Green Wing and Free Agents star Stephen Mangan is to play the lead role in BBC4's adaptation of the late Douglas Adams Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency.
Mangan will be joined by Darren Boyd as his sidekick Richard MacDuff and Cold Feet and Friends actor Helen Baxendale, as MacDuff's girlfriend Susan.
Adapted by the Bafta-winning writer Howard Overman – who is also behind Misfits, Vexed and Merlin – Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency follows the exploits of Adams's chaotic character as he uses his unusual methods to solve crimes.
Mangan said: "I've been a fan of Douglas Adams ever since the Hitchhiker's radio series which I used to record as a child and listen to over and over again in my bedroom. It's such a thrill to now be playing one of his brilliant characters.
"Dirk is a chaotic, anarchic force of nature with a totally unique take on the world. He is described as 'lazy, untidy, dismissive and unreliable'. I've absolutely no idea why they thought I'd be right for the role."
The Dirk Gently books have formed the basis of a play and a BBC Radio 4 series but have never before been filmed for TV.
Adams's agent, Ed Victor, said: "For all the years I represented the late, great Douglas Adams, the most substantial frustration for both of us was that we couldn't get films made either of Hitchhiker or Dirk.
"Douglas once said, memorably, that 'getting a film made in Hollywood was like trying to cook a steak by having a bunch of people come into the room and breathe on it'. Well, we did eventually get a film made in Hollywood of Hitchhiker and, tragically, Douglas didn't live to see it. Nor will he see this adaptation of Dirk – but it's worth bearing in mind that Douglas always thought Dirk would make a better film than Hitchhiker and I feel sure that this new TV drama with a terrific script by Howard Overman will prove his point."
Shooting begins this week in Bristol on the 60-minute drama, which is being made by ITV Studios in association with the Welded Tandem Picture Company.
The Dirk Gently production is to be directed by Damon Thomas – who also directed BBC4 drama The First Men in the Moon – and will air early next year.
每个人都会老去，珍惜现在，活在当下，X趁年华。
一群拍小h片的碰上一对病态夫妻的故事，没想象那么精彩，氛围有时候刚出来就没了，要h没h彻底，要血浆也没多少
比《鹿角》更加装逼的恐怖片出现了。前边拍了一大堆就完全没有组合起来好么，后头玩得那些花招交叉剪辑、近乎匹配的剪辑、分屏（也是我看过最差的分屏）等都不过是在把这本就是浆糊的东西调得更浓稠了，干瘪无力的作品就总是如此。最无语最偷懒的就是那些情色场面的置入——根本不用再想，放进来凑过时间就完事。感觉A24是真的有慧眼的，总是能够发掘出这些喜欢装逼的货。
女主这种傻逼真就靠主角光环活到了最后啊……小电影套排小电影～
那么多要求叠加下，还要拉投资拍摄，后期剪辑，周期一长，投资人小钱钱就要发急，等着回报。确实很难，有这钱，美国股市里面兜一圈，不是全有了。拍出大烂片，观众不能接受，投资就打了水漂。
摄影构图和剪辑是最大优点，插帧式的跳剪大部分是有信息量的，结局牧师放出女主画像震撼力十足，不过不太明白导演想表达什么。
看这个片名和海报没太大希望，纯粹冲着A24和性恐怖这几个虐头去的。结果挺惊喜的，竟然可以算最近好片了。70年代B级片腔调很足，虽然剧情本身套路，甚至是各种经典恐怖元素汇总，但就恐怖本身来说，剪辑和刺激后置加反转都蛮有新意滴，加上点到为止的性，杀戮和血腥镜头，吓人吓得很有水平。另外没想到恐怖B级片传统的剥削点在这部新片中还挺有深意，对女性的剥削变成女性性自由口号了，对老年人符号的剥削引申到衰老与青春的互镜，当然其中内涵各花入个眼，甚至会有人反感，同样点到为止。
题材不错，就节奏太慢了，好像还有续集的2部值得期待
铅黄电影的味道还挺对的，就是这个内容……拍个小黄片把你们刺激成这样，至于的嘛……
其实立意挺新，没有玩老梗，那帮完恐怖片的都在追求故事核的跃升，这是好现象，不然，月光光，猛鬼街，以及电锯们都快玩虚脱了。终于来了个原罪探讨+皱皮朽木的躯体对鲜嫩光润身体的嫉妒和对性爱的渴望引起的血腥杀戮。血腥指数，可以给1分，故事立意、给1分。结尾的闭环-最该受惩罚的恰恰是施与判决书的。l
很难喜欢，电影虽然复古却也顺便把上世纪屠杀片的各种缺点全搬过来了，色情+血浆，明摆着套路元素去吸引观众，可效果也就那样，衰老和所表达的人格“互通”算有一点新意，但一部电影最需要呈现的东西都拍得很杂乱，再想增加一点思考也是毫无作用的，不过老人做爱确实有一点诡异，以及没想到的是女主和老人是同一个演员，再次感叹化妆技术的强大
老年人的xing压抑感同身受，年老的身体里装着一个年轻的心，苦不堪言，只能留恋于年轻人的幻想。不过杀戮有点拉垮
铺垫比杀戮好看啊，第三位女主角的出现毫不遮掩地展现了新道德对旧道德的冲击，在自由的年轻人面前，老观念的束缚显得那么狰狞丑陋。
磨坊电影的老饭新吃，经典元素一锅端（色情片摄制组、荒郊野岭杀人魔、宗教与电视媒介、池塘裸泳与鳄鱼等等），同时又讲了一些新时代下的主题，如色情电影与女性意识剥削与唤醒的双重关系，以及老年人的性心理。一些反高潮的处理也埋了巧思，像反派的意外死亡，跳吓段落的后置。不足之处是情节稍微简单粗暴了点，后半段视听表现很贫瘠。
一个关于老妇人想要爱爱老伴儿却担心自己心脏病发不肯行房却说别人勾引他老婆要杀人的故事。
看这个片名和海报没太大希望，纯粹冲着A24和性恐怖这几个虐头去的。结果挺惊喜的，竟然可以算最近好片了。70年代B级片腔调很足，虽然剧情本身套路，甚至是各种经典恐怖元素汇总，但就恐怖本身来说，剪辑和刺激后置加反转都蛮有新意滴，加上点到为止的性，杀戮和血腥镜头，吓人吓得很有水平。另外没想到恐怖B级片传统的剥削点在这部新片中还挺有深意，对女性的剥削变成女性性自由口号了，对老年人符号的剥削引申到衰老与青春的互镜，当然其中内涵各花入个眼，甚至会有人反感，同样点到为止。
老年人的sex这种少有人关注的话题 全片最惊悚算是两老的🚢戏了 心酸又恐怖 btw 小河那段游泳戏看的心跳加速🐊
无论作为一部凶残杀手的电影或是作为一部有着“色情电影拍摄”为噱头的影片，本片的表现都非常让人失望，既没有独特惊艳的剧情发展，风格亦显复沓平庸，看似致敬了日落大道和闪灵，但这两部古早的作品，依旧是当今电影难以攀越的高峰。
女主还蛮好看（可爱）哒；为什么迫害黑白牛牛！！比起血浆，衰老才是最恐怖的。
我最不喜欢的桥段就是车灯前的那段舞蹈，放在这里很突兀很违和。其他还行，挺有警示意义的。
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