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Restless Natives

  • 1985
  • PG
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
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Vincent Friell and Joe Mullaney in Restless Natives (1985)
Two Scottish friends become local folk heroes and tourist attractions when they start holding up tour buses with novelty items.
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Two Scottish friends become local folk heroes and tourist attractions when they start holding up tour buses with novelty items.Two Scottish friends become local folk heroes and tourist attractions when they start holding up tour buses with novelty items.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
    • Ned Beatty
    • Joe Mullaney
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    1.9K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Michael Hoffman
    • Writer
      • Ninian Dunnett
    • Stars
      • Vincent Friell
      • Ned Beatty
      • Joe Mullaney
    • 37User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Vincent Friell
    Vincent Friell
    • Will
    Ned Beatty
    Ned Beatty
    • Bender
    Joe Mullaney
    Joe Mullaney
    • Ronnie
    Teri Lally
    • Margot
    Robert Urquhart
    Robert Urquhart
    • Baird
    Bernard Hill
    Bernard Hill
    • Will's Father
    Ann Scott-Jones
    • Will's Mother
    • (as Anne Scott-Jones)
    Rachel Boyd
    • Isla
    Iain McColl
    • Nigel
    Mel Smith
    Mel Smith
    • Pyle
    Bryan Forbes
    Bryan Forbes
    • Man in Car
    Nanette Newman
    Nanette Newman
    • Woman in Car
    Lawrie McNicol
    • Detective 'A'
    Neville Watchurst
    • Detective 'B'
    Dave Anderson
    • Illingworth
    Eiji Kusuhara
    Eiji Kusuhara
    • Japanese Presenter
    Sabu Kimura
    • 2nd Japanese Man
    Michael Stroud
    Michael Stroud
    • TV Reporter (British)
    • Director
      • Michael Hoffman
    • Writer
      • Ninian Dunnett
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    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Scottish band 'Big Country' wrote and performed the majority of the soundtrack.
    • Goofs
      When Will first searches for Margot, the scene is filmed in Anderston Bus Station, Glasgow, and not St Andrew Square Bus Station Edinburgh.
    • Quotes

      Ronnie: Do you believe in ghosts?

      [last lines]

    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Radio Days/Critical Condition/Outrageous Fortune/Restless Natives (1987)
    • Soundtracks
      Scotland the Brave
      (uncredited)

      Traditional

      Arranged by Jim Johnstone

      Chappell Recorded Music Library

    User reviews37

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    8/10
    Great, Great, Great!
    I was 12 years old when this came out, I'm Scottish, I'm male and I used to love Big Country. So guess what, I really like this film! It is however not the classic I remembered it to be. After years of searching I finally got this on DVD and I can now see as a grown adult that it does have some faults. The whole armed robbery aspect is a bit dodgy now and the ending is pretty poor too. All the rest is great though, the music is fantastic and the Scottish scenery is of course beautiful. The performances are great and I wonder why the cast never went onto bigger and better things? Instead of parts in dodgy Scottish soap Take the High Road! Ned Beatty is however a big name and its great an actor of his stature would appear in a low budget Scottish film. Good on you Ned! I'm delighted this film has at last appeared on DVD and its not bad but some more extras would have been the icing on the cake. Highly Recommended.
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    • LuboLarsson
    • Aug 21, 2005

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 12, 1986 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Die Touristenfalle
    • Filming locations
      • Lochgoilhead, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
    • Production companies
      • EMI Films
      • The Oxford Film Company
      • Thorn EMI Screen Entertainment
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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