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
有些位置以為Will Smith是Idris Elba
f you fail to plan, you will plan to fail.
现在对美式励志主旋律真没啥感觉了，虽然我还是喜欢传记和体育题材。其实主创也想反映一些深层次问题，肤色、阶层等等，但是这草蛇灰线还是刻意了点。当然，有的比赛场面我还是会有代入感。ps：字幕组不行，桑普拉斯、麦肯罗、桑切斯、卡普里亚蒂等等名字都不知道。
比起对专制父权的批判 好像更多的是对他先进思想/独到见解的赞美 反面桥段都是一笔带过 最后依然是主流价值观输出 family equality modesty
及格的励志片 结局升华了 史皇夺帝，有了奥斯卡上的表现再看这片话题性肯定强 别忘了他可是拿过格莱美的男人 才知道讲的是大威小威的 这爹是个控制狂啊 will越来越阿米尔汗化了 他和老婆都是制片人
一边是抽象的宏观的儿童，一边是具体的微观的儿童。在实践中的人，迷失在理论与现实当中。
流水账可能都是对它的一种恭维。用已经成功的人物再去倒推前史时说的斩钉截铁的话实在是无趣。威廉姆斯一家对影片的干预已经让它无法对人物塑造得更立体，威尔史密斯完全复制了他之前《当幸福来敲门》时候的表演，大小威的角色沦为衬托父亲高明指导的工具人，看不到她们本身对网球的热爱，也没有人物弧光，没有阴暗面，一切都那么阳光，一上场就是赢，连赢64场青年比赛，双赢就是大威小威赢两次。网球场面拍起来也很沉闷，本来拍运动就应该很好看，但就完全没有选手矫健的身姿或者优美的体态，甚至大小威赖以成名的力量感都没拍出来。
就很无聊老套的视角和故事，我更好奇关心几个姐妹的成长故事，比如小威早期活在大威的阴影中，其他姐妹在明星家庭是如何找到自己的发展的
有些对话仿佛在读我的日记 看得让人又难过又疗愈
套路痕迹有点明显 但是good entertainment
Queen Oracene.
模板传记片没什么新鲜劲，而且我更多看到的是理查德的独断自负，诚然培养了两个天才，但无法忽略的是大小威本身的天赋。史皇的表演拿影帝真不太够啊，对于他自己来说根本没有突破，今年实在是暗淡无光的一个超小年。
好莱坞可能嘴擅长这种题材，温情励志。没有轰轰烈烈，点点滴滴，却充满力量。父母的原生家庭对孩子的成长影响实在很大。
相当莫名的剧本，大小威网球打得好和这爹到底有多大关系？需要拍一部电影来对这个控制狂、自负又自卑、毫无责任感、一事无成、四处留情的男人歌功颂德？与其说是理查德·威廉姆斯成就了两个网球巨星，不如说是两个女儿的努力、拼搏与汗水成就了这个糟烂的爹。有句话说的好，女人成功了不管和男人有没有关系男人都要来蹭一下、把荣誉往自己身上揽。说回电影本身，剧情稀烂、转折怪异，人物动机不充分（至少展示的不充分），主要演员演技也就一般。
那段Richard跟大威说小时候自己碰了白人的手，被他们胖揍一顿，可他一回头，自己的父亲已经跑了，我不是个完美的父亲，但我绝对会在任何时候站在我孩子的身后，去保护他们。就这一段，让前面的控制狂父亲一下子被人理解了。
这是一个相当烂的文本，难道主创没有人意识到其中严重的跑题和诡异的基调么？片名是父亲，前半段确实也有在塑造这个人物，但是从找到教练之后，父亲就已经变成了有些蛮不讲理的存在。整个片子看下来，大小威的成功反而没有让人觉得是父亲的功劳，而是她们自身实力本身就过硬，而片虎爸确实靠着厚脸皮帮女儿们踏上了第一部，但是后面绝大部分决策都被妻子和女儿推翻，最后的结果也证明他就是偏执且控制欲过高，但是全片却一直有一种基调告诉观众，“没人理解理查德，其实他才是有大局观的那个”，这就看着非常别扭。理论上他应该是要让人有些不适甚至反感但是依旧存在人物弧光和受人理解的一面。而且对于父亲到底在大小威网球方面的训练以及为人处世上的教育，对她们的事业起步和未来有什么影响，也没在片中反映出来。作为一个人物传记片而言，相当失败
并不熟悉原型故事，也未对运动有足够的了解；所以不会有先入为主的比照，而是用看「家庭教育故事」的态度去进入。无论是找对状态的Will Smith，还是协同Aunjanue Ellis和小演员们彼此成就的自然火花，更或是以Jon Bernthal为首的几位好戏之人加入的辅助性点缀；电影受益于这些演员的发挥和对角色的洞察，完成了足够符合想象、平稳水准的冲奖传记“设定”。不计较篇幅的几个重要节点的呈现，在精良技术的打包下，呈现得到了足够的还原；但问题是近来各种越发放飞的片长让电影略显臃肿，并且情节始终只是重复的反抗与坚持。大胆点的作者与剧本，或许还能将观察延伸到运动本身，加注生态图景的勾勒；这里没有，也就只能靠Beyoncé压阵，用歌声唱出能量与致敬了。
像一部流水账，基本没什么触动人的地方。仿佛只要有一个『plan』，有一个『读书第一，比赛第二』的原则，就可以一路随随便便就能赢，就州冠军了，就大房子了，就全美名人了，就14岁参加美网了，最后就直接字幕说史上最伟大的运动员了——只要结果是成功的，那么，这个父亲做的一切都是对的。对于这样的故事主线，我很不满意。
相较于大小威传记或者说网球电影感觉这个根本是个种族、家庭电影，落点也不在大小威在她们的爸爸。但是这样一想，有种挂羊头卖狗肉的感觉，何必要借用大小威的名头呢。反正我个人感觉麻麻的，不过好莱坞经典套路嘛，体育+真人+励志+家庭，这种剧本你跟着哭就对了
大威小威这么伟大的球员居然沦为工具人，在电影中毫无存在感，重点全是她们的爸爸，仿佛一切功劳全是这个爸爸的。为什么不拍各个世界名人的妈妈？他们是没妈妈吗？？？？？？？？？？？
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