Restless Natives Page #3

Synopsis: Two lads in Edinburgh embark on a non-violent spree of robberies. They dress up in clown masks and act as modern highwaymen, robbing coach loads of tourists in the highlands. In the process they become folk heroes to the locals. Their adventures make for a whimsical and gentle comedy, in the Bill Forsyth vein.
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Director(s): Michael Hoffman
Production: Orion Classics
  1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
7.2
PG
Year:
1985
90 min
606 Views


TO THREATEN YOU,

BUT I'M SURE YOU'RE AWARE

OF THE POSSIBILITIES

OPEN TO THE COMPANY.

LOOK, WE'RE NO AN UNFEELING COMPANY.

I CAN UNDERSTAND A YOUNG

GIRL IN HIGH SPIRITS

GETTING CARRIED AWAY.

YES, WELL, WE ALL GE CARRIED AWAY SOMETIMES.

I EXPECT FLAWLESS REPORTS

ABOUT YOUR COURIER--

FLAWLESS!

[WOMAN ON P.A.,

INDISTINCT]

EXCUSE ME.

SORRY?

EXCUSE ME.

I'M SORRY BUT I'M

IN A BIT OF A HURRY.

PLEASE!

DO I KNOW YOU?

NO. YOU DON'T.

IMPOSSIBLE.

YOU CAN'T.

I DO KNOW YOU.

WOULD YOU LIKE:

A MINT?

THE REST ARE STRONG.

WHAT DID THEY CALL YOU?

MY NAME IS WILL.

YOU DON'T KNOW ME.

YOU'VE NEVER

SEEN ME BEFORE.

ANYWAY, I'VE GO A VERY BAD HAND.

MAYBE I'LL SEE YOU

AGAIN, THEN, WILL.

I HOLD UP BUSES!

Girl:
I'M BURSTING.

I'VE STILL GO YOUR FLOWERS.

IT'S THE BEST PRESEN I'VE EVER HAD.

ARE YOU TRYING TO GET ME

TO WORK FOR YOU:

ON THE BUSES?

NO. YOU WON'T TELL

ANYONE, WILL YOU?

I'M BURSTING.

I COULD GO FOR:

A PEE MYSELF.

I REALLY THOUGH SHE WAS GONNA MAKE IT.

I REALLY DID.

[CHUCKLES]

SO CLOSE.

SAY SOME MORE.

ARE YOU LOOKING FOR

FLATTERY?

I'VE NEVER ME A ROBBER BEFORE.

I SOMETIMES WONDER

IF I'M DOING THE RIGHT THING.

IT'S LIKE ROB ROY,

ISN'T IT?

ROB ROY. THE

HIGHLAND ROBIN HOOD.

WE USED TO READ:

THE STORIES--WHOA!

ME AND MY DAD.

AND I THOUGHT ROB ROY

MacGREGOR WAS BETTER

THAN BATMAN OR SUPERMAN

OR ANY OF THEM.

OH, BATMAN'S GOOD.

AH, BUT REAL PEOPLE

ARE BEST.

GOING TO HAVE TO

UPDATE MY COMMENTS,

YOU KNOW,

BECAUSE OF YOU.

BUT I DON'T MIND.

IT'S BETTER,

BECAUSE YOU'RE

STILL ALIVE.

WELL, YOU WERE

A MINUTE AGO.

[GIGGLING]

YOU KNOW, WE REALLY

SHOULD TRY TO GE BETTER PICTURES OF

OURSELVES...

TO SEND TO:

THE NEWSPAPERS.

RONNIE, I'VE GO TO TELL YOU SOMETHING.

I MEAN, THAT LOOKS LIKE

AN ILL PERSON'S

FACE, THAT.

I MEAN, I DON'T WAN ANYBODY TO THINK

I LOOK LIKE W.C. FIELDS

OR SOMETHING.

HEY, I KNOW

WHO TOOK THAT.

REMEMBER THE WEE

WAIF IN THE SHADES?

SHE KEP SHOUTING CHEESE.

I'VE ALWAYS GO MY EYES SHUT IN PHOTOS.

WE CAN GO UP TO:

THE MACHINE AT THE STATION,

GET IT DONE PROPERLY.

RONNIE--

THERE'S SOMETHING

I'VE GOT TO TELL YOU.

AYE, ME, TOO.

