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
好久没这么全神贯注，细节意料之外的电影了！惊喜至极！用天马行空的视觉来表达抽象的情感与关系，核心依旧是爱与和解，那些流经存在的细节不正是支撑我们活下去的动力吗？凡事都是一个圆，乐观与悲观只需要换一个角度去看，圆内核心尽是爱，就算人生不如意甚至全宇宙崩塌，千万别忘了这个内核，不是爱能拯救一切，而是爱定义了我们的存在。看了杨紫琼的采访谈到这个剧本时动情哭了，说这辈子等到属于自己的剧本了，真的值得！眼花缭乱的视听语言非常纯熟精致，两个导演太令人欣喜了。
像是埃德加赖特在做一个自己的回顾混剪。另一个重要的问题是，多元宇宙的“无限可能”这个词，在电影这一媒介中本就是个悖论，尽管电影的世界可以有无数个开始，最终也必须收束到同一个单调的结局。
实在很无聊。nothing matters 这种简单老套的主题配上一堆并不好笑的动作。
强迫自己看到2/3后终于还是选择放弃，否则不是进入梦乡就是反胃呕吐。这部被各媒体疯狂推崇中国影迷年庆般期待的片子竟没有半点在我的兴奋点上。和两位导演之前的《瑞士军刀男》一样，从一开始就如同一口老白干搭配一口冷汉堡或是一碗牛肉面混进一份冰拿铁，挺独创的挺脑洞开的挺天马行空的但是完全不是我喜欢的味。所有演职人员均非中国籍拍出来的中国元素就是一个个纸老虎而已，充斥着西方的假大空和恶俗味。总归一句话，咱的审美造诣确实不够get这种牛掰片。
亲情是一种又痛又不舍的羁绊，在孩子的眼里它被自我怨恨折磨得无法和解，在母亲的心里它被过度亏欠逼迫得只能隐忍。但是亲情这根弦，有时需要一些紧绷和拉扯才能收缩。电影里的她们在天马行空的全宇宙里回望一生，而现实中的我们需要更多的勇气去成全彼此。
期待太高，果然會出事。很像這個時代的產物，類似instagram和facebook那種動不動就更新的換皮膚遊戲，只是一直不停切換宇宙和服裝，看得很疲勞（我相信用電腦看會更累），直到最尾也沒講清楚她們兩個到底怎麼了，但就要收尾咯——就像一個精力旺盛的單身漢，眼見夜幕終於降臨，於是熱切地把媳婦推倒在床上，最後急不可耐地拉上床簾一樣地，得出了那個萬能結論，「愛拯救一切」、「要活在此時此刻」。
如此浪漫、恢弘、璀璨且花哨到极点的拍法儿，辐射的话题内容却如此稀薄。没有新的视角，没有新的问题，没有新的解法，没有新的感动。
一部Rick&Morty式的动作电影，加入了亲子关系的正剧内核，不管是三种语言来回切换，还是宇宙穿梭式的剪辑，都相当惊喜，荒野上的石头默剧最为令人印象深刻。最后不管多元宇宙是平衡稳定还是趋向毁灭，有没人能从那儿Down一份成龙版本的发我，谢谢。
后疫情的类型片多少沾点大病
太恐怖了，太完美了，集智慧、荒诞、深情于一身，精美绝伦与精打细算并举，整个观影过程既有表现主义让人耳目一新的惊喜，又有对人物命运动彻心魄的窥探，仍能做到哀而不伤，触底反弹，真正无与伦比的电影叙事，今年最值得珍视的作品，丹·关和丹尼尔·施纳特的组合简直谜一样的宝藏
哭死我了 一份对家庭 亲情 暴力 仇恨 爱情 梦想的无价答卷
拍得太松了，并没有获得预想的快感。华裔标签疯狂贴在皮肉上，内核表达却与“华”“亚”二字都不搭界。对“多元宇宙”这个概念的想象力很贫乏，全靠风格找补，用自我解构请求观众放弃追问。还有很可惜的一点是，杨紫琼演技不能做到演什么像什么，虽然她很努力了。这几天大家都有点捧过了吧。
感觉和《青春变形记》一样都在讲亚裔家庭的自我认同和传统父母，恰好两部的手法和想要探讨的感觉我都不喜欢，感觉并没有拍出那种中国父母和子女相互伤害又相互关心的感觉。
/chy/这到底是个什么乱七八糟的元素凑成的一锅烂炖，实则就是拿一些所谓媒体关心的边缘话题开刀，哗众取宠。更像是那些脑袋空空的富二代或幼稚的华人留学生会在电影院里看的泪流满面的作品（前者不会哭，在他们觉得合适的点或者见到彩蛋的时候会卖弄一下自己贫瘠的各方面知识来暴露自己的无知，更让人难受的是他们还觉得自己很了不起）他们的父母会对他们说孩子世界是你的，走向世界吧（是这样走的：自封为人上人，走到哪个地方，路口或者商店，都要锋芒毕露高人一等，就算根本没有锋芒也要强行制造来满足自己那脆弱的虚荣心，无比幼稚），而他们竟然相信了，这太让人发笑了
太飞了。说了太多。什么也没说。什么都说了。说了些什么？
草我好喜欢！看完了才发现俩小时的电影我居然没开倍速我没开倍速啊朋友们。 you are here too. Just be a rock.
每个角色关于"爱"的点都很感动
期待出现更现实更平实更老实的表达和探讨。
渺小而愚蠢的人类衍生出的情感千丝万缕。宇宙之大，人如蜉蝣，而其爱却能有超出身体数万倍的能量。爱是管束，爱是给予，爱是谨慎，爱是狭隘，爱是自由，爱是宏伟。最喜两块石头在荒无人烟之境或是史前生命形式未定的空间里的那段字幕对话。宇宙这么大，我们要探讨的问题有很多，世界这么大，我们的人生有无数种可能。或许彼时一个不起眼的决定便走向了人生另一条道路。在平行宇宙中纠正曾经耿耿于怀的后悔事，在此时此刻，试着去接纳、去理解、去释怀、去成长、去弥补、去感恩。
2022.4.12 wild, wild, wild! 片如其名——天马行空。有好笑的，也有动作元素。服装好神奇！主演演技好好。主旨似乎是在探究混乱中的意义。或者是“如何将试图自杀者拉回来”。说教的部分有点出戏。
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