是却不得不说蛮好看的，拍的华丽丽，连追杀戏都是梦幻的。
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