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
流畅得不像实力派……压缩了剧情时间的爽片……最后还是正赢了，如果他们真的是“坏蛋”呢？
可惜只有国语版的上映，还好至少音乐是原声的
7分，应该是五一档最轻松最喜剧的电影了。虽然是坏蛋联盟，但同样也是五个同甘共苦的好朋友，绝不能落下一个人。
用动画还原漫画，即便最终还是归于阖家欢的陈词滥调，风格质感上首先赢了。
各种迷影情节、流畅好莱坞叙事、标准化侠盗题材、低配狐尼克代餐、忍者画风、多重反转、暖洋洋版GTA、美国老派音乐大串烧、疯狂动物城紧凑版、比速激更会飙车……总之，好看。
顶级黑客伙伴是女性，但是是五人帮里镜头和台词最少的；警察局长是女性，但至始至终都是个有些笨拙的角色；最强实力盗贼是女的，但并没有在太多时候起到决定性作用。总感觉到刻意迎合的意味，看似女权了，实际又没有
当年如果是你去追可乐，咱们的命运会不会反过来
坏人变好，弃恶扬善，自然需要有另一个坏蛋，然后朋友背叛再和好的戏码也太套路了。
前面还算有点趣味，从致敬《低俗小说》开始，将犯罪动作片团队戏份完全动漫化，并将部分动作戏份漫画化，出现一种与正常画面的对比与别样性，快速凌厉兼具有趣，并以此铺垫出一个固有印象中的“坏人”形象，也吐槽了下儿童故事与绘本中的惯用设置。之后形象上参照了《疯狂动物城》，凸显萌与无害面孔背后的阴谋，以此扭转对坏人形象的惯有偏见。从这一维度来讲，算是有新意的动画片。但其他的部分依旧老套无比，从男女主来说，一定要将女主“反转”为罪犯，拉至同一水平，成为同伙，而非推动其转变的人，这一点上甚至都没猫的作用大。也从一个地位相对变为附属性的角色（后加入团队及最后戏份的缺席）。更灾难的是看似弘扬正义的主调下是对罪行本身轻飘飘的放下，特别是市长与大盗的身份重叠（第一次偷盗特意强调了为钱），更令电影讽刺与虚伪。
影片讲述以偷盗、抢劫为生的犯罪团伙故事，大灰狼先生是团队领袖、成员还有毒蛇、食人鱼、毒蜘蛛、大白鲨，它们原本是自然界中险恶无比的猎食者，生来就被当成坏人，没人帮他们当好人看，他们只能通过不停的犯罪来实现自我价值，偶然的机会他们发现原来当好人可以让自己更快乐，于是开始了冒险故事。影片表达的核心是不要以貌取人，没人生来就是坏人，相反那些所谓的“好人”未必真的是好人。
大坏狼🥵嘿嘿嘿🤤🤤🤤......嘶哈嘶哈......🥵🥵🥵🥵
跟《疯狂动物城》比就差得远了，浪子回头金不换的主题还可以，但那个坏人的魅力没有释放出来。而且动画的设定其实有BUG，你有人有人又动物我就忍了，但为什么你们狼、狐狸，甚至蜘蛛都能说话，凭什么小猫就必须是普通小猫？是小猫不配吗？这设定可以说是相当混乱了。几次反转大都能猜得出来，随便看看可以，但也就是随便看看。
套路很深，很多盗片的影子，看上去法国导演彼埃尔·佩里菲尔和华裔石之予都更偏爱更利于表演的三渲二表情，很难不去关注他们的瞪眼和龇牙，就 ... 非常鸟山明，想及菲利普·拉肖2018年漫改《城市猎人》，你懂我要说什么
影院搞中文配音就是为了给小孩子看的
整体有点低龄…以及人/进化动物/动物三者共存的世界观有点混乱，是在暗含着什么嘛。
戴上墨镜一起摇摆。奥卡菲娜的声音好有辨识度。
预料之内的大反派和令人惊喜的大团圆，合家欢的标准结局谁不爱呢~
挺欢乐的动画，比疯狂动物城好。配乐和人设真的很Cowboy Bebop了。
福瑞控狂喜！狐狼犬科Cp就是最棒的！！！第一眼就看到Diane酷酷的眉钉，居然真的是个伏笔。Professor Marmalade的口音和声音都特别耳熟，没想到居然是IT狂人里的Moss。
居然很好看，简单明了。我们每一个人都知道这种电影的套路，坏人然后突然良心发现变成了好人，让好人其实是隐藏的坏人。 每一个都想要快乐的两个小时，稍微然后我们可以从繁重的工作中，从该死的疫情中，从无聊的日常中，超脱出来。好好的让大脑在简单的逻辑中享受两个小时，这其实也一种休息。有时候电影并不需要给我们思考，只要让我们微微一笑，然后心想：我就知道是这样，我就知道是那样。
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