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
感谢这个电影让我关注到了那些山村的孩子，希望更多的人看到，给那些孩子带去希望。
导演出手还是稳，今年动画质量都好高，应该能锁提名吧。对于我们大多数人来说确实代入感差点，很难共情，但影响也没那么大，因为片子本身优秀，看下来还是很OK
韩老师的成长也刻画的很好，谁都不是一开始就那么伟大的，这样很真实很有血有肉，也更深刻。
看完电影之后眼睛哭肿了，妈妈问我咋的了这么伤心，我说电影太好了，不哭我对不起他
一度，我以为导演写了篇散文，然后心想，不如配上些画面？
看完电影之后眼睛哭肿了，妈妈问我咋的了这么伤心，我说电影太好了，不哭我对不起他
3.5。看著林克萊特用如此粗淺報菜名的方式懷念童年所處的時代，只會讓人感慨伍迪艾倫在《無線電時代》裡四處洋溢的才氣。
电影里的歌挺好听的风景也不错，其他的在我这里只能说中规中矩。
果然爱情还是脱离不了那种老套的情节，不过男女主都挺好看的所以还能看
1960年代真的是好热闹，有核威胁的笼罩，刺杀总统，越战，民权运动，还有太空竞赛，年届六旬的导演不可避免的陷入童年回忆。60年过去，我们居然只能进入近地轨道，再也没人重返月球，现在这个时代太无聊了。
为什么这个时候会有这样一部电影。是有宣传目的吗？不过作品本身挺喜欢。
充满了童趣，美国人会很有共鸣吧？关于那个时代。
絮絮叨叨的怀旧碎碎念多到压过宏大叙事的时候，整个叙事也随之模糊起来——哪些是“真实”哪些是“虚构”呢？
爱在墨西哥湾和月球静海。德州人林克莱特，把《爱在黎明破晓前》系列给搬上了月球。在“人类迈出一大步”的1969年，绝大多数电影都会选择呈现——土星5号运载火箭搭载阿波罗11号在烈焰中摇晃着大地升空——“6亿人看电视直播”般的盛况，但林用怀旧风的转描动画（甚把胶片和模拟电视动画化了！），絮絮叨叨69年的休斯顿——这座因国防/二战、航空航天和石油工业新兴的典型美国城市里——一普通中产家庭男孩童年生活手记。尼尔走出登月舱的壮丽瞬间，男孩却在父母怀中睡去，做了一个独驾阿波罗10½号登月的梦。似查泽雷的《登月第一人》，又一用私人化叙事缅怀黄金岁月电影。69年的男孩幻想20世纪末去月球度蜜月，或攒一年钱去火星，但直到22年也无人重返月球，只有电视剧《为全人类》在续写那个浪漫、壮阔的平行宇宙的故事。
我们不一定是历史的亲历者，却一定是历史的见证者。无论是以什么样的方式亲历或见证，重大历史事件中的个人情绪、家庭故事和集体记忆，一定比官方历史书写更为丰富生动，以及真实。虽是上世纪六十年代美国少年的梦想和记忆，许多看来也跟我们不无重叠。越南战争、美苏冷战、太空争霸、反黑人种族歧视运动、嬉皮士运动等大型社会变革的爆发；电视、电影、电话、唱片等媒介的兴起；甚至是音乐、时装、广告等时尚与流行文化浪潮的席卷，跟中国八零后的记忆几乎同构。CG技术的运用也让这场心灵冒险显得十分真实。
60年代火箭城美国少年们的日常。海滩、太空乐园、电视节目，太空梦。结合阿姆斯特朗登月。
总觉得这里面的感情基础都好容易建立啊，只能说这种理想化也只有电影里才能出现了。
很浪漫很纯粹，把那个年代、那个年龄、那个国家描绘的相当真实生动
美国版《我与我的xx》，越战泥淖，登月争霸……人类从历史里面学到的唯一东西，就是什么都没有学到。
六十年代的美国风土人情和人类首次次登月的豪情跃然屏幕，怀旧和青春励志完美的融和在一起，还是卡通片，非常值得一看。
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