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
开头老式电视机里对都市生活的侃侃而谈 尾端医生的手电筒和探索队头灯的相似剪辑 以及全篇大段的中远镜头和只有老者的特写镜头 导演意图很明显了 风景很好看 镜头很美
不停前探的尽头，未必是想象中的豁然开朗，可能会是戛然而止，生命亦然。
CODA讲的是父母要放手，摔爸和这个则强调别忘了爸妈，通常一说东方总是不包括印度，在这点上东方倒是一致的
有被感动到，但完全是因为真人真事，而不是因为电影本身。
"我不是篮球队的，我是足球队的，妈"
全片没有台词只有声效推进，从洞口不断下探687米。随着勘探的终结，老人的生命也走到了尽头，是电影语言的比兴，是诗意。
电影语言没有什么新鲜的，贵在平实接地气。前半部分是点式抓取最有爆发性的场景让艰辛和天赋卓然显现，后半部分（快递员起）在对“要荣誉还是要实利”“超人还是不及常人”议题的展现上和《超越》如出一辙，并且更有层次一些，现实境遇和运动寿命是逃不开的问题，拍广告表演原来的自己和突破弱点更新自己之间发生摩擦（交叉剪辑还可以），不过荷载这些矛盾的是母亲。
三位男主角比女主角吴君如抢戏。看上去好自然，还以为是真的残障人员本色出演呢。涉及到同工不同酬、政府政策之类的批判，仅点到即止。
分享一个（怪没用的）生活经验：在电影院看洞穴探险的纪录片之前，一定要上厕所。全程高清立体声滴水。滴答。滴答。滴答。人类探索了极限，我也是。
电影本身是讲的洞穴勘探的故事，声效还原真的配得上“声临其境”四个字，就是没看上杜比厅真的气😤
好好的題材和故事非要用心靈雞湯的拍法，前半部尬得我差點想棄了，後半部好一些，但仍舊逃不掉煽情的戲碼。另，又是一個沒爹的故事。
同工同酬 哎～
（北影）第一次和那么多人一起看大闷片，居然没有人提前离场（好像是）。知道是探洞的，没想到真的只有探洞。
简单又丰富。洞的很多隐喻。医生用手电给垂死的老人检查眼睛，一束光照进洞里，像是电影的魔术。开头的电梯上升，和后来的梯子下降，耶稣受难的雕像跟村民一起躺在地上。想到蔡国强的天梯。
不可否认《妈妈的神奇小子》所素材的人物原型是足够励志且具有丰富解读角度的。底层群体、残障兄长、奥运冠军、香港选手，复杂又具有极大差异性的身份，必然会让苏桦伟深处社会中面临众多割裂和矛盾的时刻。但是对于传记片来说，原型人物永远是作者创作表达的载体，通过原材的取舍和二次创作之后，呈现的是导演要传递给观众的主观意识。在影片中，观众可以看到一些作为香港人，对于社会参与的责任感，也有对于资本化社会的反思，以及底层群体报团取暖的温情。但是推动影片发展的核心主轴，不可争议的必然是浓浓的精神鸡汤。对于运动员的描摹，几乎抛弃所有日常化的训练，转而用一个个直观的困境，将成功推向奇迹，以此呼应“神奇”。看似影片涵盖很多议题，又足够煽情，实则却恰恰体现了导演认知的局限，将原本极为丰富的样本拍得不够真实，又泯然众人。
以为会睡着，但是并没有，全程叹为观止，还是被牛目送的场面感动到了。
不可否认《妈妈的神奇小子》所素材的人物原型是足够励志且具有丰富解读角度的。底层群体、残障兄长、奥运冠军、香港选手，复杂又具有极大差异性的身份，必然会让苏桦伟深处社会中面临众多割裂和矛盾的时刻。但是对于传记片来说，原型人物永远是作者创作表达的载体，通过原材的取舍和二次创作之后，呈现的是导演要传递给观众的主观意识。在影片中，观众可以看到一些作为香港人，对于社会参与的责任感，也有对于资本化社会的反思，以及底层群体报团取暖的温情。但是推动影片发展的核心主轴，不可争议的必然是浓浓的精神鸡汤。对于运动员的描摹，几乎抛弃所有日常化的训练，转而用一个个直观的困境，将成功推向奇迹，以此呼应“神奇”。看似影片涵盖很多议题，又足够煽情，实则却恰恰体现了导演认知的局限，将原本极为丰富的样本拍得不够真实，又泯然众人。
本以为是一个“工作细胞”的故事；另外深影试听效果确实不错，影片内的声音总以为是在我身后；另外以后看大屏一定往后坐，虽然本片字幕很少但依然感觉眼睛不够看。。。
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