I FORGOT THAT BRUCE

IS LINING HIS NEST.

HE WAS OUT OF HIS CAGE

WHILE I WAS AT THE SHOPS.

IT WAS ALL IN 20 NOTES.

HOW MUCH?

I BET 200 QUID WORTH.

OH, WELL,

THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

RONNIE, I'VE REALLY GO TO TELL YOU SOMETHING.

Ronnie:
RIGHT.

LOOK TOUGH.

Will:
YOU KNOW THE GIRL,

MARGOT, THE GIRL ON THE BUS?

YOU KNOW HOW I PROMISED

NOT TO TELL HER,

YOU KNOW,

WHO I WAS AND THAT?

WELL, I DID.

[MOOING]

[POLICE SIREN]

Margot:
MY DAD USED TO

TAKE ME UP THERE

WHEN I WAS LITTLE.

WHEN I STARTED AS A GUIDE,

ALL I WANTED TO DO WAS

GO BACK AND LEARN

EVERYTHING ABOUT THE HEROES.

LIKE ROB ROY?

YEAH. LIKE THAT.

THERE'S ONE LEGEND

THAT SAYS THE HEROES

AREN'T DEAD AT ALL--

JUST SLEEPING UNDERNEATH

THE HILLS, AND ONE DAY

THEY'LL COME BACK.

LIKE GHOSTS?

SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

DO YOU BELIEVE:

IN GHOSTS?

[MOTORCYCLE ROARS PAST]

[CHILDREN SCREAMING]

HA HA!

WHOO!

Will:
LOOK, I'M JUS SAYING, IT'S NOT FAIR.

IF YOU WENT A BI SLOWER MAYBE,

THEN I COULD HAND OU THE MONEY PROPERLY

AND EVERYBODY WOULD

GET THE SAME AMOUNT.

LOOK, WILL,

WE'RE NOT SANTA CLAUS.

LOOK, IT WAS A NICE GESTURE.

GOOD FOR THE IMAGE. FINE.

BUT I CAN'T HAVE YOU

FRITTERING AWAY:

OUR MONEY LIKE THAT.

HAVE YOU ANY IDEA

HOW MUCH YOU MUST HAVE

THROWN OUT?

YOU SAID IT WAS:

A GOOD IDEA.

BRUCE ATE 200.

LOOK, DON'T YOU STAR MAKING INSINUATIONS

ABOUT HIM, OK?

YOU'VE GOT YOUR FRIENDS,

AND I'VE GOT MINE.

ANYWAY, HOW'D YOU GE THE MONEY TO BUY

10 BILLION CUPS OF

TEA FOR YOUR FRIEND, EH?

IT'S NOT THAT MANY.

LOOK, YOU'RE

BREAKING THE RULES.

YOU'RE USING OUR

MONEY TO FRATERNIZE.

AND NOW YOU WAN TO GIVE THE REST AWAY?

I DON'T KNOW

WHAT'S GOT INTO YOU.

AND WHERE ARE YOU

ALL THE TIME?

I'M NOT FRATERNIZING.

ARE WE GOING UP NORTH

AGAIN SOON?

OH, SO YOU'VE BEEN HAVING

SOME MORE CONSTRUCTIVE

IDEAS ABOUT THE BUSINESS,

THEN, HAVE YOU?

NO, NO, NO.

NOT AT ALL.

OH, YES, I HAVE!

I'VE BEEN THINKING.

WE COULD WEAR DIFFERENT MASKS

TO THROW THEM OFF OUR TRAIL.

AND MAYBE WE COULD PU SOME DIFFERENT STUFF

IN THE PUFFER,

JUST FOR A CHANGE.

PERFUME OR SOMETHING.

AYE, WE COULD HAVE A NICE

PUFFER FOR PEOPLE WE LIKED.

ONLY JOKING.

WHAT WOULD YOU SAY

IF I TOLD YOU YOUR SON

WAS FAMOUS?

I MEAN, REALLY FAMOUS,

LIKE A HERO.

YOU DIDN'T KNOW THAT,

DID YOU?

YOU SEE,

I GET THINGS DONE.

I DON'T JUST LIE AROUND

ALL DAY.

I FOUND OUT ABOUT THIS PLACE,

A PLACE WHERE I CAN MEET PEOPLE

WHO REALLY KNOW:

HOW TO GET THINGS DONE--

PEOPLE LIKE ME.

