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
太落入俗套了，第二幕揭开主角秘密的时候简直让人失落到谷底。但动画的细节还是不错，歌也好听。这几年的动画怎么都聚焦家庭、亲子关系、个人成长了啊？
5分给Bruno，除了we don’t talk about Bruno外简直一无是处
迪士尼现在真的就连动画片都要成流水线产品了吗？能把《寻龙传说》的东南亚背景换成拉丁美背景再拍一遍是真的让我没想到。
魔法要维持三代人自然够呛，其实主角的遭遇就是能量见底的暗示，上天施舍的，也就有收回的一天，当然看完发现还是我想多了，大家族修复亲情的速度比房子重建还快。LMM的音乐风格还挺好辨认的。
音乐很棒，画面很赞，剧情很一般。。。
这个剧本被说平庸还是有点被低估，迪士尼在歌舞质量和全家温馨其乐融融的立意方面是完全有保证的，虽然结局是着急了点，但整体上大差不差，如果非要搞点形而上的东西才叫立意深刻的话，那还不如直接不要恢复魔法，一家子回归普通人的生活，但是这里面就要折衷一个问题，如何让人物从小朋友理解和成年人感触上达到了一个平衡，个人觉得这个结局至少70分是有的，另外拉丁文化和各种意象也OK，LMM的作曲更是好到没话说！“或许你的天赋就是否认。”所以，挑剔是可以被挑剔的，但好也是真的好啊！
太落入俗套了，第二幕揭开主角秘密的时候简直让人失落到谷底。但动画的细节还是不错，歌也好听。这几年的动画怎么都聚焦家庭、亲子关系、个人成长了啊？
有一天终会面对自己的内心，接纳自己的平凡，并坦然接受他人的帮助。
mtv合集，变成了，电影？
魔法是最奇幻的骗术，只有纯洁的内心才是最至高的奇技
设定塞太满（哥伦比亚也太有魅力了），更想看家人挨个儿唱歌。
虽然主题不错，但是讲故事的方式就……表达主题隔靴搔痒，剧情无聊。画面美，音乐不错。
剧情虽然一般般 但动画做的很好看
《魔法满屋》里边的歌舞多到让人误以为迪士尼总部迁入了印度，但是很好听。算是不错的动画电影，可是又远不如《疯狂动物城》，建议片方把海报上的「《疯狂动物城》金牌团队原创力作」字样抹去，别把预期拉太高，口碑会更好一些。
但凡教育意义明显，就算画面太好看，也没用。这是悲哀还是本性呢？讨厌说教是人类本能。
2.5 真的是差，歌舞毫无感染力，剧情也让人觉得并不舒服。不认为这种对和谐友善如此廉价的表现会带给观众什么真善美的感染力量
就，不知道故事主旨到底在讲啥。美国迪士尼想讲的家庭，和当下这个社会的家庭感觉已经很割裂了。为了某件事所以事情办砸了然后再通过自己的努力圆回来的剧情，也不知道到底是在讲个人英雄主义呢还是讲家庭集体主义呢
这段语录，其实是迪士尼写给自己的信仰，那就是「保护神奇」
剧情简单老套 电影院大荧幕声光效果不错挺欢乐
各种穿插的歌舞桥段真的让人怀疑在看英文配音版印度电影，迪士尼这是要妥妥比肩阿三歌舞片的节奏么。。。
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