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
比预想中的要好一些呢。演员的自我修养加放飞自我。 用信息差造成的异位喜剧 质量还算合格。
不过放映前放了整整五分钟的贴片广告我是真没想到的
怀旧设定和情感上都毫无触动。经典老歌跑步mv混剪（就算是15岁也不至于去哪里都要跑吧）。不见Phantom Thread或Punch-Drunk Love 里creepy but sweet的纠葛，可能因为男主完全是我恐惧且讨厌的类型。鲜有共鸣的女性视角，就算父权社会和成年男的糟糕透了，也不意味着和天真小老板弟弟养成系恋爱就能甩掉生活中的丝毫虚伪和迷茫，反倒是和Matthew的拥抱来得无奈又真挚。
看侯孝贤看不下去改看了这个，真是没啥意思，麻花自嗨的作品，改得陈辞滥调又一团和气。
C+ / 舒适，甜蜜却保守的时代氛围感。纵有光线的设计，但运镜方式决定了「私恋失调」里的灵气无法复现。
这绝对是一部值得看的片子，感情里的来回拉扯、政治上的一些隐喻和社会里一些旁观者的凝视，甚至取景也相当不错。不过和PTA其他的几部比起来，还是稍逊一筹。
喜欢。70年代的风，随着时代浪潮前行，一来一往的推拉真的让人心潮澎湃，像是在看那种最经典的爱情喜剧。而也时常会担心太多，比如深知他们身处于不同的年龄阶段，会有不同的目标和理应不同的生活，男女主分别做出的几个抉择都蛮有意思，能看出逞强和成熟，也能看出美好的爱本身。虽然只是短短的几个月，也值得一个HAPPY END，最后真的太快乐太快乐了，像是要融化在风里。4.5归5。
其实某些段落能看得出是PTA的，不错是不错，但算是成了佳句未成佳章，佳章不成，佳片何以？
日本原版的人物动机不够合理，节奏也不紧凑，这版对这两点都做了改动，把这两个缺点突出到了夸张的程度。观感类似看世纪初那些爱自己编词的字幕组翻译电影：大量牵强的本土化，另外强行塞入不少过时的网络俗梗。电影里有两个情节和现实是重合的：1.魏翔第一次演男主角，2.这帮导演和演员没找编剧。
感谢PTA带来了这部完美的青春电影，PTA构建的这个剧本就如同在纷扰、混乱、精彩的70年代的储物柜上打开了其中几扇小小的抽屉，这些抽屉却释放出各色的光芒，如彩虹般照亮了整部电影，每一个镜头和情节都是如此地举重若轻，TV秀热潮、性解放、消费主义、政治讽刺、对好莱坞黄金时代的怀念、能源危机，这些都被一段有趣的姐弟恋抢走了风头，两个人在试探、调侃、嫉妒、伤害，又互相成就和彼此成全，最后的那段转角遇见爱堪称全年最烂漫的桥段了吧，我们也终于等到了那个吻，电影中充斥着那些有趣的细节，多么美好的时代，多么真挚的感情，成功与梦想的主题就在一些争吵和调侃中被优雅地稀释掉了，跟着感觉走，世界纷纷扰扰，在洛杉矶的一隅我们得以逃离烦恼和忧愁，等待着晚霞出现在天空，霓虹点亮城市，然后好好享受这个时代独一无二的美妙与自由吧，
PTA临了临了在20年代开头拍了个青春片，拉出一票熟面孔老朋友，结果比这堆人都更加分的反而是来自音乐组合Haim的女主，非常70年代的长相、气质和五官。
PTA拍糖水片日剧跑，带着三分漫不经心和七分玩票交差。
虽然有些地方的确挺尬的
这就是青春，悸动与不确定，人性的起承转合，复古的色调和选曲，以及客串的明星都加分，PTA did another good job... 如果片长缩到100分钟可能会更令观众舒适？
充分说明了预告片就是XJB剪…电影远超预期，应该算是《夏洛特烦恼》《西虹市首富》《羞羞的铁拳》之后最好的一部吧！适合春节的氛围:)
这个小男主干啥啥都成是为什么我没理解，女主挺闪光的，但是跟爱情线放在一起有点相互磕绊。上门安装水床捣鬼最后差点死里逃生那段很有意思，西恩潘那段我可能走神了直接没看明白。PTA真是喜欢period以及130分钟以上没啥节制的片长啊，这片洋洋洒洒跟性本恶有的一拼，以及这应该至少是第三次拍70年代了吧。
春节档，要找一部老少咸宜的喜剧片，有多难。
Good directing. Boring film.
不羁夜的怀旧感加上私恋失调的怪咖恋爱就构成了PTA这部可爱作品，其实从剧情上看是随性的，甚至有些失控，但镜头的流畅度和一些场景调度设计上就很走心，比如女主和议员以及议员男朋友三人的餐桌戏，议员开始不出镜代表了其想躲避人群，同时也是深柜指代。当然最好的还是男女主的气质，有些路人，但又有自己的魅力，霍夫曼的儿子也长大了，延续老爸志愿和导演合作，这个角色也适合他。
拍出来学生时代痞子和小姐姐谈恋爱的味道，拍出了真实恋爱的社会气，那种勾心斗角，相互喂醋，冷嘲热讽，挤兑伤害，搭配着一个个有一出没一出的故事，最后又贱叭叭离不开。最后两人终于明白，爱便是臭味相投。
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