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
芬奇之于杰夫如师如父。上次看这么细腻温暖又动人的末世题材还是机器人瓦力。
本来以为是部爱狗片，没想到讲的却是人工智能的成长。
看完才知道这部电影为什么会广受好评，确实是用心了
《荒岛余生》之《荒地余生》，65岁汉克斯在时隔20年后旧业重操，又来一次独抗艰险。这回不是皮球威尔森，而是机器人杰夫和一条机器狗和一条真狗陪伴。诸多细腻小情感很到位，几处灾难大场面做点缀，但亦然达不到当年海上漂泊的震撼之感，可能是这个世界末日太过私人化。6.6
That I could make those people dance
我很喜歡，末日下一位孤獨的老者，一個初生懵懂的機器人，一隻溫柔忠誠的小狗，詮釋出了如此浪漫的信任。
满纸荒唐言，一把伤心泪。
天空中振翅的蝴蝶，带着希望飞向荒野中，夕阳下，促成一幅温馨的定格画面。
我看了粤语版，挺好，可以代表中国冲击个奥斯卡最佳外语动画，不丢人（有这奖么？）
强烈建议Apple TV+与Tom Hanks每年合作一片，不仅用本质不怎么大变的故事巩固“人间有真爱”的“台设”，也可以作为一种得体的节庆仪式感为观众送去慰藉。虽然是对《荒岛余生》+《曼达洛人》+一些被熟知故事的狗片的组合，也是没有太多惊喜的末日设定；但这样上路穿梭其中的趣味感以及所贡献的充满魅力的单人秀还是别致、细腻又动人。最重要的是，比之于阴谋黑暗袭来的未知恐惧，更或是无限延伸的脑洞设想；它只关于一个男人，一只狗，一个机器人；化繁为简的感觉原来如此美妙。
论走心好故事的重要性。一人，一狗，两机器人的末世科幻片，没有反派，没有动作戏，也没有大场面（除了一些cgi极端天气），节奏极度缓慢，却极其引人入胜，理工绝症男主创造了直立AI机器人只为托孤，而孤居然是条狗，这也太暖了吧
2021遗憾之一没有去电影院观看这部良心巨作。很喜欢里面的每一帧画面。
美术1星，九连的音乐1星，舞狮1星，剩下段子大合集，毫无创作和反思，甚至是一场催眠
终于 国产动画电影脱离了神话题材也能交出很好的答卷！电影当然也有这样那样的问题 但质感是上乘的 你可以说它增加了许多不必要的流行配乐 许多地方都不够好 甚至可以说它在迎合单一的以阳刚为主的男性审美 但我看到的比较离谱的是 因为男主角眼睛小眼距宽说电影是在迎合西方对中国人的刻板印象哈哈哈 我可去nmd的吧
最大的亮点是画面细节做得不错，但故事过于简单直白且陈旧，没见过一个电影把主题挂在人物嘴上一个向观众念叨的。《乐夏》的音乐塞得这么满，让我恍惚觉得导演是马东。
以为是阿西莫夫式的，结果是雷布拉德伯里式。包含隐喻的温情诗篇。这是面，里子反而有点对标科马克麦卡锡的《路》，都是父子的末日公路之旅，午夜熄灯逃亡也极像。想我们家狗子。
好看的飞起来！看到了周星驰和香港电影的影子。很棒！
不仅仅是一部动画效果上乘、制作水准精良的热血番，对传统文化从形到神都拿捏把握地异常精确，有皮有骨，有血有肉。剧本扎实，后半段渐入佳境一气呵成。
故事只有一人一狗一机器
极少见的以现实题材为基底的国漫，雄狮作为一种“面具”的符号映衬内心。决赛攀登的过程中狮头破落，也暗喻边缘人群在这条路上有多困难而破败不堪。最终狮子头挂上擎天柱，人物下坠，事实证明“低立耑人口”依然是没有奇迹的，这才是最大的讽刺所在吧。
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