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
570 Views


PEOPLE'S MONEY,

PEOPLE THAT HAVEN' DONE YOU ANY HARM?

WELL, OF COURSE

IT IS, WILL.

DON'T LISTEN

TO YOUR FATHER.

HE'S NOTHING BU AN OLD CROOK ANYWAY.

THE GAS SPORT ISN'T EXACTLY

THE LITTLE SISTERS OF THE POOR.

NO THANKS TO YOU.

LOOK AT THIS.

TWO YOUNG LADS HAD

THE WIT AND STYLE

TO TAKE 600 QUID

OFF A BUNCH OF STUPID TOURISTS.

AND GOD KNOWS, THEY'D

PROBABLY SPEND THAT MUCH

IN AN AFTERNOON:

ON PLASTIC BLOODY BAGPIPES.

WELL, THESE LADS CAN HAVE

MY VOTE ANY DAY OF THE WEEK.

600 QUID.

MRS. BARBARA GINSBURG

OF WINVILLE, VERMONT, SAID,

"THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED

TO ME BEFORE."

THIS HAS NEVER:

HAPPENED TO ME BEFORE?

AYE.

UH, HELLO THERE.

YOU MAY HAVE:

HEARD OF US.

WE WERE IN THE PAPERS

LAST WEEK.

THIS IS OUR GUN.

WE HAVE A GUN!

MY FRIEND THE WOLFMAN,

HE WILL NOW COME

AMONGST YOU:

AND COLLECT YOUR CASH,

JEWELRY, AND WATCHES.

OH, THANKS.

THANK YOU.

THANKS.

OH, THANK YOU.

THAT'S LOVELY.

THANKS, THANKS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

GREAT.

OH, HOLD ONTO THAT.

NO, THANKS.

OH, THAT'S LOVELY.

OH, ISN'T THAT LOVELY?

LOOK, RONNIE.

I'VE GOT TO HAVE

10 TO GET BACK

TO THE AIRPORT.

HAS ANYBODY GO A 5.00 NOTE?

Man:
HERE YOU ARE, SON.

HERE'S 5 ONES.

THANKS VERY MUCH, SIR.

HERE'S 5 SINGLES.

HERE'S A 5, AND I'LL

TAKE THE 50. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, YOUNG MAN.

THANKS. THANK YOU.

WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?

I WON'T BE A MOMENT,

SIR.

YOU'VE JUST GOT TO

HOLD UP THE BUS.

Ronnie:
COME ON! LET'S GO!

ARE YOU QUITE:

FINISHED, PAL?

SORRY.

[GIRL GIGGLES]

[SHEEP BLEATING]

IT'S NOT ON.

REALLY!

IT'S JUST NOT ON.

COME ON, LET'S JUST GE THESE CHANGED AND GO.

HAVE YOU GONE SOF IN THE HEAD?

NO!

[CHATTERING]

[SPEAKING FOREIGN

LANGUAGE]

CAN YOU SPEAK I NO. I THINK IT'S MORE

LIKE THE LON CHANEY ONE.

MR. BENDER'S HERE

TO SEE YOU, SIR.

[TYPEWRITER CLACKING]

THAT'LL BE ALL.

[LAUGHING]

OHH!

ALL RIGHT, CUT THE CACKLE.

QUIET, PLEASE.

NOW, COME ON.

CUT THE RACKET.

I'VE GOT A TELEX FROM

THE SECRETARY OF STATE.

THE SCOTTISH SECRETARY.

HE SAYS THAT QUESTION

ABOUT ARMED GUARDS

IS OUT OF THE QUESTION.

QUIET, PLEASE!

FROM DETECTIVE:

SHAFER, SCOTLAND:

"ADVISE UTMOS EXPEDIENCY

"IN APPREHENDING

HIGHWAYMEN.

POTENTIAL POLITICAL

HOT POTATO."

HOW ABOUT THAT, EH?

"SWIFT ACTION AND

LOW PROFILE IMPERATIVE."

LOW PROFILE.

LOW PROFILE.

[SIGHS] WELL...

WHAT IT COMES DOWN TO

IS THAT THESE TWO LADS

HAVE SHANGHAIED:

TWO COACH LOADS:

OF WHAT IS NOW REGARDED

AS SCOTLAND'S

PRIZE IMPORT.

AND WE ARE INSTRUCTED

TO USE THE UTMOS EXPEDIENCY IN NIPPING I IN THE BUD...

[SNAPPING]

BEFORE THEY DO:

ANY FURTHER DAMAGE

TO OUR RELATIONS WITH

OUR FRIENDS FROM ABROAD.

LIAISON WITH:

THE BUS COMPANIES

WILL BE TWO OF:

THE NUMBERS:

THAT YOU HAVE GOT,

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