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Restless Natives (1985)

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Two Scottish friends become local folk heroes and tourist attractions when they start holding up tour buses with novelty items.

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Cast overview, first billed only:
Vincent Friell ...
Will
Joe Mullaney ...
Ronnie
Teri Lally ...
Margot
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Bender
Robert Urquhart ...
Baird
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Will's father
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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 ...
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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. Written by Alan Burns <aburns@nelson.com>

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12 September 1986 (USA)  »

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Die Touristenfalle  »

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"Scotland the Brave"
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Traditional
Arranged by Jim Johnstone
Chappell Recorded Music Library
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nostalgia outweighs flaws
8 August 2006 | by (edinburgh,scotland) – See all my reviews

A film that improves with age for anyone who is/was a resident of Edinburgh as it has a nice nostalgic feel to it. Technically, the film is beautifully shot with a combination of Edinburgh council estates and the more tourist friendly city centre and the sprawling backdrop of the Scottish highlands. The acting is acceptable at most but a common complaint with any film set in the east coast is the west coast accents used throughout. Another confusing matter is the use of Glasgow in some scenes (the cemetery scenes)although these problems would appear to be superficial to anyone outside Edinburgh. Overall a pleasant, pre - irony slice of Scottish cinema.


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