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
评论很多朋友说看过类似的创意电影！但是我刚好没有看过，觉得很好很有意思！
影片最精彩就是完全粉丝向的前三分之一，给脑残粉的惊喜，密集埋梗加上凯奇迷死人的嗓音，看开心了，由衷地为凯奇在片里的状态感到高兴！
尼古拉斯凯奇：大家镇定一下，我要开始飙戏了！（但是无效飙戏）本质上和《采访》差不多，玩梗抖机灵驱动的恶搞喜剧唠嗑片，剥削明星最后那一丁点剩余价值，除了偶尔的迷影梗之外，看到尼古拉斯扮演中年危机的尼古拉斯凯奇真的好无聊啊，絮絮叨叨的，反而还多了一点油腻（？）另外一点在意的是，蒂凡尼哈迪斯怎么胖成这样了！
观感上一开始电影进的比较快，因为是自己演自己，所以还在现实和电影中反复横跳。中间好很多，但是结尾又完蛋了，扯的不能再扯。整体剧情把控并没有从一而终。凯奇演的倒是不错，里面也是各种提到了自己的经典电影，只是电影剧本拉了胯。
虽然演的是自己，但其实仍是一个老套的谍战故事，还反复致敬自己的电影。当然不乏搞笑段落，尤其是那个action哈哈哈。而对电影行业的各种闲聊式探讨，是最大加分项，不管是好莱坞还是国内，其实问题都很普遍，跟女儿说不推荐选择艺术行业也很中肯了。
后半段一定要类型化地告诉你我是非类型化，多拍点基粉日常多有意思
嗯，突破次元壁的一部作品，挺有意思的，凯奇迷绝对福利哈哈~~~给我的感觉就是凯奇的女儿太可爱啦~~~~~
还不如再去看一遍空中监狱或者变脸亦或者勇闯夺命岛……
及格分吧，前半段设定非常老套，非常政治正确。后半段又完全没有逻辑且不在节奏上。估猜是凯奇和私生饭导演躲到西班牙海岛上闭关嗑嗨了整出来的剧本。这么一想又行为艺术般地完美地呼应了电影情节。。。凯奇叔真是宝藏啊
不如好好拍一部adult drama，不要搞这些好莱坞噱头。
凯奇扮演凯奇致敬自己演过的动作片，设定有趣。电影内容一般般
其实是很套路的电影，只不过让凯奇去演凯奇算是比较新颖的点，还有，我会去看帕丁顿熊2的
尼古拉斯凯奇版的《喜剧之王》。戏中戏。特别商业。你越熟悉尼古拉斯凯奇，这部电影就能带来越多的快感。各种彩蛋，都能让你会心一笑。主线很扯，但满载着传奇归来的希冀。正如片中寄语，谁不希望再来一部《勇闯夺命岛》呢？
稍微有点遗憾，以为会有更多调侃凯奇的部分，虽然有但是还是差点意思。台词和镜头的致敬也不是很多，更多只是提一提凯奇之前电影的名字就完事儿了。不过凯奇的演技是真的不错，特别是那个精神分裂的凯奇，每次都非常有笑果。
不过就像电影里说的那样，摆烂可能都不是最悲哀的，不停的尝试还没有效果，只能让观众更怀念他以前的经典角色。
莫名挺喜欢的~人到中年，竟然还能遇到一个趣味相投的好友，简直就是个奇迹。好想像年轻时一样，去遇到各种各样的陌生人。
因为从小看电影频道，一直觉得尼古拉斯凯奇是比较“正派的”演员。。。
仅有双重背叛那刻触及扮演
尼古拉斯凯奇的电影情怀梗料很足，但是故事本身太不合理了，即使是以合家欢喜剧来看，剧本也太弱了。不过导演对凯奇肯定是真爱了，量身定做的剧本，千金难求啊。
尼古拉斯凯奇：大家镇定一下，我要开始飙戏了！（但是无效飙戏）本质上和《采访》差不多，玩梗抖机灵驱动的恶搞喜剧唠嗑片，剥削明星最后那一丁点剩余价值，除了偶尔的迷影梗之外，看到尼古拉斯扮演中年危机的尼古拉斯凯奇真的好无聊啊，絮絮叨叨的，反而还多了一点油腻（？）另外一点在意的是，蒂凡尼哈迪斯怎么胖成这样了！
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