Restless Natives Page #5

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
599 Views


THEY WAN IDENTITY CARDS, RONNIE,

SAYING THEY'RE MEMBERS.

LOOK...

KEEP YOUR HEAD, OK?

ARE YOU TRYING TO TELL ME

THAT YOU ARE SCARED OF

A BUNCH OF WEE LASSIES?

LOOK, LOOK, YOU'RE

IN THE BIG TIME NOW.

KIDS CAN GET DAMAGED

MESSING WITH PEOPLE LIKE US.

YOU KNOW, LIKE,

MUTILATION.

I'LL TALK TO THEM AGAIN.

MAYBE I COULD--

[DIAL TONE]

HELLO?

HELLO?

MR. ILLINGWORTH.

EXCUSE ME.

THERE'S A LADY HERE

WITH A BIT OF A PROBLEM.

AH, YES, HELLO.

EXCUSE ME, SIR.

COULD YOU TELL ME WHICH ONE

OF THESE BUSES WE COULD GO ON

WHERE MAYBE THERE MIGHT BE

ONE OF THOSE STICK-UPS?

[GONG]

[MAN ON TV

SPEAKING JAPANESE]

[MAN CONTINUES IN JAPANESE]

[POLICE SIREN]

[SHOUTING

IN JAPANESE]

[MAN ON TV CONTINUES

IN JAPANESE]

DOMO ARIGATO...

Will:
WHERE DID YOU

FIND THIS BIKE?

Ronnie:
WHAT?

I THOUGHT YOU SAID

YOU'D TUNED THE ENGINE UP.

ARE YOU JUST GONNA

SIT THERE MOPING?

[YELLING IN JAPANESE]

COME ON.

WILL YOU GET PAST?

HE'S HARDLY

A MOTORWAY.

YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY

DREADFUL AT DRIVING.

COME ON!

Will:
SLOW DOWN!

WILL YOU SLOW DOWN!

RONNIE, SLOW DOWN!

AFFIRMATIVE.

WE READ YOU.

THEY'VE GOT GLEN ORCHY

AND GLEN LEVITT BLOCKED OFF.

HOW ABOUT GLENN MILLER?

HOW ABOUT GLENN MILLER?

THERE IS:

NO GLENN MILLER.

I KNOW THERE'S NO A GLENN MILLER.

THERE'S NO SUCH PLACE

AS GLENN MILLER.

GLENN MILLER WAS

THE COMPOSER,

YOU KNOW, CONDUCTOR GUY--

"IN THE MOOD."

[HUMMING MELODY]

Will:

WILL YOU SLOW DOWN?

[SPEAKING JAPANESE]

RONNIE, I JUST...

NOW THROW IT!

THROW IT!

IT NEARLY HIT A CAR.

EH?

IT NEARLY HIT A CAR.

OH, JEEZ!

ME! MY GOODNESS!

COME IN, CONTROL.

THEY'RE FIRING ON US.

I'VE BEEN WAITING

FOR THIS ALL MY LIFE.

AAH!

[SIRENS]

[CLUCKING]

[REVS MOTORCYCLE]

GET 'EM!

THE BEACH! THE BEACH!

[HORN HONKS]

[SIRENS]

THAT WAS NEARLY I THAT TIME, YOU KNOW.

YES. BECAUSE YOU USED

THOSE MINI ROCKETS,

DIDN'T YOU?

RONNIE, THOSE STAR BLAZER

THINGS WOULD HAVE BLOWN THEM UP!

Bender:
I THOUGHT THE IDEA

OF THE BARRICADE WAS

TO STOP THE BANDITS,

NOT THE POLICE CARS.

[TELEPHONE RINGING]

I'M BUSY!

THAT'S A LIE.

OK, BEN, LISTEN.

THIS IS MAN TO MAN.

YOU GOT TO BELIEVE ME.

I DON'T HAVE THAT KIND

OF A PROBLEM.

I SAID I DON'T HAVE

THAT PROBLEM!

[SIGHS]

OK, DID YOU SEE THE DOG?

HER NOSE WAS COLD?

YEAH, YEAH. CALL ME.

I THINK THE OPERATION

NEEDS A KICK IN THE BUTT.

