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Director:

Michael Hoffman

Writer:

Ninian Dunet (writer)

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Release Date:

12 September 1986 (USA) more

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Drama more

Tagline:

Scotland's most notorious public enemies since Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid. more

Plot:

Two Scottish friends become local folk heroes and tourist attractions when they start holding up tour busses with novelty items. full summary | add synopsis

User Comments:

A mild adventure comedy more (24 total)


Cast

  (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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Additional Details

Runtime:

UK:89 min | USA:90 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:L | UK:PG | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Edinburgh, Scotland, UK more

Company:

EMI Films more


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8 out of 8 people found the following comment useful.
A mild adventure comedy, 26 June 2004
6/10
Author: Shawn Watson (gator_macready@yahoo.com) from The Underverse

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.

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