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
就与意大利人交易那一段就能把这个电影提升到三星了。立意不错，剧情不太合逻辑但毕竟就是夸张的喜剧。大过年的出来笑两声也不错，只不过过年期间的电影票太贵了
讲个笑话：我觉得主角一开始就知道这是个骗局，只是不愿意相信罢了，他扮演杀手杀人，完全是自知的。他最后揭穿，也都是演的。
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）
群众演员：
三星半吧，知道是改编的时候就想着原来的画面质感，应该很适合开心麻花这样的舞台剧感觉，果然第一幕缓缓拉近就有那味儿了。这个杀手也很适合魏翔，看到片尾魏翔的感谢还是很感动的，该火起来了。
触达到我笑点的地方比较少但不影响全场观众普遍的爆笑，后半比前半好，跟原版相比多了重主演身份的重合，高于预期。
改编得挺好，下次别这样了。还是原创吧，虽然有很多自己的想法，也致敬了一些经典，但是我觉得可能还没有四海好笑。
2022春节档最佳！笑点满满！最棒的一点毫无疑问是选中了魏翔当主角，他真正把对电影的热爱，对机会的珍视以及多年表演技法的沉淀全都回馈给了片子，这种感染力和共情毫无疑问是溢出屏幕的。没看过【魔幻时刻】，所以无从比较，单就剧本呈现来说，励志+逆袭+反差+迷影致敬都是很容易出彩的点，邢文雄也做到了克制与平衡，没有滥用。马丽太平淡了，甚至远不及哈维哥的螳螂拳打手。
各种恶俗煽情拼贴。令人作呕的抠图特效。情节人物，真的是连班级出的小品水平都不如。继星爷之后，就再没有触碰心灵的喜剧了吗？
烂活。这种婚纱摄影棚里拍出来的舞台小品电影实在不能入眼，更何况又尬又烂，马丽还硬拗风情美女人设实在是绷不住了。
得了吧，把三谷幸喜的本子改的这么困。后半原创部分睡着了。
5.0分。在这个春节档，比这部电影居然是唯一一部喜剧片更荒诞的是，这部“唯一爆笑片”也在冷不防地逗你哭。
有两段挺好笑 除此之外我感觉这不是电影..
没看过原作，开头笑点很尬，后边倒是装得有点模样...
看着非常自然的致敬雨中曲，我都想起立鼓掌了。
1、看完才发现本片翻拍自妻夫木聪主演的日本电影《魔幻时刻》。2、电影很有荒诞幽默的风格。灯光、布景的舞台剧风格明显，表情也比较夸张，也是话剧风。3、可能因为魏成功太想当男一号了，真的相信那没有摄影机也能拍摄的无稽之谈，别人就说他是傻子吧，以至于魏成功杀了哈维之后，吉米真把他当傻子逗。然而最后魏成功用自己当演员的经验，还是把米兰给救出来了。
感觉卡不太到点子上，，，不过开心麻花这两年做风格化做得还是挺好的
开心麻花的又一部烂片，既不好笑也不感人，舞台剧的效果，网大的观感
倒是片尾魏翔的真情流露蛮打动我的，即使是小演员也有做男一号梦的资格，他本身的经历完成了与角色的暗合。至于片子，还是略逊有沈腾撑着的西红柿一筹，但三谷的底子在，还是比李茶之流好不少的。麻花审美和电影感差的问题依然在，起承转合和各种致敬也用得生硬，尽管有几场戏还是好笑的，但这么搭棚、假定性上不动刀的拍，我不觉得这是麻花很用心的作品。能取得这么好的反响，也只能说是矬子里面拔大个、反衬今年的春节档整体颓势的表现了。
马丽等人主演的《这个杀手不太冷静》有太多的笑点、泪点，承包着太多欢乐！
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