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
它像是一个有着庞大信息库和物理强度却又对这个世界充满着好奇的婴儿
老年人版的《少女终末旅行》。狗萌，汤姆汉克斯演技依然爆表，机器人有点意思，其他部分非常平庸。
加长版《三个机器人》，群众喜闻乐见、老少咸宜的轻度温情科幻片。故事刻意掩盖了黑暗残酷的地方（虽然有部分透露），把末世的故事写的更像是个家庭成长故事，汤姆汉克斯真的是老了。
好莱坞把演员都逼成了类型演员，汤姆就一直是陷在困境里的寡人～机场，孤岛，飞机，战舰～这一部的机器人，的确有太多“霹雳五号”的基因，话唠，学开车，连最后的蝴蝶元素都是～不过成长的契机就有点迷，只能当成是剧情需要，形势所逼～当它和芬奇讨论给自己起名的时候，我差点以为会说出“星期五”或是“威尔森”的来～语音设计故意选择了不看好人工智能的霍金同款IBM语音包，不过很快就成长为一个大小伙子了～与机器人熊孩子如何相处？又一个新课题～幸好编剧野心不大，把这个末世公路片讲得还比较完整，不然就又成了东扯西拉啥都没讲好的空洞特效片～“当意料之外的事情发生时，你才知道怎么去做，也明白了自己是哪一类人”，这是这部片最好的台词。
只能说是对汤姆汉克斯的爱才能看得下去并打个4星。美术和摄影的确非常壮美，其余的，真的就太平淡，故事太四平八稳毫无冲突和惊喜，说是科幻奇幻不如说这是一部文艺童话电影。
只用了四天，一个具有感情、能做梦的机器人竟然真的长大了，地球生命在浩劫之后成功进入新纪元
7/10.
「纵然地球毁灭，加州永远宜居」「你可以不相信人类，但你必须相信机器人和狗」「Don't look up以后的阿甘正传+机器人版忠犬八公」
汤姆汉克斯的表演给影片注入了太多灵魂，以一人之力拉高了整个电影的层次。在久违地沐浴到阳光时、看到蝴蝶飞到手上时，他所表现出的那种由衷的喜悦完全地感染了我，是仿佛真的可以使人全身心地喜他所喜、悲他所悲。片子结构简单，一边很平淡一边又很浓烈，结束得好像也是这样。看完还是很有回味。
也许有一天，人类终将因为各种各样的原因而走向灭绝，人类的遗产将被某种硬件或软件继承，只要人类的爱意如果也能被继承下来，那人类就没有灭绝。
剧情比较简单，一人一狗一机器人，末日后公路片，结局可预见，温情可期待。
人最可怕，人与人之间信任太难，不如robot and dog.
4、这是一个小到不能再小的故事，我却从中看到了许多，感悟了许多，热泪盈眶，回味满满。
疫情之下断断续续看汤姆•汉克斯《芬奇》，这是他本人《荒岛余生》的世界末日版，同样是一个人支撑了一部电影。世界只剩一人，支撑一个人活下去的是求生的本能、希望、责任感和爱，人类对小狗的爱，机器人对小狗的爱（对动物的爱，机器的爱映射的其实是人间的爱），世界终究还是有美好，阳光空气和自由都很好。伤感的是美好刚刚到来，人生有未竟之愿，遗憾之事，芬奇就离开了世界，如同一句歌词：我在刚开始的瞬间毁灭。毕竟意难平。
ps：看到一半了才认出来这大胡子是汤姆汉克斯😅脸盲没救了属于是😅
更适合归类到奇幻片，主旨很简单：关爱空巢老人。拍成短片就行了。
年度最佳。这部电影比起「讲好了一个故事」更适合用「讲好了人类的一个行为」更为合适。先行者对弥留之人往后生活的担忧以及希望被嘱托者快速成长扛起家庭的迫切，杰夫的诞生、芬奇的教导与发怒，这些行为情绪背后所承载着的情感都太精准了，温暖又残酷。杰夫只是人的意象，只是载体，因为后生的人无法快速成长，因为现实的环境也没有末日来的无助。所以这并非末日科幻，而是人类爱意在生死离别那段时光的澎湃汹涌。
我希望我更好地利用了我过去的时间。拍给孤独的人看的？看了让人有点伤感。三星半
3.5 对未来的想象如此悲观，大概是疫情对艺术家的负面影响实在很大吧，最后机器人和狗狗一起送别最后一个人类的一幕，还可
白胡子老爷爷比较好看。这电影只能找老汤大爷演
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