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
说实话我倒真希望能给这些评论晦气的人下咒，巨婴国里看什么电影，看恐怖片还想求祝福，24字箴言咒背好就行了。
要让妙妙屋出现，我们必须要念奇妙的咒语~跟我说一次，米斯嘎，木斯嘎，米老鼠~~~~~
场景氛围和民俗奇观邪得够带劲，桥段设计和美术视效也可圈可点。从“禁止入内的场所”到“绝对不能看到的面孔”再到“灵异视频Replay”，都是日本心霊类伪纪录恐怖片的招牌手法，包括最后所谓“晦气”的互动方式其实也是一种都市传说和民间怪谈的常见模式，恐惧感越过媒介和载体抵达观众内心，产生人人自危的恐怖效果。而很多看似不合常理的、刻意的摄影机位，实际上是为了成全这个结局和角色别有用心的意图的，而且也并非完全无法去解释（尽管自洽性没能做到百分百）；存在感过强的剪辑也是为了照顾观赏性。毕竟后伪纪录片时代，在已知其作为伪纪录片的前提下，还有多少人会“信以为真”、素材的所谓合理性是否仍占据绝对主导地位，这些问题还是有商榷空间的。
很喜欢拍摄方式，相信晦气的和qq空间不转不及格的是一批人
以为最后女主回去烧了或者封了那地道。
肉眼不可见的病毒在昏黄的灯光照射下仿佛有了实体，吞没人的安全感。短暂的兜风会使人陷入愉悦的假象，而与冰凉的框架重遇之时，则会滑至心境的崩塌。
去掉那个迷惑行为的结局这部电影本来可以更好的，可惜了。前半段护理中心白天各位老人在大厅其乐融融晚上回到房间自在惬意，刚想感叹现实里的护理院病人之间的关系其实疏离又脆弱，画风一转，新冠来了。并非各大医院priority的老年护理中心如同夜海独舟，整个护理中心只剩下女主一人撑着，求助无门每一天都太难了，但幸好，护理院还有一位病人可以帮助她。护工这份工作若不是强大柔软并存的内心是坚持不下去的，但电影里sarah用她柔软的语气对父亲自信地说“i’m good at it”。无需煽情片段扎堆堆砌，日常平淡的每一天，人与人用心相处的每个瞬间就很打动人。judy一直这样潜心发力下去不得了呀，看好她。
看过这片子人也都被诅咒了，那就…
感应灯闪瞬移姑娘，心灵动画回放定格，大红灯笼活人烧烤，鬼打墙纸盆吊颈车顶，仙姑脱发反脸暴走，千手隧道无限深脸……东西怪谈+伪纪录一并乱抄，把无耳芳一都能抄成印度佛母邪神。虽然原创元素太少，但片里片外煽情营销挺会玩，各种本土化做得还算有诚意。跟朋友讨论后对片子有了不同认识，剧本做得真挺好
因为晦气给导演打一分的人让我明白我国电影市场为啥会被主旋律电影制霸。PS:打5星纯粹是来拉拉分数的。实际3星。
心目中妥妥的华语最佳恐怖片，某些小肚鸡肠的差评真的没劲，影片设定而已，玩不起就别看呗
除去有点可恶……这影片手法上其实已经达到顶好的“恐怖”效果了
可以说是优缺点都很明显。剧情的推动实在太弱智了，比如总有SB作死入禁忌之地和破坏规则。采用交错的时间线展开叙事，执行层面落入窠臼的点在于手持伪纪录片POV视角的万能、无所不在的摄像头，杂糅了经典的鬼片元素：邪教、附身、民俗信仰、宗教学、符号学、灵异事件、请神仪式等，但掩盖不了其大乱炖的陈旧手法本质，且音效太过直白地介入观影，非常败笔。其最大的恐怖点仅剩对民俗宗教符号学探秘和整个事件的解密过程，最大的亮点是女主不断的直视镜头以试图拉近观众的一种参与感——互动性对观者下咒。。。相对来看我还是认为这是近五年最好的华语恐怖片，因为放眼今朝华语恐怖片只剩下台湾尚有那么点允许的创意了。7.4
都 不必隐藏
结尾充满了小时候流行的一种"不把这段话转给多少人就会惨遭厄运”的既视感，可以理解导演的为了渲染恐怖的意图，但真的不讨喜，令我产生不适。。。
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