Restless Natives (1985)

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

Director:

Michael Hoffman

Writer:

Ninian Dunnett

Stars:

Vincent Friell, Joe Mullaney, Teri Lally

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

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

robbery | mask | motorcycle | edinburgh scotland | bandit | 

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Taglines:

They're bigger than the lochness monster!

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 September 1986 (USA)

Also Known As:

Die Touristenfalle

Filming Locations:

Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

EMI Films, The Oxford Film Company, Thorn EMI Screen Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"Come Back to Me"
(uncredited)
Written and Performed by Big Country

User Reviews

Good For The Most Part

This has got to be one the most funny and entertaining films ever to have been set in Scotland . My only gripes are the accents are obviously West of Scotland when it`s set in Edinburgh , a pedantic point but I come from Edinburgh originally but have spent most of my life in the West of Scotland so the erroneous accents stick out a mile to the trained ear , and the fact RESTLESS NATIVES suffers very badly from a weak ending . But this film is still a lot of fun