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
给LMM跪了，歌写得好，拍电影居然也这么棒，完美的电影化，超过In the Heights一个La La Land吧
剧作结构相当不错，用表现形式回溯，可惜末尾也没让这个叙事空间真实出现，不然可以形成互文的。故事本身有触动我的点不过确实比较自恋，文艺工作者的归宿确实是某种无私的自我创作与表达吧，不过艺术与生活的那个30岁倒数确实也很准确。那个从小玩到大的gay 朋友的故事挺动人，成功与男主对比，相当立体，是很不错的，但也没有完全自洽，他的初心是什么？应该是把艺术当作某种功利性工具，与加菲把艺术当作生活的全部不同，可gay在得知自己阳性之后也没有太明确的行动。这么看，在已有文本的基础上还是显得编剧改编团队不够出色。摄影相当不错，运动摄影很有质感，多层次的分镜表现也让提名剪辑情有可原
加菲太适合扮演这个角色，演技好、与原型像。
《安妮特》都能让卡拉克斯拿戛纳最佳导演，那LMM不是应该拿金棕榈了？
艺术创作者具社会责任感是好事，但请先跳出自我感动的圈子，通篇现实与理想的矛盾撞击，关于所谓的“关注社会问题”的毒品和艾滋等只存在于枝蔓当中些微带过，如果不了解Jon的生平，也很难理解他的年龄焦虑。拍摄手法和布景还是太舞台，包括加菲的表演在内重点都在于谷情绪，创作者的传记侧重在创作是无可厚非，但对于人物塑造会不会太单薄？还有最重要的，音乐真的过耳即忘，也不是不好，就是还不够。我个人是很能get那种燃烧生命为了一件事的人物或作品，但不包括这一部。
rent的诞生背景在此
片子和演员都没什么问题，关键看观众能不能投入感情，可惜观看过程中我的感情无处投放，可能音乐剧粉丝感触会更深吧。
毫无亮点。加菲的表演很卖力，但给人的感觉更像是自我感动。
一部关于音乐剧作家的音乐剧。LMM导演的第一部电影，一个充满才华的作曲家的陨落。不知道JON是不是LMM的偶像，即便不是，LMM对他也是穿越时空的惺惺相惜。电影中JON的创作过程，那些灵感迸发、自我怀疑、充满热情、坚毅自信……或许都是LMM曾经的亲身体验。不同的是LMM现今大放异彩，而JON却在看到自己成功前半天突然离世。天才惋惜天才，情感上何止充沛，直接溢出。加菲难得有这样的表现机会，表演也是可圈可点，相信在颁奖季会有很强的竞争力。有几首歌挺不错，有让观众跟着一起律动的能力。
拍摄手法和呈现普普通通… 想要了解Larson到底是个怎么样的天才的朋友还是去看看Rent吧…
观影时不会因拍摄制作不满意而出戏，还能从中收获好些惊喜，这种情况于我而言是“可望不可求”的，而最近看的电影最满足我这方面需求的一部非《倒数时刻》莫属了：1.以脱口秀的形式当旁白展开叙事还挺少见；2.很喜欢“公寓大楼”的歌舞段落，让我找到当初看《爱乐之城》的奇妙感觉，而后加菲自弹自唱《Why》也让我联想到石头姐唱《Audition (The Fools Who Dream)》的情节，不过音乐的悦耳度与故事的代入感于我还是不及《爱乐之城》；3.影片 55:10 男女朋友吵架与舞台表演歌曲来回跳切的剪辑方式挺让我眼前一亮，而后 90:24 Jon追溯他与同志好友的回忆也采用类似的剪辑手法；4.没能在电影院观影有点遗憾；5.《身在高地》《蜜熊的音乐奇旅》《倒数时刻》《魔法满屋》，给2021年新晋“劳模哥”林-曼努尔·米兰达点个赞！希望此片明年奥斯卡奖能有所收获！
可能我本身就不太喜欢这种天才坚持自我的故事
体验到了歌剧的感染力，有新意，但仍没有跳脱出传统歌舞类型的框架，放在今年来看已经是佼佼者了。首先加菲的的形象从彼得帕克开始就一直非常适合这种埋头苦干的草根设定，确实是这部影片的不二人选，在影片中一展其别开生面的嗓音有如专业选手，LMM将拉森的歌曲几乎一比一地搬上大银幕并赋予其极大的生命力，围绕生前遗憾的展现不会太过挣扎，而是用拼搏奋斗的献身精神去回应外界的感慨，反而凸显其的传奇性 。泳池五线谱化为创作灵感的设计着实是让人眼前一亮了，献给所有对百老汇舞台抱有激情的创作者和观众，对比今年另一部改编之作《健听女孩》也收获了丰厚的口碑，可能在疫情之年西方世界真的很需要这样重拾热情的话题之作吧。
无法接受歌这么难听的音乐电影。男主不真诚的演技看得我汗毛倒立。
Jon 这个原型人物采取 Monologue 的方式代入他曾经的几部剧中台上台下 融合生活困境 友情挣扎 创作焦虑 爱情平衡 看到对角色保留了好坏两面 没有所谓的纯净化当然不错 可惜还是很难产生接近感 拍摄不易 很多因 covid 的原因无法做到更好的更逼真的效果 让很多百老汇的传奇人物都出场表演也棒 但是 Larson 的真实一生与他的几部作品都让我很疲惫 个人问题 应该是天然对 musical 的一切都太疏离了 听感视觉两个层面完全不欣赏
tick、tick，不仅为急于成功者、绝症病患而响，它是如此公正，以至于每一个人耳边，都应该响着这样的声音——生命苦短，快去做你想要完成的事吧，「黒髪の色 褪せぬ間に，
一流作家的二流作品，可以想象当年David Auburn重写本剧时调整故事线的难度，三个主角的视角切换里若隐若现的Sondheim才是整个故事的芯，这个剧是属于Larson的Sunday in the Park with George！一定好好赚钱，然后去finance我表达欲爆炸的朋友们！
创作者真的就是一句表扬都是动力，不需要他人认可的创作者说不存在的，抱着女朋友想着创作那一幕真的很灵，这个人，很立体。
希望大家不要给自己太多压力
看之前没了解片子任何背景，然后边看边一直在感叹好像rent啊，看到最后才发现拍的就是rent的原作者的故事……
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