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
挺羡慕的，能找到资源、人脉，完成一次感动自己的作品，尤其是发生在一个从各方面看起来都平平无奇的大叔身上，票房啥的不重要了。马丽的塑料表演真的真的真的特别特别特别不适合大银幕，甚至配不上这种草台电影，换一个人演，可能会好很多。
笑点比较低级，前面还好，后面太烂了，既然我笑出来了还是给个3星吧。 5.5/10
很显然电影选择加大力度
好笑的部分都是等比翻拍原片来的，自己加戏的小人物悲喜剧又臭又长，不是拼贴周星驰和三谷幸喜就能笑中带泪的啊！最搞笑的依然是初见黑帮老大那场，错位、反复，技巧纯熟而高明。模仿教父的交易火拼戏、杀哈维两场还可以，剩下加的群演如何戏痴、亲情戏都内心毫无波动，杀了老大后救马丽这段则如坐针毡了，想着怎么还没完啊！magic商会和moment商会的彩蛋有心了，但加再多迷影元素，对比起扬名立万，也是有匠气无灵气罢了。
扯蛋是挺扯蛋😂但是足够搞笑，还有很多迷影梗！看得我哈哈大笑，跟当年《李茶的姑妈》似的。另外，美术也太差劲了点，摄影和灯光还是都很舞台，很不电影，电影语言更是几乎没有。
完全不是三谷幸喜式的精致小品了，麻花的改造非常彻底，但影院里的笑果也代表了某个层面上的成功。短评里有一个说的太精准了，笑过就笑过，啥也记不住，像吃了安眠药做了个没印象的梦，但钱花了！不说了，我要去截图保存那条短评了！
再就是电影质感不佳，可以说是不好了，画面给人的感觉，就是不实，浮在表面上，陈明昊或是全场最佳，有成为老戏骨的潜质，但是或要摆脱固有人物身份（参考《扬名立万》里的他）。
靠改编别人剧本在国内娱乐圈混得风生水起的开心麻花，看来是打算在“零原创”的道路上一路走到黑了，这次能在显著位置标明改编自三谷幸喜的《魔幻时刻》也算业内“良心”。只不过这种越来越架空化、程式化、玩闹化的流水线喜剧，已经离我们的生活越来越远，除了一笑而过（其实也没什么好笑），鲜有能够打动人心的那份“真”（p.s.隔离No.94）
雨中曲这段迷影还有对剧组里面小龙套角色的刻画都是亮点，只不过影片还是定位成热闹的搞笑片，剧情很有趣，原来是翻拍，戏剧效果不错
和《魔幻时刻》不是一个级别的电影，身份错位这种设定在很多电影都有，但《魔幻》赢在真挚的迷影情节上，《冷静》相比起来只是一部及格线上的普通喜剧，最动人的反而是片尾魏翔眼含热泪的那段
复杂的线索在最终应该是同时被牵引到一起，情感的传递应该是统一释放的，而不是一团乱麻后用玩笑乐呵过去。
对于一个非常喜欢《魔幻时刻》的观众来说，这次翻拍在一定程度上是成功的，毕竟有很多设定和笑点和原作对比是一模一样的非常好笑，麻花也成功的赢回了市场对他们的关注程度。但不可忽略的影响了整个片子质量的是那些“本土化”或者“接地气”的部分。看过原作的观众都会清晰的记得佐藤浩市在其中的表现，不管是不是喊了咔，前后都是一个严谨的演员形象，纵使相对放松，也没有表现出来过大的反差，而魏翔的表演中一个比较大的问题是一会儿严肃一会儿油腻，甚至还有一些尴尬，或许这是麻花对于观众喜好和笑点的判断，加上感觉显得有些多余的感情戏，使得一些笑点显得不伦不类，作为一部完全世界观架空的类舞台剧，整体置景上显得有些粗糙影响了质感，至少可以借鉴《扬名立万》。
这部片子应该比新喜剧之王更像喜剧之王一点，麻花还是挺有梗的，就是片子的质感很山寨，魏翔第一次的男一号发挥得很不错。
符合春节档的一贯气质，气质归气质，但看着实在太尴尬了
太飞了。如果不是麻花的，估计很难达到这个票房成绩。故事和人物但是没什么毛病，不过为了过审，搞得这么飞，看起来就觉得很悬浮。真的很遗憾。
笑了几次，不是特别爆笑但至少没有试图咯吱你。故事意外地很完整，片尾魏翔哭的那段还是有点感慨，感谢把他放在了戏外。
没有开怀大笑，只有浅浅地冷笑。是的，有点low，不管是场景，还是剧情。
从开头的世界观的非现实布景就觉得本片大致没有什么逻辑可言，全片看完也觉得角色的行为设定矛盾太多了。作为喜剧片来看，笑点差点意思。魏翔的表演还是有一点用力过猛，台词功力比起沈腾还是有差距的。
太飞了。如果不是麻花的，估计很难达到这个票房成绩。故事和人物但是没什么毛病，不过为了过审，搞得这么飞，看起来就觉得很悬浮。真的很遗憾。
含腾量为0的麻花喜剧，居然意外得很好笑很好看，还致敬了不少经典电影，戏精上身的魏翔这次有突破，扎起小辫子有低俗小说中约翰特拉沃尔塔既视感。有几段戏非常出彩，接连爆笑，是编剧和演员的出色配合演绎。一个看似非常扯淡胡闹的剧本，有现在的喜剧效果是绝对超常发挥了。
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