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
现在看他就觉得是有anger issue的人 而且传记片怪无聊的 可能我真的不喜欢鸡爸鸡妈这种吧
剧本太扎实了，让这个真实改编的故事非常具备可看性，而且非常喜欢这个结局，姐姐看上去没有获得胜利，但却获得了人心，而她的未来也创造了属于她的辉煌，甚至成为网球届历史上重要的一笔。整部电影最凸显的一定是这位父亲，他的坚持一直是造就这对姐妹的原动力，但影片并没有将其设置成一个伟光正的形象，而是因为当时的种族问题、社区安全等问题，让他极度的敏感，甚至变得偏执与蛮横，此时的他真的很让人讨厌，直到他的妻子点醒了他，他才明白自己内心的脆弱，已经在伤害这个家了，而他也第一次意识到，其他人为这个家都付出了什么，之后他便懂得了尊重与放手，成就了女儿和家人，也成就了自己，这才是真正鼓舞人心的。虽然最后父亲的转变并没有花太多篇幅，会显得有些美中不足，但整体依然十分优秀。
“不然她们只能无家可归”
比预想的要好看很多，可能是我对网球的喜爱导致这部电影我是非常感兴趣的，虽然本片没有太多出彩的点，比较四平八稳，可以说是最传统的冲奥片了，但观影体验总的来说还是不错的。本片的表演是我最喜欢的一趴，群戏比预想之中好很多，威尔史密斯可能真的要拿影帝了，虽然这部电影也没有什么神演技神发挥，但总的来说演的还是很像原型的，也不乏一些moment，真的拿奖了凭他的资历也不令人意外。安杰纽的表演比想象中好很多，有几个片段是非常出彩的，奥提算是实至名归
不得不佩服这位父亲的毅力，当然我相信两姐妹的天赋也是很重要。
并不熟悉原型故事，也未对运动有足够的了解；所以不会有先入为主的比照，而是用看「家庭教育故事」的态度去进入。无论是找对状态的Will Smith，还是协同Aunjanue Ellis和小演员们彼此成就的自然火花，更或是以Jon Bernthal为首的几位好戏之人加入的辅助性点缀；电影受益于这些演员的发挥和对角色的洞察，完成了足够符合想象、平稳水准的冲奖传记“设定”。不计较篇幅的几个重要节点的呈现，在精良技术的打包下，呈现得到了足够的还原；但问题是近来各种越发放飞的片长让电影略显臃肿，并且情节始终只是重复的反抗与坚持。大胆点的作者与剧本，或许还能将观察延伸到运动本身，加注生态图景的勾勒；这里没有，也就只能靠Beyoncé压阵，用歌声唱出能量与致敬了。
从头到尾的父权电影，一个控制狂，没有感同身受与激励，虎爸虎妈们应该会喜欢
没搞懂为什么叫呼朋引伴。你翻译成《怪舅舅与他的小正太外甥》我都可以接受啊！
这个父亲不是一个好父亲，强硬性地把自己的价值观及未来套在女儿头上，只能说他应该很庆幸女儿们都是听话的，不然的话一般人早就离家出走变坏了，正所谓物极必反
史皇演技没得说，所有人都不差，但即使是在《幸福来敲门》的光环下，片子依旧没有《摔跤吧爸爸》有生命力
有点受不了这种处处插入意识形态宣传的activist鸡汤…小演员演的确实真的好
他对大姐说“毫无疑问你妹妹会成为世界第一”，接着他又认真且带着溺爱的口吻说“但你是最棒的”，呜呜呜看到这里好感动！哪个女儿都好都是爸爸的心头宝！
这电影好温柔！声音处理非常好，给人的感觉就是非常安心。但它竟然不是纪录片！！是演的？？！我心碎了。
没看任何评论光看着名字，我还纳闷威尔斯密斯拍莎翁剧了吗，咳咳~~~~一本正经，就非常好莱坞的常规传记电影，说大小威小时候如何经由父亲调教成长为网坛名将，电影本身没什么惊喜。重点倒不在这俩姑娘怎么努力，而是现实版摔跤爸爸，贫民窟出生的黑人要实现阶级跃迁需要付出怎样的努力，我还真不知道原来大小威是这样过来的，不容易啊
为史皇看的，传记式的电影，所以就内容上来说相对平铺直述，不过你能够通过电影看到一个黑人父亲如何为他的黑人家庭做了最好的规划，如何逃离那个黑人社区，如何成就了这对网球史上最伟大的姐妹。想要了解威廉姆斯姐妹的球迷可以看，一个励志的故事。
“想要造访地球的话，你会以人类幼崽的方式出生……”认识孩子也许就是重温这段旅程的一开始，无限温柔地面对我们这段地球生命之旅。
2022-03-25 导演究竟是不是从Get Out剧组里逃出来的？剧作也是分裂得可以，我打球是为了让我离黑人远点，但是打完球却希望黑人能隔我近点。
剧本打磨得很差，本可以演绎出更感动人、更励志的剧情，却拍得像流水账，威尔史密斯在里面动不动就上价值给两个女儿不停的讲故事、讲道理，而这些故事和道理，都显得很平淡无奇。女儿的球技的成长进步在片中拍得非常零散，看完甚至一脸问号：就这，就突然之间成为全国冠军啦？她们辛苦训练在哪？球技在哪？当年《当幸福来敲门》没让威尔得影帝也许是那一届比他更优秀的作品和演员也多，现如今在青黄不接的好莱坞影视片里，威尔毫无亮点的表现也并未特别让人失望，不过，之前还希望他成为本届影帝，只不过看了这部参赛作品后，个人觉得康伯巴奇的《犬之力》和安德鲁《倒数时刻》都要比他演得更生动。
回到影片 威尔史密斯拿影帝的作品 把一个有理想有抱负的成熟男人演得不错 虽然我不觉得这是他演技的巅峰 但对于一个成名已久且多次提名的演员 在今年这个竞争不激烈的年份拿了也就拿了。
孩子即使亲耳听到成年人要离开 也可以躲在厕所顽强抵抗 强行把这个人留下来 但成年人没办法阻止别人的离开 只能先走一步
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