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
直到结尾之前都没什么问题，我觉得身世的部分也算详略得当对于剧情推进的作用也起到了。作为恐怖片氛围渲染也很及格。问题是结尾Wendigo要换宿主在场四个人两个死掉了如果女主自己没感染已经就想到必是另外一个人感染。这个所谓悬念留的真的很侮辱智商（
男主害死了弟弟？？还是他爸选中了弟弟？好像是两次漠视弟弟的死…没错了
主角光环过于强大，站哪儿让打，难道怪物还知道怜香惜玉？不过看在具有克苏鲁风格的题材上，爱好者还是值得看的。小男孩演技不错，挺卖力挺入神。
除了北欧风冷峻的滤镜，这部电影到底意义何在……
一帮警察没解决的事让一个教师解决了。
21/12/31：怪兽的造型不算太糟 除此以外
怪物=毒品？还是=父权？
……..预告片好有气氛的样子，可是正片实在太无聊太无聊了……
女主放着受重伤弟弟不管非要去找怪物单挑 竟然还把怪物杀了 这就……
女主一人之力搞死了全部，怪兽造型不错，开心就好，完全不用理会剧情。小男孩演的好，大有可为，表扬。
看睡了。看起来很努力，实则被A24系吊打。
只是由山羊变成了鹿而已 换汤不换药 并不克苏鲁 起名人皮脸也没什么问题 剧情无聊到屡次睡着……等了那么久等了个寂寞 2.5
可惜了小男孩这么优秀的演技以及影片这么出色的美术设计。
不吓人也不好看 没想到一个小木屋进门被怪物杀掉的桥段硬是来了三次 高潮部分怎么随随便便怪物就被杀掉了
【2.5】各方面都太过时，核心的怪兽设计于我而言也无法满意。
1425【谷阿莫】這種長著鹿角的巨型怪物，喜歡寄生在人類體內，再狂嗑生肉來撐爆人體2021《鹿角》#暖冬电影季##金牌解说#
已经尽力，这肃杀冷冽的氛围营造地很不错了，就是这个故事还是烂尾了，还是太赶了。这种质感要是能稍微再延长一点拍成电视剧，说不定能成为第二个鬼入侵。
喜欢拍这种“我给你讲个故事而这个故事还体现了一些道理”的电影也不是不可以，但你故事讲得像个jb一样，道理更是像小学阅读理解参考答案你有脸拿出来说这是“蕴含道理的故事”？自从it follows之后这种烂玩意儿层出不穷，拍出这些破烂儿的煞笔跟酒桌上喜欢给人上课讲道理的油腻中年男有什么区别吗？都给老子滚出银河系。
一星给景色。衰败的矿区，晦暗的天空，半山腰上的雾。
整个基调非常悲伤，一对兄妹，拯救孩子，孩子拯救家人的故事。
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