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
得多，但我就吃那一套。哪怕本片纯粹是一部"妈妈爱女儿"的催泪片我也能接受。p.s.小女孩很可爱，看到未成年人受苦实在不好受。
垃圾片子，故弄玄虚，完全不觉得恐怖，不如《中邪》…沾了晦气还浪费两个小时…
不错，应该是最有互动思维的华语民俗＋伪纪录恐怖片。看恐怖片送祝福，比传统的祝福上升一个新高度。反色的设计很好啊，一步一步带你进入。
群里有人转片源，手贱打开了，麻蛋开头就被吓到了，一身冷汗。不是欧美或者日本似的突然出现个鬼脸的吓人，是相信神秘力量的人，来自深渊的恐怖
以往恐怖片想营造真实感，就到伪纪录片、第一视角、镜头视角为止。柯孟融更进一步，通过视错觉、视觉残影等方式先与观众互动，接着让女主隔屏与观众对话，博取同情召唤“元气弹”直至反转（前期警告、中段对手势的推测等伏笔很多，但观众一定会看下去，剧组吃透了这种“好奇心”）。另外出彩在分几幕叙述并让过去与现在双线并进，过去线交待6年前女主跟随男友如何一步步深入男友老家、不小心接触到大黑佛母并被下咒；现在线讲述女主领养女儿遭逢神降、为救助女儿而采取措施。两线一明一暗用最大的谜团“隧道尽头有什么”挑起观众解谜欲，并将6年前隧道视频作压轴。民俗学作为背景点缀是到位的。不足是每个吓点都较老套，即使最后掀开佛母头巾一幕也无太大冲击。可谓叙述创新大于吓人手法了。
就是那种营造焦虑让人特别难受头皮发麻的恐怖手法，上学那阵的空手指莲蓬乳什么的，都跟着掺和进来了。
作为伪纪录片，人物行为、多角度冗余机位等都暴露出许多不合逻辑的地方，但结尾才让人恍然大悟，原来这一切都是刻意而为之的，但这样给观者下套的方式显然会带来极大的争议，主创这种抖机灵但得罪观者的行为算不上讲述这个还算有意思故事的最有解。
前因后果明明白白，逻辑可以自洽，人物也都有各自的性格和随着情绪产生的行为转变，没有二维工具人。对于邪教的背景也能自圆其说，相当厉害了。然后，这应该算是第一部华语区桌面电影吧！从放出预告片到现在差不多三年了，现在看来正片还是花了很多功夫仔细雕琢过的，诚意满满
6.0/10。两男一女组成视频博主团队去邪教仪式的禁地录制所见所闻，结果两男主和女主的父母全部死于非命，女主也因此精神失常。后来则是一个温情（？）的亲情故事：女主为了女儿开始打起精神，四处找人试图解开她和女儿身上的诅咒，最终结局算是开放式（？）。影片是典型的伪纪录片（第一人称手持、伪自我纪录、伪访谈、手机竖屏录制、监控录像、空间上的突兀跳跃等）式恐怖片。总体来说虽不能说不恐怖但恐怖效果中规中矩（而且集中在后段，前段甚至昏昏欲睡）。结尾扣一星（要是恐怖也就算了，现在不怎么恐怖还咒观众出事，只觉得晦气）。
常年不会被鬼片打倒的我看完出了一身冷汗且持续后怕中
结尾反转确实出乎意料，但电影还不值6+的分，打高分的颇有种骗其他人来看的感觉。这种绑架观众的电影不值得提倡。
可以列为表现形式源于表达内容的绝佳片例。几处视觉欺骗做的很妙。作为一个恐怖片，没有滥用jump scare真的很难得，没记错的话应该只有阿清嫂那里用了一次。高级的恐怖片就是要靠让观众相信这个故事相信这个概念之后，不由自主地产生恐惧感。真的很牛也很喜欢，值得学习。
还剩五分钟时，突然觉得白看了…这一顿邪教大餐，吃罢恶心，不如不吃。
貌似观众们都被激怒了。（除非你是坚定的唯物主义战士，否则不建议看）
哇…可以的。因为密集恐惧有点意思，整体节奏也保持的不错…
中式恐怖，民风民俗，本土建筑，视觉暂留，伪纪录片，恐怖片发烧友就打满分，爱护国产恐怖片人人有责。
設定了一個含糊不清的宗教，卻硬是想把宗教的背景作為謎底，相當令人出戲。
我不知道打低分的人怎么想的，这是我看过国语里各元素结合最好的了，恐怖画面不多，但气氛营造很好，求求你们了，不要因为是恐怖片，也是国语片就提高标准
电影从头到尾一直暗示观众，让你看一个符号，跟着女主一起念咒语 。一开始还说咒语起到祝福作用，结果到电影最后她说对不起，欺骗了你们，其实这个咒语能让陌生人共同分担诅咒。
我喜欢里面的视错觉运用，尤其是结尾翻译经文的时候，利用黑白对比，让咒符在画面消失之后，依然在眼前闪烁。
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