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
梦想和现实哪个更重要我不知道，但阿强的经历告诉我：一个人老了以后，不会后悔做了什么，只会后悔没做什么。
黑暗、腐败、残暴、压迫一直存在，难得的是有没有人把这些挖掘出来，去颠覆这些向来如此的不公，重新带给人们光明和希望。我由衷地敬佩那些冲破层层阻挠发掘真相，为底层人民讨回公道的正义斗士，也同样敬佩那些拒绝凶手的糖衣炮弹，拒绝背负污名，不畏强权，只为得到真相的底层群众，他们是多有坚定的决心、坚强的意志，才能够战胜黑暗，赢得胜利的。
每位渴望成为艺术家的内地新导演，都应该好好学学本片是如何设计场面、调遣运镜、丰富调度的。舞狮这样的传统文化成为了合理的叙事背景，不止是知识普及，更通过阿娟这样的弱小个体提炼出精神层面的坚定。而在美轮美奂的画面下，才是本片最出色的部分——城市的快速发展和传统文化的衰落是并行的。发展的代价太大，落在了人、文化、环境等方方面面。影片末尾的舞狮大赛，鲜艳的各色狮头背后是苍凉的阴霾城市，舞狮的凝聚力激荡人心，却也抵挡不住遍地的寒意。留守儿童的命运往复，很可能就是社会未来模样的缩影。影片彩蛋绝妙地点出了这层内核。当然，从叙事表达上，影片有着强烈的周星驰灵魂覆盖，对话的遣词用句可调整的地方也很多，是比较明显的遗憾。最感叹的是监制张苗多年来判断项目的眼光，市场进步不可或缺的一份子。
整部作品在精神气质上没有迂腐的匠气，而是充满热忱与新颖，挖掘出道地的岭南风情和民间生活的趣味，提炼舞狮的精髓，而且处处充满现实主义的人文关怀。剧作/人物成长更得了周星驰电影的道，舞狮是皮，喜剧是形，励志是魂，对传统文化实现了创造性转化。虽是动画，却是用电影视听完成叙事，行云流水、挥洒自如，甚至不似看动画，每个细节都很精心——小到落叶、水滴落下的弧度与速度，动作与音乐的强弱协奏，大到城市/乡村和人物情感的距离。天台独舞和最后的踩桩采青更是壮观的。角色发展在意料之中，离乡飘零和重披战衣，随上山下山的舞狮哲学所交融。文化根源随人物气节而重生，未曾“睡着”。
完全按电影分镜画的吧，调度运镜都太牛了。一切都恰到好处，乍一看还是老励志套路，但其中的分寸拿捏的太好了。被剧透了五条人和九连，怎么没人和我说还有椅子啊。
粤语版极佳。狮头虽然挂在擎天柱上，但现实却还是让你跌入水中。哎，底色还是小人物的困苦，无奈和悲哀。
连音乐也不放过，把《功夫》和《成吉思汗》稍微改改就变成自己原声了吗？《世间始终你好》《十年埋伏》换个版本用。
正义，低姓种族，杰伊比姆律师审判公权警察，公权就是要质疑，公权不是用来歌颂的
从剧本打磨到视效雕琢，一洗被神话新编神魔题材统领多年下，那华而不实又早已呈现出创作倦态的观影体验，甚有加冕国产三维动画里程碑之作的态势，给再多美誉也绝不为过。精美的场景渲染与对毛发液体的极致处理，仿佛偷师了米老鼠近年来开发的诸多核心动画渲染技术，而这个无比中华，又市井气满满的励志故事，却如《百鸟朝凤》般隐忍但洪亮。最值得欣赏的，是导演对阿娟内在性别与外在显影的隐晦暗喻，巧妙的将通俗励志主题上升到对性别体征认知探讨的边缘话题领域，放眼当下刚柔对立的价值观舆论氛围，更显出创作者非凡的艺术觉悟力，届时定要再到IMAX厅感受一次醒狮的魅力
周星驰元素好多啊。咸鱼翻身的老套故事果然还得用周星驰式的方式来拍才对味！从开头的市井气息，到后来高楼大厦的压迫，迎着高楼间隙中初生的一竖阳光，少年心中的鼓点越来越清晰，这令人羡慕的极致理想主义。
看到妈妈的抗争与那么多人对正义的维护，小女孩以后会更有自信吧。
等级意识的放大版社会，看了之后牙痒痒想揍人，这么好的律师靠什么活下来啊
2021年度真正黑马惊喜之作，画风与故事的写实走向，代表国漫内容视角的全新飞跃，兼具中国独有的人文与民俗情怀，又不乏爆笑、热血、感动之观感。开篇水墨动画讲述舞狮历史与文化，已预感此片了不得；中间唢呐吹响、鞭炮轰鸣，交织励志少年的成长谱曲；最后咸鱼翻身、雄狮舞起，彻底奏响扶摇直上九万里的生命乐章。每次狮头直立、鼓点响起，胸口便会被点燃一团火，唤醒我们心里长存的一声吼。最后半小时太会抓观众痛点，燃到飞起，个人今年华语片Top3。“一山总有一山高，世界上总有达不到的奇迹”，没人踩的擎天柱，提醒舞狮人保持敬畏，而影片结局告诉我们，《雄狮少年》已无限接近这个奇迹。国产动漫原创IP难出佳作，5星是鼓励，更是值得。
粤语版极佳。狮头虽然挂在擎天柱上，但现实却还是让你跌入水中。哎，底色还是小人物的困苦，无奈和悲哀。
剧本还是不行，转折靠生硬的口号，“师母”是传统的婚后“悍妇”角色——因为追求物质而让男人放弃喜好，再因为“被男人至死是少年”感动而“通情达理”奉献自我，让人很不适。但也有亮眼的地方，从阿娟登上前往大城市的巴士那一段起，有很多感动的点。辛苦、被轻视、磨砺，都让这个人物不再悬浮，而变成了有血有肉的无数在城市里卖命的普通人的故事。高潮部分气口安排得很到位，灵动的狮子舞起来，永远向着更高去。生命有过绽放的时刻，就不会再害怕继续平淡的日常。
三星还是四星间犹豫 优点和缺点都太明显 这个话题其实能讲的故事很多 但这部电影最终讲出来的内容 当年徐克用一首《男儿当自强》就都讲完了……
年度最佳。结尾的剪辑节奏绝了，导演有点东西。为什么不在春节上啊？
就像阿娟明知道此时当务之急是打工赚钱，他最终还是决定参加比赛。
虽然刻画人物过于脸谱化，虽然镜头语言过于花哨，虽然充斥了过多宝莱坞式歌舞，但题材本身让它足以得一个5星。中国有过很多类似的案子，也有过不少愿意为了他人的公正而去抗争的人，遗憾的是，我们没有办法这样讲出来
作为一名佛山人，对醒狮的熟悉可能是刻在骨子里的连自己都没有察觉。没想看这部电影的，但想看的时间点只有这部，就看了。开场发现是粤语，很惊喜，接下来就是熟悉的鱼塘景色，熟悉的村境，熟悉砖房，熟悉的榕树，熟悉的狮头，鼓点，舞狮步伐，连砖房墙壁上印着的“充气电话”都是熟悉的，所有镜头都是流淌在血液里熟悉的场景。整部电影忍不住一遍一遍的流眼泪，止不住。小时候看表哥练习舞狮，练习打鼓，只知道看热闹，感谢这部电影，突然明白舞狮其实也是一种精神的传承，一种向往更高处的鼓舞。
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