I'LL MAKE A NOTE OF YOUR

COMMENTS, MR. BENDER.

YOU BETTER DO MORE

THAN THAT, MR. BAIRD.

I'VE GOT AN AUTHORIZATION

FROM YOUR MR. SECRETARY.

THE CASE IS MINE.

WHY DON'T YOU GO FISHING?

THAT'S A VERY NASTY RASH

YOU'VE GOT, MR. BENDER.

YOU REALLY SHOULD TRY

AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

RONNIE?

[LOUD ROCK MUSIC PLAYING]

[BOTTLES CLINKING]

[CHATTERING]

WHAT DO YOU WANT?

YOU'RE NOT AT THE SHOP.

AH, WELL, I'M--

I'M A BIT BUSY JUST NOW.

WHAT'S THAT SMELL?

Nigel:
COME ON, RONNIE.

YOUR TURN TO EAT ONE

ON YOUR WOMAN.

HIYA, BIG BOY.

COME AND JOIN:

THE PARTY.

[CHANTING]

HIS NAME'S NIGEL.

HE'S JUST COME OU OF PRISON

FOR THE FOURTH TIME.

HE'S GOT A REAL GUN,

MARGOT. HE'S DANGEROUS.

HE SAID HE WAS GOING TO

BITE BRUCE'S HEAD OFF.

[CLICKS TONGUE]

NO. HE'S REALLY

LIKE THAT. HE WOULD.

AND THEN RONNIE SAID

HE CAN DO:

THIS HOLD-UP

WITH US TOMORROW.

IT'S ALL DIFFERENT.

THE STRATHOUT RUN

WITH HIM!

PLUS, THE WOMEN'S

INSTITUTE OUTING.

LOOK, IT'S A ROTTEN

BUSINESS, WILL,

AND YOU'RE BETTER OFF

OUT OF IT.

I SAID I'D GO.

WE COULD ALL GO:

RUN AWAY, MARGOT.

THINK, WILL.

WHAT ABOUT ME?

THERE'S NO ROOM

ON THE BIKE.

MAYBE IF IT HAD:

A SIDE CAR.

[SIGHS]

YOU USED TO THINK

IT WAS GREAT.

THAT WAS HALF WHAT WAS

GREAT ABOUT IT.

YOU'RE SO STUPID.

YOU'RE SO STUPID,

YOU CAN'T SEE THINGS

HAVE CHANGED NOW.

WILL, DO YOU NO KNOW THAT I...?

MARGOT, DON'T GO.

YOU'LL GET COLD.

MARGOT.

OK. EASY.

YEAH, WE'VE HAD

OUR EYE ON YOU.

WHERE'S YOUR FRIEND?

Doll:
MOMMY!

[CLEARS THROAT]

I THOUGHT I TOLD YOU

I'D PICK YOU UP TOMORROW.

I'M NOT GOING.

OK.

YOU'LL HAVE TO BRING ME

THE MASK AND THE PUFFER.

DON'T WORRY.

I'LL MAKE SURE YOU GE YOUR SHARE OF THE MONEY.

IT'S A COMPLETELY DIFFEREN BALLGAME NOW, ANYWAY.

YOU'RE PROBABLY

BETTER OFF OUT OF IT.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING

TO DO TOMORROW?

WE'RE GONNA PU THE BOOT IN.

I'M GONNA GET MYSELF

SOME STATUS.

IT'S THE WOMEN'S

INSTITUTE, RONNIE.

LOOK, PENNYCOOK.

WE COULD GO INTO

HIDING IN PENNYCOOK.

NOBODY WOULD FIND US.

WE COULD WEAR DISGUISES

TO GO TO THE SHOPS.

MARGOT, SHE SAID TO ME,

"DON'T YOU KNOW I...?"

LOOK...

I'M NOT INTERESTED IN YOU

AND YOUR WOMAN!

YOU JUST HAVEN'T GO A CLUE, HAVE YOU?

WHAT DOES THAT SAY?

BEATTY.

RIGHT.

SO, WHAT'S MY NAME?

RONNIE!

RONNIE WEATHERSPOON.

LOOK, I DON'T KNOW

WHO'S DOWN THERE.

I JUST PICKED THEM.

