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
除了奇怪的结构之外，还是很喜欢这部气质怪异的作品。
我是吃人的魔鬼，那是命中注定； 我是游戏的浪子，那是天生我才 我以为我能改变命运，可是每个赌徒都是在最后一把里输掉了全部的运气 我以为我是战胜邪恶的屠龙勇士，可是当我打败了SIN也就成了SIN 兜兜转转，其实I am born to Geek，那个笼中的怪兽就是以后的自己 陀螺一以贯之的黑色审美，摄影太美，就是故事本身又长又单薄
16.12.2021 | @ Regal Majestic | 这里的Blanchett美炸了。如果说电影是千禧年前后的经典之作也一点不违和，今天看来却有一点老套（大概是翻拍和neo-noir综合起来的结果）。镜头、表演、嘉年华的场景设置都太好了。喜欢这个结尾。
- 2022/05/08，看完。我依然喜欢他们，但我没法说服自己喜欢这个端水且铺垫不足的脚本。-
没看过老版本的（没有中文字幕），这部陀螺翻拍电影观看后总体感觉良好，是一次愉快的观影体验。强烈推荐观赏。
除了里面令人沉湎的奇景之外，这种毫无根基的人类，想要跻身那种所谓的都会上流是不可能的，不过是被利用、设计之后的踹开而已，在那些人眼中，永远都是small small man，是下层的geek，你所说的、所想的都会被那些人彻底的剥夺、据为己有，变成他们用来自己抬升的道具。这并不是陈词滥调，而是在不断发生的、伪装下的掠夺。也许里面的人物表演将那种怪物式的撕咬凝固在了某种的美学中，并不是卑微者攀爬与坠落的最贴切反馈，不过也足以将一些曾经的遭遇从记忆中激起了。
我是吃人的魔鬼，那是命中注定； 我是游戏的浪子，那是天生我才 我以为我能改变命运，可是每个赌徒都是在最后一把里输掉了全部的运气 我以为我是战胜邪恶的屠龙勇士，可是当我打败了SIN也就成了SIN 兜兜转转，其实I am born to Geek，那个笼中的怪兽就是以后的自己 陀螺一以贯之的黑色审美，摄影太美，就是故事本身又长又单薄
Gresham在53岁的时候来到他当年写「玉面情魔」小说的Dixie Hotel。在酒店房间里死于安眠药过量。最后他的死没有引起任何波澜，无人注意。人们在他的遗体口袋里发现一张名片，上书"No Address. No Phone. No Business. No Money. Retired."
4.5视听系电影，剧情简单黑色奇幻，都说原版更好，找时间看看
原版是我noir的启蒙电影，19年就听说了要翻拍的消息直到今天总算看完了！如果没有除了服化道/技术以外的元素可以赋予剧情崭新的活力、建议不要轻易翻拍。看看以前的hard boiled novel 和 pulp fiction 多好看、随便拿出来改编剧本都是碾压级别的。What do you think of film noir? Nightmare Alley and Scarlet Street ❤️
感觉已经看蒂姆波顿拍了很多嘉年华游乐园，猎奇的感觉没了，漂亮朋友神棍版，只不过有些隐喻有点意思，二战背景下一个被战争拒绝的，被母亲、女人宠爱的无法长大的男人，依赖女人、弑杀父权，他就是被福尔马林浸泡的那个怪胎婴儿，生为怪人。
很好看，Cate的角色看起来简直太邪恶诡异了，好像看恐怖片阴森森的。。男主确实过分自信了，这大红唇我可不敢亲哈哈
大概就是个还愿的活儿，陀螺拉着一大票明星用精致的电影语言圆了儿时的一个梦，但对影迷来说这个梦未免太过时了。
确实是睡着了，不明白领他入门的导师是怎么死的，谁看了给我解释下。他离开马戏团开始自己单干以后确实容易看了很多，而且我这人听不了40年代的音乐，太催眠了。
一生都在制造魔法的陀螺，拍了一部关于骗局无限膨胀的电影来揭露魔法的虚假。
送给老铁一句话：追名逐利，欲壑难填，终将，引火烧身，玩火自焚，自作自受，自食其果 ，心灵魔术灵媒马戏怪咖猎奇秀是时代的产物也是永恒的陷阱，昨日设套圈人心，今时梦醒笼中人，聚光灯下万众瞩目，落花散尽无人关心。
色调很棒 但是太拖沓了 托罗又重回他擅长的奇幻风格 而且跟地狱男爵再次合作 大魔王1小时后出现 库珀演坏人还差点意思 奥斯卡最佳影片提名就西区故事暂时无源了 两部都是翻拍的老版
可能库珀破碎感太强了，看到最后居然对这个角色产生了一种同情。战时底层的悲哀，也就只有陀螺这些老导演还愿意拍这些东西。
确实没必要这么长。You don’t fool people, They fool themselves. 人们都是自欺欺人。骗子渣男活该去当geek。人性还是喜欢残酷的东西。geek真可怜。卡司骗人，让人期待过高而失望。连着看了三部大魔王的片。
很好看，Cate的角色看起来简直太邪恶诡异了，好像看恐怖片阴森森的。。男主确实过分自信了，这大红唇我可不敢亲哈哈
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