I'M A DISADVANTAGED CHILD.

I DON'T HAVE THE SECURITY

OF THE FAMILY UNI TO BACK ME UP.

[CHATTERING]

I'VE GOT TO DO THINGS

ON MY OWN.

JUDGES ARE LENIEN ON PEOPLE LIKE ME.

WHAT'S YOUR GAME?

RONNIE WEATHERSPOON,

SIR.

YEAH. YEAH.

IT'S ALL RIGHT, TAP.

THE BOY'S WITH ME.

THE MAN HIMSELF?

HOW ARE YOU?

NICE TO SEE YOU, SON.

THANKS FOR COMING DOWN.

HOW'S BUSINESS?

IT'S NOT BAD.

GOOD.

ALL RIGHT, COME ON,

STAND BACK, YOU LOT.

COME ON, STAND BACK,

GIVE THE BOY SOME SPACE.

LADS, I HAVE HERE

THE 17th MOST WANTED MAN

IN SCOTLAND.

[CHEERING]

WHAT DO YOU WANT?

I'LL HAVE

A GINGER BEER, THANKS.

UH, A GINGER BEER.

STICK ONE IN THERE.

AND THEY TELL YOU CRIME

DOESN'T PAY, RIGHT?

RIGHT, YEAH.

TRANSPORTATION,

RIGHT?

OK. THINK--

THINK CARGO.

PASSENGERS.

PEOPLE.

SEE WHAT I'M SAYING?

YEAH.

BUT THINK CLASS.

RIGHT? THE RIGH CLASS OF PEOPLE.

NOW, RIGHT, WHERE

ARE THEY GONNA BE?

ON BUSES?

NAH, NOT REALLY.

PLANES? TOO MUCH

COMPETITION.

THINK CARS.

CARS.

LIMOUSINES.

SHAKE, PAL.

OOH, I JUST LOVED

WHAT YOU DID TO:

THAT YANKEE BASTARD.

HAVE YOU EVER:

CONSIDERED:

GOING FOR:

PRIVATE CARS?

WELL, ACTUALLY,

THERE WAS--

YOU JUST ABOLISHED HIM.

THAT WAS BLOODY GREAT.

HELLO, NIGEL.

MR. PYLES...

LOOK, THINK

POTENTIAL.

YOU SEE WHA I'M SAYING?

THE POTENTIAL IS

DEFINITELY THERE

IF YOU'RE WORKING INSIDE

WHAT WE HAVE HERE,

WHICH IS A COOPERATIVE.

SO THIS IS--

WE ARE COOPERATIVE

WITH EACH OTHER;

WE HELP EACH OTHER.

YOU SEE:

WHAT I'M SAYING?

SO, LIKE, CARS,

PEOPLE IN CARS.

BLACKMAIL, KIDNAPPING,

EXTORTION--

WE HAVE GO THE CONTACTS, SEE?

YOU SEE:

WHAT I'M SAYING?

GET YOURSELF A SUNTAN.

SEE THE WORLD.

SEEN IT.

AYE.

AW, HE'S A NAMBY-

PAMBY OLD BASTARD,

THAT PYLE.

AYE. YOU'RE RIGHT.

NAMBY-PAMBY, AYE.

IT WAS DIFFEREN IN THE OLD DAYS.

I MEAN, SEE ME.

EVEN I HAVEN' GOT A GUN NOW.

GUNS ARE FOR LASSIES.

I MEAN, NOBODY SEEMS TO

PUT THE BOOT IN ANYMORE.

NO. I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN.

THEY JUST DON'T.

I MEAN, ALL THA ENTERPRISE AND PROFI AND PISH LIKE THA GETS IN MY HEAD!

AAH!

[DOG BARKING]

[CHUCKLES]

YOU DON'T WANT TO BOTHER

WITH THAT SHITE.

NO. NO.

DO YOU NEED:

YOUR GLASSES?

NO.

I MEAN, YOU DON'T WAN GLASS GOING IN YOUR EYE

WHEN SOME BASTARD

STANDS ON YOUR FACE.

RIGHT.

SEE THESE?

CONTACT LENSES.

OHHH.

CHANGED MY LIFE.

SOFT LENSES.

EXPENSIVE ONES.

SEE, MY OPTICIAN KNOWS

HIS ASS FROM HIS ELBOW.

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