SEE, THAT'S WHERE

ME AND YOU ARE DIFFERENT, PAL.

I DON'T HAVE PEOPLE

TO TIE ME DOWN.

I'M GOIN' PLACES.

AND I DON'T WAN ANY BAGGAGE WITH ME, RIGHT?

RIGHT.

RIGHT.

JELLY SANDWICHES!

JELLY SANDWICHES!

THOUSANDS OF:

JELLY SANDWICHES!

I KEPT YOU ALIVE

FOR MORE THAN A YEAR

WHILE YOU WERE SAVING UP

FOR THAT BIKE.

EVERY DAY I PASTED UP

A SANDWICH,

AND I SMUGGLED I OUT OF MY HOUSE FOR YOU.

AND YOU DON'T HAVE

PEOPLE TO TIE YOU DOWN?

AND WHAT ABOUT THE CLOWN

AND THE WOLFMAN?

SO WHAT ARE YOU NOW?

YOU ARE A CLOWN.

YOU'RE A CLOWN!

A CLOWN IN A STUPID

LEATHER COAT.

AND WHO'S GONNA

CARE FOR YOU:

WHEN YOU AND THAT ANIMAL

MEET A COUPLE OF

HARD MEN THAT ARE

BIGGER THAN YOU?

WHO'S GONNA CARE

FOR YOU THEN, EH?

90 QUID THAT COAT COST ME!

LOOK AT THIS.

SEE, EVERY TRIP THAT'S

CIRCLED WAS A HOLD-UP

EXCEPT FOR THIS ONE;

THAT'S SCHEDULED TOMORROW.

I'M GONNA BE HOME

IN 24 HOURS.

CUP OF COFFEE?

STICK YOUR HEAD:

IN IT, CHANTY.

YOU WANT ME:

TO CALL BAIRD?

NO. LET'S LEAVE THE INSPECTOR

OUT OF THIS ONE, EH?

THIS ONE IS MY BABY.

OK, ANGELFACE.

TOMORROW YOU AND I ARE GONNA

TAKE A BUS RIDE TOGETHER.

Doll:
SING TO

THE NEXT SONG.

BAA, BAA, BLACK SHEEP

HAVE YOU ANY WOOL?

Policeman joins:

YESSIR, YESSIR

3 BAGS FULL

1 FOR THE MASTER

AND 1 FOR THE DAME...

WHERE'S MOM?

GONE TO AEROBICS.

RIGHT. YOU'LL HAVE TO

TELL HER I'VE GONE AWAY

TO BECOME A PRIEST,

BUT I'LL SEND HER

A POSTCARD.

RIGHT.

THEY'VE GO MARY HARRISON.

WHO? WHO'S GOT HER?

THE PIGS.

SHE WON'T CRACK.

I KNOW SHE WON'T CRACK.

'CAUSE IF SHE CRACKS,

I'LL TELL 'EM ABOU HUNG BOBBY MARTIN.

RIGHT. I'VE GOT ONE

PHONE CALL TO MAKE.

[TELEPHONE RINGING]

EXCUSE ME.

HELLO? NO.

SHE'S NOT HERE.

TOMORROW SHE'S

ON THE STRATHOUT RUN.

OK.

MARGOT'S GOING TO BE

ON THAT BUS.

RONNIE?

SHALL I COME TOMORROW?

AYE.

IT'S ALL FINISHED NOW,

ISN'T IT?

WE'RE STILL GOING.

ONE MORE TIME:

TO STRATHOUT.

THE CLOWN AND THE WOLFMAN.

FUNNY BUSINESS.

AYE.

MR. BAIRD.

WHAT?

TELEX FROM:

THE SECRETARY OF STATE.

"OPERATION BANDIT."

GET BENDER.

HE'S GONE.

AYE?

EVERYTHING'S

CHANGED.

THEY'RE HERE. THEY'RE

RIGHT HERE IN THE TOWN.

Big Country:
ALONE AMONG

THE HILLS AND STONE

THROUGH SUMMER SUN

AND WINTER SNOW:

THE EAGLE:

HE WAS LORD ABOVE

AND ROB WAS LORD BELOW

[HORN HONKING]

240 YEARS WE LIVED

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