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
打差评的人估计看任何一部电影都只有一个标准：符和自己价值观的故事
歌舞剧蛮老套的，不过光影动作色彩都是非常教科书般的。种族主义是好莱坞拍摄永恒的主题
音乐剧原封不动改编为电影的结果就是，故事逻辑完全崩了，所有转折都格外突兀，没有支撑，让这部电影雪上加霜的是，男主角竟然从唱到跳到演到颜一无是处……
“要打去练舞室打”moment come true!!! 斗舞clip莫多莫多。花样百出的布景、眼花缭乱的运镜、应接不暇的走位、行云流水的调度，配上莫名其妙的剧情。如此平庸的故事，实在是杀鸡焉用牛刀。
我觉得拍的不比悲惨世界差吧，怎么评分这么低。男主确实有点拉胯，女孩搏了命演了，但还是不来电～
史匹堡出品、百老汇名作改编、罗朱恋的故事梁子，即便摄影上、调度上、舞美上再有亮点，却是怎么能拍得如此无聊而且乏味的？
三星。斯皮尔伯格的调度实在太好，好到我不忍心打低分，尤其是舞会那一场调度，可以说是精妙绝伦。然而再精妙的调度和再优美的音乐和舞蹈也拯救不了这支离破碎的文本。前两幕只是陈旧和老套，尚且没有崩塌，但从第三幕决战开始，此前支撑人物行为逻辑和剧情推动力的线索烟消云散，伴随着一系列WTF的操作整个第三幕全线崩溃，进而带着全片全线的崩溃。从第三幕那个奇葩情节开始之时，本片就已经被两位主角宣判了死刑，哪怕是斯皮尔伯格也救不了，他只能靠着自己强悍的调度手法来强撑着这部电影，让它看起来还没有崩溃。
群舞调度剪辑值得一看再看，在音乐剧翻拍电影里可以称绝。Ansel Elgort的角色人设一旦不够贴脸就是一场灾难，又大只又木。
男主真的太丑了太丑了太丑了！即使知道他性格幽默且有男主buff加成也无法继续直视他的脸🆘
音乐剧原封不动改编为电影的结果就是，故事逻辑完全崩了，所有转折都格外突兀，没有支撑，让这部电影雪上加霜的是，男主角竟然从唱到跳到演到颜一无是处……
是看完会微笑的圣诞电影！Jimmy Ouyang在此片中的人格魅力令本颜狗服气（但吻戏我看着还是违和哈哈哈
技術力是頂級的。但新版幾乎就是照著61版翻拍，沒有本質改動，連帶著原版情節太概念化都一併繼承了過來，那翻拍的意義何在？改動的地方實在太少，翻拍改編電影應該是細化，同時推陳出新，讓故事真實可信，如果給我就改成70~80年代美國社區背景，讓故事更加蓬勃展開，讓黑幫衝突和男女之間的情感更加具體和更具說服性，現在這個改編真的是雞肋，純粹情懷驅動裝逼，浪費。或者可以改成：南美裔人不斷移民到美國，擠壓美國白人主體民族，這對未來美國社會會有很大影響，明明有那麼多角度可以切入，但主創就沒想要跟現實產生關聯，那其實61版和這個新版選一個看就足夠了，陰謀論一下，是不是迪士尼讓老斯1:1翻拍經典，類似動改真一樣的操作。
搞不懂斯皮尔伯格为啥要翻拍西区故事，新版比起60年前的老版，不但唱的不行，跳的不行，编剧不行，视效不行，摄剪音不行，服化道不行，而且演员还又丑又笨，据说成本超1亿美元，就为了凸现最后一刻的族裔和解？
就不能不毁1961版西区故事吗，1961版是经典，这版看了几分钟，实在受不了，无论选角还是内容照1961差远了！！
爱好难 爱也好甜，感觉国内的“程路”可以做Jimmy的平替啊。
【50】Jesus 但凡找个会演戏会唱歌的男主（关键Ansel还长这么丑）/ 这下新版也看过了 我果然还是只爱女二
有这个时间，为什么不去再刷一遍法语版的罗朱呢…至少人家歌好听唱得也好听啊…哪来的那么难听的音乐剧，还外加一群破烂嗓子…看到后面就盼着男女主赶紧死了，结果女主居然不殉情！气死个人啊！
ansel演技尴尬到抠出大别野了...（但是斯老头是牛逼的这点不可否认，配角表演很赞
波多黎各版罗密欧与朱丽叶 宁可看印巴宝莱坞翻拍一版
只能说我还是get不到这个故事本身，too white to me
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