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
宁愿做过了后悔，也不要错过了后悔。
1.都是女人毁了男人最初的梦想；2.女人帮男人实现梦想就是弥补当初的“后悔”；3.女人应该做男人的梦想启蒙导师；4.女人有了一定成就之后就该退居二线恋爱结婚把舞台让给男人；5.中国人娱个乐都要内卷至死；6.实现梦想的人也无法摆脱打工人的命运。
印度律师为被冤枉偷窃的人伸张正义，种姓制度依然根深蒂固
眼睛并未让我产生任何不好的联想，如果有，那就是整张脸绝类狮子，莫非有意为之？阿猫太像悟空了，以至于我把阿狗认作八戒，阿娟认作三藏，尤其是他刚剃完头的那会儿。
粤语版加舞狮yyds啊啊啊啊啊啊啊
至于麽，真的至于麽。
笑死 美国人看完都说“在中国真好啊 唐氏综合征的孩子都能能自由追逐梦想” 😅
眯眼画风着实接受无力，借鉴网梗的尴尬笑点更使本就缓慢的叙事节奏更加难熬，唯一亮点的南方地域刻画一旦脱离五条人与九连真人便全然丧失感染力。不能理解这样一部故事平庸、叙事乏力、人设套路、美学崩坏的影片，为何被捧上神坛？多数人缺少的并非是怒吼的勇气，却恰是与生活鏖战的耐心以及与苦难交手终生的底气。
熟悉的小人物热血传奇，对无厘头经典梗的化用充满周星驰作品的影子。剧情虽无出人意表之处，但节奏张弛有度，情绪收放自如。作为跳出神话改编窠臼的现实题材原创国产动画电影，以罕见的舞狮元素为载体，令人耳目一新，既弘扬了传统文化，又映射出当代痛点，实属难能可贵。而且这制作也未免太精良了吧，场景拟真度直达国漫天花板，光影效果和毛发渲染碾压某些三维动画爆款，没有强行3D化更是业界良心。至于所谓的人设争议，分明是居心不良的无稽之谈，刻意用惺忪的睡眼表现人物初始性格和精神状态，再随着剧情推进使少年们的眼神逐渐坚毅且光芒闪烁，显然是旨在营造强烈的反差效果。狮头悬天，咸鱼落水。这一上一下，堪称神来之笔。赛场上的奇迹并不会直接给生活带来质变，高光过后还是要回归现实。但那又如何？鼓点已在心中响起，雄狮必将昂首挺立。
连音乐也不放过，把《功夫》和《成吉思汗》稍微改改就变成自己原声了吗？《世间始终你好》《十年埋伏》换个版本用。
美术是我看过做的最棒的中国动画，舞狮的细节、动作的质感都做的太好了，前半部分有点尬后半部分节奏剧情人物都丰满了起来。在美国电影院里看的，场里的外国小孩都看得很兴奋，这电影才是真正宣扬中国文化啊！谁能想到在国内居然因为脸部细节争议乳化，我如果是导演我得气死。。
虽然套路化，但是抵不住这个题材太棒，还是真实改编，依然热血沸腾，热泪盈眶。很多时候现实比艺术更精彩
这个场景，应该被载入中国影史。
立意以及故事本身- 在印度这样一个权利呈金字塔形，上游俯视下游的国家为低种姓部落人群伸冤的人权官司故事，还被拍出来，着实属于ground breaking了，但是剧本和镜头，电影语言和配乐等等，确实也数不上高明。用Zoe的话来说就是，音乐一起，主人公还没干事呢，我就知道他要干大事了。可以把它理解成印度独有的电影手法，毕竟主角的MV时间确实都是给足的，但是从观影体验来说，这种直给操作really not my cup of tea. (无碟 TV BOX avec Zoe)
值得去影院贡献下票房，周星驰、五条人、九连真人……虽然优缺点都非常明显，而如何平衡故事与技术上的差距依旧是国产动画的漫漫长路；后半段优于前半段，特别是少年推开天台的门开始，一气呵成。到最后，总是哭着求神拜佛的少年终于化为雄狮，上山下山，路自在脚下。
五星拉满，看的过程中有情不自禁的大笑，也有无法自制的流泪。这是一部既有现实的残忍也有童话美好的影片，或许都没有那么极致，但幻梦交织不正是电影的魅力吗。画面音乐非常优秀，故事可能不那么新颖，但情感上的感染毋庸置疑，非常推荐观看。最后谢谢李白。
这才是国漫应该有的样子啊啊啊啊啊
爱优腾10年1000亿没白烧，至少培养出了一大批辣鸡观众。
凌晨的广州，黑漆漆的夜色，下下铺的阿娟和狮子头的眼睛，都是亮晶晶的。
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