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
小孩子置气一样，莫名其妙。音乐尚可。剧情算了。一群烂泥扶不上墙的东西，一帮小混混罢了
想起大卫伯德维尔吐槽，相比港片，好莱坞的黑帮火并戏就像三明治，三板斧，机位很少，看起来就是扭打在一起，毫无美感和张力，眼前就是个反面典型，而且丝毫不肯脱离舞台剧的外壳，把舞台剧的走位分毫不差地嵌入到电影实在违和，五六十年代的故事放到现在看更加奇特，和刚杀了自己兄长的男友啪啪，又把嫂子置于更危险的境地，这不是绿茶吗…
2.7/这种伪鸡汤还是骗不到人的 妮娜反着长也不可能…但还是被真爱至上的纸板桥段戳到
因为，就，真的不太好嘛。
故事是真的狗血，但是别的方面又十分好看，单拎出来几个片段可能比看完全片的感受要好很多。
三星半，小哥哥小姐姐舞蹈功底了得，颜值又这么在线，在纽约当小混混门槛简直比青藤高
毫无新意的翻拍之作，配角居然比主演表现的还要好？！真不知道怎么选角的。就这样吧，还不如看它原版。
2021了居然还是有这么俗套的爱情片，有asian face但是和asian没有一毛钱关系，可以当下饭菜看一下，
音乐剧原封不动改编为电影的结果就是，故事逻辑完全崩了，所有转折都格外突兀，没有支撑，让这部电影雪上加霜的是，男主角竟然从唱到跳到演到颜一无是处……
最后一部奥斯卡最佳影片题目，冲着斯皮尔伯格看的，太难看了，几次硬着头皮看完，太失望了。本来就不喜欢歌舞片，这部跟那些经典更是不能比。
The mafia musical happy ending ver. Romeo & Juliet. The choreography of the dance shows that the actors have worked hard to practice dance BUT not the main characters FFS
哈哈哈，die hard 变 Love Hard
主要是为了Nina Dobrev而看得。流水线电影，没什么意思。离圣诞还有一段时间呢。
这个中二的剧情实在是看得我全程黑人问号lol… 三星全给神一样的斯皮尔伯格，40多年了依然是好莱坞商业片场景调度 & 艺术指导的业界天花板，真大写的服气
女主居然是吸血鬼日记的女主 保质期太短了吧！
几乎每个镜头的调度运镜构图打光都值得拿出来学习，但叙事极为乏味，音乐舞蹈也没什么吸引力，分三次勉强看完，我的DNA里没这个。
对于一部歌舞片来说，设计和音美都是中上乘的，但对于叙事来说则力度略微不足，冗长的电影中歌舞占了大多数，使得背景环境和种族矛盾思考力也弱了不少，一增一减之下，中规中矩。
12.6 IMAX点映，前面半小时4个主创加老爷子Q&A，老头子说坚持不给西班牙语加字幕，这样才是尊重这个语言的做法，听不懂就去感受语言传达的情感。总共有3万多casting的视频，选角导演看了很久至少三个月，初选再拿去给斯皮尔伯格看，老头子开玩笑说如果你提交了视频没被选上那都是选角导演的锅。点映，场面还是大的，就是坐的高看IMAX推景略头晕。最后一人送了个迷你海报做纪念。
约会（pao）神器上玩照骗，亚裔矬男被抓包，法令纹显老的女神千里送人头奔现失败，从出离愤怒到不当颜狗，终获幸福的俗套圣诞档致敬真爱至上的爱情故事。
其实也还行，无论是导演、卡司，还是视听语言调度，和1961年的电影版相比都得到了升级。然而，就算导演再会拍，演员们演得再给力，这也无法掩盖这电影的本质：这世上大多数的一见钟情，更多的是见色起意，这不过又是另一部白人视角下的《苏丝黄的世界》而已。也因此，让Ansel Elgort这个Rapist、欧美吴X凡来演男主也就不奇怪了。🙄
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