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
Mia Goth一人分飾兩角，讓我想起費里尼那番睿智的話語：「我們同時是少年、成年人和老年人」這或許是Ti West除去在影片文本層面上對70年代美國虐殺片的解構之外，至為深刻的主題：年老體衰的Pearl嫉妒、追殺那個貌美如花，青春洋溢的Maxine，Pearl／Maxine共享著同一副軀體的不同時期，聯繫她們的是不因年齡漸長，容貌衰老而有所減退的性慾。「X」是難以把控的性吸引力，是色情影視產業或snuff movie，對抗主流，是精打細算的生意。導演唯獨迴避了一點：為什麼它一定是有意義的？片中對經典虐殺方程式的改造和修正，遭排除在外的恰恰是那些無法被解構的非理性舉動。影片不能將虐殺電影本身兼具的狂野和幽默元素發揮到極致，因為一旦植入按部就班的文本解構程式，影片便很難再出現任何「意外」。
不知道是不是因为我年纪大了，感觉这对老年人作恶的设定十分冒犯。另外真的不恐怖，甚至也不文艺。
2.5星 最后有被二老笑到 哈哈哈 一个被吓到心脏病发了 一个被散弹枪的后坐力摔断髋骨 哈哈哈哈 整个片子的精华
色情部分可以，男女主角拼命的不穿衣服，可在真正大胆展现时，又犹犹豫豫的，血腥部分恶心，恐怖片的血腥可以再高级一点，对老年人的画面不太好直视……
A24标准元素：动物/肉体/欲望/爆炸的身体。尝试把惊悚和情欲融为一体，同时将衰老和宗教作为不断萦绕的恐惧。衰老和妒忌被导向了杀人和毁灭的欲望，这套逻辑非常恐怖片
A24在反类型的大道上继续驰骋。
snuff复建，前半段的铺垫让我以为后面会有更不一样的东西呢……
节奏可以更紧凑点，本来就是个为了博眼球的片子。导演看着也不年轻了，不知对老年人和年轻姑娘怎么有这么大仇怨。还不如拍成切几个男人的JJ轮换着装大爷那，多过瘾。
复古怀旧，寂静夏日，山野农村，古怪村民，大赞，惊悚度很足，满足了我对恐怖片的一切期待，有《好莱坞往事》的范，有《致命弯道》的设定，有《德州电锯杀人狂》的腔调，近几年来非常工整敬业的恐怖片，如果结尾没有降智行为绝对值得五星。
老太太性压抑所以通过杀人获得快感？拍了1个小时的剧情床戏，后面40分钟都是一招致命，毫无记忆点，恐怖氛围几乎没有
依旧是一部杀疯了的恐怖片。片中片照应的故事，作为一个对色情片有追求的导演，把后半段拍成恐怖片也很合理吧......郊外租房，行为怪异的人这种老套的故事，床震那段笑死了。
意外还不错，没有停留在对老一辈恐怖片各类元素的肤浅复古之上 3.5
真正的恐怖片爱好者应该没法拒绝这种复古又有新意的迷影小品吧
扎个脖子都能扎几十刀 提维斯特还是那个提维斯特 剪辑巧妙 无处不是年轻与衰老的对比 仔细看也能看出一大票经典恐怖片致敬 血也不少 五星
thriller的画面过于刺激 拍床戏清新特俗看笑了我 中间插的两段音乐 简直是神来之笔 弹吉他围在一起聊天说当有摄像机开启时就不算出轨 镜头以外的床戏只属于老年人
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X.2022.2022.2160p.WEB-DL.x265.10bit.SDR.DDP5.1.Atmos-NOGRP 直接看后半段吧，片中的老人很恶心
从表演和镜头语言到插曲全都俗不可耐，结果end credit一出看到执行制片有某Levinson，不好意思是我没搞清楚状况才会想要看这片的
有点意思。
X，未知数。老年人的性生活不和谐就要通过杀戮来取得快感吗？让我不适的不是那些粗劣例行的猎杀时刻，而是充满衰败与死亡气息的垂垂老躯上迸发出来的，对青春的嫉妒。
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