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
7.5 1.像Phantom Thread一样拍点奇怪恋情，几个段落与蓝色的光稍微有点Punch-Drunk Love的浪漫，但故事和Inherent Vice与The Master一样松散冗长，你也不知道拍了这么多人这么多东西到底在干嘛，此外全是songs和running。2.Sean Penn的角色是William Holden？而Bradley Cooper是Kris Kristofferson？Alana Haim长相确实有股Barbra Streisand的味道，所以最终又是搞The Long Goodbye是吧。3.演职员一看：Philip Seymour Hoffman的儿子，Steven Spielberg的女儿……
两位主角都是第一次出演大银幕角色，男主角库珀霍夫曼是本片导演保罗托马斯安德森的御用演员，已故著名演员菲利普西莫霍夫曼的儿子，今年才19岁，但外表长得相当的成熟。女主角阿拉娜哈伊姆今年31岁，是她和两个姐姐组成的Haim乐团的主唱，有趣的是，她在影片中的角色名就叫阿拉娜，她的两个姐姐和父母也出现在片中，演的就是她的家人。
看到结尾他拽着她在黏糊糊的街上狂奔 感觉回到了几年前音乐节结束的晚上 闷热耳鸣口干舌燥 啤酒撒了一地 我们必须大声说话才能听见彼此 但是我们都很快乐（但男主的颜值我真的很努力的克服了……太丑了兄弟
非专业人士，但我认识的“喜剧片”从来就不是这样的，我觉得它也不该是这样的。欣喜而又无奈的是，这部电影的粗俗笑话没我之前看过的国产喜剧片那么密集了，起码它做到了节制，这或许也是一种进步？记不住多少次把开心麻花拉进黑名单了，然而每年都要和家人一道去遭受煎熬。
和原版比起来的话，就是魏成功长得好像原版的编剧啊！
春节档最喜欢的一部了，本来可能只有三星，看完另两部之后加了一星。。真的有周星驰的感觉啊！混穿喜剧之王而且竟然不丢份不尴尬，还可以的。最后花絮出来的时候魏翔本人哭着说这是我第一部男主角电影，我竟然也跟着哭了。他太认真了，在里面的角色也太认真了，那种迷影的热情、对自己热爱的东西执拗的坚持和琢磨（边笑边哭说谢谢吉米哥然后转身跑掉的镜头演得也太好了），真的是个好演员啊！在小县城看的时候全场欢笑没有停过。哈维哥一出场我就感觉到了和扬名立万一样的气质，每个演员都可爱得很，想继续看他们闹腾腾地演下去。
一般导演搞成这样算是及格，PTA搞成这样就是可怕了......“这是给XX的一封情书”式的电影都挺可怕的~
多好啊，因为两个人不能在一起，才形成了不断试错不断冒险的奇怪磁场，经历对彼此的伤害嫉妒和守护，完成了既是各自又是共同的成长。PTA有坚定的自我和深情，表面的疯狂迷幻之下是坚固的心理现实主义，这是他一如既往的写给过去的情书
女主一度陷入男性囚牢中，但解救她的亦不是男主，只能是浪漫的逃离，如此看来PTA绝非不解women power风情。//能把如此cliche的故事讲的如此动听，就连“奔向彼此”都重新焕发张力和光彩！水床和弹珠游戏对抗石油和政治，这才是真正的70年代。
太欢乐了哈哈哈哈，给意大利人当翻译那段简直一绝！！！
太真了太接地气了真他妈甜，活该我今天看这片，活该我，我活该！！！
趁男人还没变馊之前爱他，PTA的纯爱不是奶糖，而是甜中带甘。
太喜歡，多久沒有看到這樣簡單、酷、浪漫又輕盈作品了！我是多著迷於看年輕人奔跑，在光芒中用力追尋的樣子。PTA太知道 最深刻的依戀和真摯的情感，時常是在那些光鮮亮麗的幻覺被戳穿的時刻，突如其來的無助與落魄面前，在逆著人潮奔向對方的時候。雖然人會時不時成長、產生距離，也可能走上不同的方向，但所謂偉大和所謂夢想終於顯示出殘忍和虛妄的時候總會重新開始奔跑，回到真正重要的人身邊。
很小清新，看完很舒服。简单美好的青春爱恋。
PTA的LA往事，还来了个雅克·德米式“不知道该怎么拍了就这么着吧”结尾；初遇&《I Left My Heart In San Francisco》两场戏很迷人，人物魅力随影片推进而逐级递减
用一种近乎嬉皮士的态度带我们回到一种纯真的视角，然后去体验这个失序的世界——这不比隔壁的《上帝之手》好多了！青春等的不就是这些无关痛痒的魔幻时刻吗！节奏好到你知道导演在玩弄你，但你心甘情愿并保有期待。
其实还可以，演的很好。但我真的受不了一会搞笑一会煽情。且煽情的刻意又尴尬。
真的是家庭作坊式电影，PTA玩得很开心。（但是我不care，还有为什么会有这么多生硬的跑步桥段
太爱70年代了，David Bowie bgm一出来瞬间泪目。我爱pre web2.0时代的热情，真挚，和所有包裹汗水泪水愤怒蓬勃steamy的人性。上世纪末的人，更像人，以前的爱情，更接近爱情。
现在的好莱坞，长得好看犯法。为了不犯法只能找长得不犯法的演员演电影。
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