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
本作处处透着【我要作死】
这种恐怖程度敢说台最可怕的电影吗，只感觉到导演能力不足，没办法拍得更恐怖，所以拉观众互动，通过多次数秒甚至长达十几秒的咒语和符号播放、由女主不停地对着镜头强调你们已经帮我分担了诅咒来拉高恐怖氛围，低级之至
昆池岩和灵媒之流靠着宣传瞎吹的烂片就不要和这部相提并论了
和《中邪》类似，运用伪纪录片的手法，更好地还原了生活中我们常人也能经历的一些恐怖情景。剧情流畅，双线并进，伏笔悬念，一应俱全。小女孩喊出“火佛修一，心萨呒哞”那一刻，真的特带感。
知足吧，现在能有个这样的恐怖片看就不错了。还是有点创意的，居然直接要挟观众。现在拍恐怖片的导演越来越明白超自然的东西最不恐怖，人类的变形才最恐怖。有个恐怖谷定律，机器人越像真人就越让人不舒服，越卡通就越受人喜欢。看了《咒》就发现导演把功夫基本都用在算计身体变形的可能上了。蜂窝状皮肤病、吐蛆虫、脸上全身写咒语、面孔的毁与重塑、被诅咒后的磕血头等等…看完以后觉得不满足，就是这种变形其实做的还不够绝。真要有伽椰子那种塞进墙壁粉碎肉体咔咔咔咔爬出来才牛逼。
大威天龙！
很有趣的设定，首先在通往佛母的每一个节点都有神像来镇压，然后在通道里面设置了很多弯道祭品增加逃离难度，像极了逗狗子的操作，最机智的就是用镜子来反向制约佛母，完全是参考美杜莎的设定... 台湾的民俗鬼片不是日本单元房内的阴郁凄冷，而是潮湿的海风里扑面而来的腥臭
谢谢，有被吓到！算是恐怖片元素大杂烩，但背景放在中国，代入感一下就强了很多，上一次有这种恐惧感的电影是《中邪》，果然邪教题材最上头。
最大的问题还是和《灵媒》差不多 就是既然你要用伪纪录片的形式那就做到底 一些根本不可能的角度和影像放进来真的很出戏 以及双线叙事真的剪得很混乱 除此之外我觉得这已经基本做到民俗恐怖片的最佳了 美术水平足够创造恐怖的氛围 最后打破第四面墙强行把观众拉入到故事当中 虽然真的很晦气 但是现在天天在这样互联网下才是真的晦气
宝宝们不用担心晦气，看盗版的大陆人收不到台湾的正版诅咒
中规中矩，加一星给Jodie Comer和Covid题材。
预告片比正片好看，所以衍变成了话提性大过可看性的一部恐怖电影。优点在于不惜以冒犯的方式和一些画面错觉增加观众的互动和代入感。在美术和恐怖氛围营造方面中规中矩。最大的短板一个是故事。整个大的动机感觉没必要（比如要想自私的让所有人“帮忙”，完全可以通过社交平台利益诱导等很多方法扩散）；太多恐怖桥段动机混乱，让人摸不清逻辑，单纯为了恐怖而恐怖（比如女孩阳台拿刀，开车鬼打墙段落）。另一个短板是镜头。看似是采用代入感很强的DV拍摄，实则多机位各种切换。导致看的时候经常会冒出“这个摄影机是谁拍的？他为什么要拍”这种疑问。
虽然诅咒观众其实从贞子那届玩 咒 元素的就不新鲜了，但这片子到底还是把这一点贯彻最到底的。。。然而，除此之外就真的没啥新鲜的了，虫子，头发，背对人，停电，手持摄像，儿童献祭，都是玩烂的梗了，最不能忍的是，主角性格模糊，那个也是贞子时代就一以贯之的“母亲可以为孩子做一切”主题，显得很苍白。。。
营销做的比电影好，最近台湾省出的鬼片，都有这种特征…
p.s. 看来中国禁了这么多年恐怖片不仅没有任何收效，还让上纲上线的环境愈演愈烈......为了这些叫唤“晦气”打一星的玻璃心，就这样一直禁下去吧🤷♂️
这个剪接的顺序很奇怪，作者性太强，但某种程度上与伪纪录的形式相悖。调度有些凌乱，些许下咒的内容令人会有生厌的反感，我知道这是想吓唬人也知道这就是个电影，但是这种方式跟电影结束之后字幕告诉你没鬼都是精神病其实某种诡异的有异曲同工之处……我们什么时候能放开了拍邪教和这些邪事儿呀
遍地神庙的弯弯叫好叫座，从小学习唯物辩证法的我们却各种“晦气!”。。。
三星鼓励。台湾类型片产业从恐怖片开始有了复苏迹象，无论从投资还是票房看，这也确实是个恰当的切入点。祈福。
虽然没有预想的惊悚，（琐碎镜头太多了有点杂，这是可以说的吗？）但不可否认是一部用心制作的恐怖片。
我没感到被冒犯，也无所谓晦气，从一开始，导演就企图和观众形成一种互动，应该是想借用网络直播的形式吧。所以，从导演的意图出发，这部电影适合边看边发弹幕。我不能容忍的是视角规则的混乱。用哪些视角的镜头，从第一幕开始就该定下规则，保持不变。可惜导演一再无视规则，简直胡来，为了吓人不择手段，这种行径简直令人发指。一旦无视规则，就会让观众出戏，跳脱出剧情，发现其中的假。也是因为这个原因，我才会发现导演虚构的痕迹，也就不会觉得被咒了。在视角问题上，与之类似的《中邪》就好很多，尽管粗糙得让人可怜，也确实吓到了我。
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