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
氛围感一流，雾气蒙蒙的俄勒冈小镇，森林与湖泊间隐匿着的矿洞怪物，导演太会拍空镜，以至于美得不像恐怖片。鹿角怪物的设计很好看，有toro这个怪物狂魔的味道了，但也仅此而已，靠着最最最让我讨厌的jump scared勉强让我维持住仅有的精神以不至于睡过去，剧情松散降智，能感受到导演似乎想表达些什么，但是又不清不楚的，弑父是看到了，my mom is dead 也看到了。Lucas他爹把自己关在阁楼一段甚至还挺感人，除此之外再没别的了。愿世界再无葫芦娃救爷爷，一个一个送的恐怖片。
女校长真胆大,看到门后的情况 了还敢上,赶快报警啊
立意还是不错的，但塞了一大堆东西没用好，降智桥段太多了，可惜了温迪戈神话！怪物设计还阔以
自有电影起就导演开始拍怪兽片吓人，轮到这部熊爸熊孩子的，就剩爆米花心态看热闹了。
直接给分吧
就算是小学女教师单挑怪物，片子无聊就是无聊。倒是片中小镇风景如画。
整体的基调也是慢悠悠的，看着就很想睡觉，最后女老师大战boss也是有点离谱。
首先前期的氛围塑造以及场景拍摄还是很不错的，配合着电影院的音效确实能很快把人带入恐怖氛围。但是！后面演的都是些什么东西，前期本土人的传说，卢卡斯压抑的画，老师儿时家庭的扭曲这些超长铺垫就引出个两三棍就能捅死的怪物？甚至有些情节设置的莫名其妙，就是那种你把它去掉也不会影响剧情的情节（还省了时间）。说实在的，卢卡斯的画都比最后的怪物恐怖。本来能很明显很容易说清楚的东西非要硬拉个三分之二的电影时长。怪物的恐怖也全靠影院突然的音效来吓人。找怪物时那么大动静想不到报警而是一个接一个的单独行动，能把警察一角顶死的怪物被老师两三棍打死，知道弟弟没办法恢复还要硬给卢卡斯塞个片段说他们只是病了（卢卡斯前期被塑造的很精的好吧，他能不知道？所以塞这段意义何在？）女老师经典的两三句话劝说，卢卡斯：好吧，你动手吧？？
今年的恐怖片都是雷声大雨点小，又一部失望之作…
顺便一提这怪物长的挺像《巫师三》的鹿首精，已经出现人传人现象。
父亲似乎中了某种病毒或者被寄生，变成了类似🦌一样的怪兽，最终被老师杀死，不过新的病毒似乎寄生到了警察身上
美国恐怖片热衷于诡异的怪物特效和茹毛饮血的恐怖元素，难以理解，看到那种10年前的特效真的很难害怕
什么都想说，搞到又臭又长。
影像风格很有特色，视听上也不错。不过故事很平庸。
一个神话传说。我希望我们能拍更多这样的故事，山海经来一遍。
两个小男孩又可爱又可怜，摊上这种事可咋办啊
2.5星，果然是和德尔托罗制作团队有关系的电影，这怪物最后变身后总觉得有股潘神的迷宫里那个怪物的影子。可是故事太寡淡，也就是隔靴搔痒。关于“坏”父亲完全可以说的更深入，父权的彻底崩塌，以及这种“坏”的延续，在电影中还是停留在表面，不过结尾不错算是唯一的亮点。
温迪戈这个怪物各种形态都有呢，光是恐怖片里就出现过好多回，命运2的榴弹炮也有，合着怪物是靠血液接触传播吗，很普通的恐怖片，小演员演的好，那忧郁悲伤的小眼神儿，真可怜
我觉得还可以，画面黑漆漆冷峻悬疑恐怖的画面风格，特别有北欧小众电影的感觉，可能内容逻辑不是那么说的过去，但总体还算小众好看。
连其中讽刺都看不出来 觉得不好笑的 不如就别看电影了 看看猴子洗澡的短视频吧
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