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
我愿意相信标题的「疯神」指的是创作者自己，想象力的混乱集合体，一个颓废、疯狂、残忍的世界，充满了死亡和不可名状的生命，机械而又非理性。
有点超前了，没有对白你都不知道在表达什么。一直解谜一样
但真的好重口味，而且我不觉得电影真正意义上结束了。
和阿成一起看的，太重口味了！还好他一直开导我说那是道具。。。。。。
给三星，是因为这个电影真的不会再看第二遍
能拍出这种诡异的电影，主创团队绝对是有点能耐！
像是幻觉，像是怪诞与想象力结合的梦境，或许试着解读它本身就没什么意义。仅仅只是一个人思维抽象的产物，加上一些影射人类现实的东西——物种对于先驱者和探索之甚至艺术创作者汲取与挖空的疯狂；被称作暴力战争的东西下，艺术去死！…以神的视角，疯狂的是人。以人的视角，疯狂的是神。影片是有实验色彩的，思维意识与想象力的抽象产物，记得上次这样定位一部影片是《24种死法》中的《剔除导演》可以当作它表达了很多，而我建议还是将它当作梦境或是幻觉，那些具象的能与人类社会和现有认知挂钩的，就淡淡的埋起来罢。
后：我这是看了个啥，我得缓缓。
很荣幸能观看大神三十年打造的世界，能看到这些画面真的挺幸运。能配的上这种画面的也无非也就是这些抽象的人与神，就这么回事，具体表达没意义。
像一个血腥疯狂的梦境，适合当噩梦素材，也适合做个横版恐怖游戏
我看不懂，但大受震撼，堪称邪典，暂停两次心里建设终于看完。 从最后几分钟类似太空漫游的角度，应该是一个生命诞生～人类失序毁灭的套娃剧情。 红衣人派工具人到下面世界去执行炸毁任务，经过了各层废土机械血腥诡异的世界，最后一步时任务失败被抓去解剖。从堆积如山的箱子和解剖医生从工具人脑中所看到的回忆镜头可知，有无数工具人做了无数次重复的任务。而工具人身体内取出来的类似脊椎的婴儿又是肿瘤造物主制造小世界制造生命的必需品，可见红衣人工具人同样是剧情闭环的组成部分。 当然肯定涉及不少隐喻，比如战争、核爆以及飘带人的面具以及送婴儿时地下的很多可疑的人物动物塑像。 总之，人的想象力、创造力和破坏力都是无穷的。
83分钟，不断冲击你的生理下限。看完后血脉膨胀，震撼直冲脑门，精神恍惚，四肢麻木。
画质和音乐及两者之和谐好评。
零散的看出一些隐喻，各种朋克风的末世设定很迷人
苦心孤诣的想概括自己生活的世界有多么不堪，不断拔高审视的高度，没有任何的关怀与怜悯，粗暴的将自然法则塞进盘根错节首尾咬合生生不息的人类社会，自己想阐述的观点反而将自己曝晒在单向度的炼狱循环当中，失去一切意义与价值，正应了那句老话，你要是这么说的话，那话可就不能这么说了。
风格很独特，但是完全看不懂，昏昏欲睡地看完
背景线大约是人类世界爆发核战争，导致各种生物变异，科技点也向朋克的方向发展。但是各种离奇场景更像是本片展现的重点
铁叔、荞麦、巴比伦柏林女主、Jannis、Jessica唐顿庄园小女儿，算众星云集了，历史层面其实展现得还是一般（之前个人论文研究的刚好是这段时期），为主演们多加一星
I did not get it. I was just in awe.
牛碧炸裂啊牛碧炸裂。（奶妈将梅高榨成汁，炼成黄金律，又将其打碎，诞生一个凡人的宇宙......魂式扯淡）
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