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Ninian Dunet (writer)
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12 September 1986 (USA) more
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Scotland's most notorious public enemies since Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid. more
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Two Scottish friends become local folk heroes and tourist attractions when they start holding up tour busses with novelty items. full summary | add synopsis
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | Vincent Friell | ... | Will |
| Joe Mullaney | ... | Ronnie |
| Teri Lally | ... | Margot |
 | Ned Beatty | ... | Bender |
| Robert Urquhart | ... | Baird |
 | Bernard Hill | ... | Will's father |
| Mel Smith | ... | Pyle |
| Bryan Forbes | ... | Driver |
| Nanette Newman | ... | Passenger |
| Ann Scott-Jones | ... | Will's mother |
| Rachel Boyd | ... | Ilsa |
| Iain McColl | ... | Nigel |
| Dave Anderson | ... | Illingworth |
| Eiji Kusuhara | ... | Presenter |
| Ed Bishop | ... | Reporter |
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UK:89 min | USA:90 min
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It takes a lot to get around the alarmingly 80's Edinburgh featured in this movie. A lot has changed since then and since the movie is about 2 guys who are bored with their lives, the city scenes are shot in the most drab and depressing way possible. This only accentuates their adventures in the countryside.
Basically Ronnie and Will are on the edge. They hate their lives so much and decide that a little highway robbery in the highlands would be just the fun they are looking for. What begins as a little fun soon leads to them becoming local heroes and, by the end, immortal legends.
With good characters, some funny scenes and a nice feel-good factor towards the end, Restless Natives makes for easily diverting entertainment. It's long, long out of print and ancient VHS ex-rental copies go for £135 at online auction sites. I think a DVD release is rather overdue. I hope it comes in widescreen when it does. I am unsure or the original aspect ratio but the copy I saw was in pan and scan and the lack of wide shot in the countryside scenes felt awkward and disorientating.
The mangled Glaswegian accents did NOT fit the Edinburgh setting though.