Whisky galore movie remake

The original was atmospheric and funny and gave you a sense of the remote outer hebridean island, its remake gave me none of that and felt more like a tv movie. The movie tells the story of a group of scottish islanders, on the isle of todday, that attempt to steal 50,000 cases of. A remake of the beloved black and white original film directed by alexander mackendrick for ealing studios, which was based on the novel by sir compton mackenzie, which itself was based on the real events of 1941 when the s. In 1943, the people of the isolated scottish island of todday are largely unaffected by wartime rationing, until their supply of whisky runs out. Mackinnons whisky galore is a film made by scots, for scots, and is an enjoyable watch made better with a cup of tea or whisky in hand. Whisky galore take a look to the official track list of the soundtrack of whisky galore, the upcoming comedy movie remake directed by gillies mackinnon based on a script by peter mcdougall and starring gregor fisher, eddie izzard, sean biggerstaff, naomi battrick, kevin guthrie, and ellie kendrick. We have a house in portsoy where some of this film was made. A stunning beach that was used to film the remake of whisky galore. Now the festival is aiming to repeat the trick with a remake of alexander mackendrick s fondly remembered 1949 ealing comedy whisky galore.

If youre going to remake a classic scottish comedy, then youd better have something fresh hidden up your kilt to make the effort worthwhile. Colour remake of the 1949 ealing comedy classic whisky galore the inhabitants of a scottish island try to plunder 50,000 cases of whisky from a nearby stranded ship. Eddie izzard, gregor fisher on a brand new film adaptation of the book and filming in scotland. The producers confirmed to the national yesterday that preproduction on the movie is already under way and a major announcement about the cast and crew will take place in the next few weeks. Whiskey galore, about a wartime whiskey starved island in the outer hebrides, displays these kinds of characters. A remake of 1949 film whisky galore is to be released in cinemas in may, it has been announced. Funny, beautifullyfilmed, on the island of barra in scotland. So the stage is set for gille mackinnons whisky galore. Gillies mackinnons remake of the ealing classic commits sacrilege by the simple virtue of being dull. Whisky galore official trailer 2017 version youtube. Whisky galores scottish filming hotspots revealed in new. The original was filmed in 1949 in barra and was based on a true story. Whisky galore was based upon a true incident, the foundering of the ss politician off the isle of eriskay in 1941 with 50,000 cases of.

Whisky galore trailer comedy, romance 2017 youtube. Reviewed in the united kingdom on december 14, 2017. What makes the film so pleasurable is the humour and lyricism. The scottish filming locations which feature in new comedy film whisky galore. The film is about the ss politician, an 8000ton cargo ship sailing for kingston, jamaica and new orleans with a cargo including 28000 cases of malt whisky. Director gillies mackinnons remake of the ealing classic commits sacrilege by the simple virtue of being dull. It was directed by gillies mackinnon and stars gregor fisher. Gillies mackinnons remake of the classic postwar ealing comedy is light on laughs and feels out of place in 2016. Whisky galore 2016 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Jenni steele, film and creative industries manager at visitscotland, said. If youre going to remake a classic scottish comedy, then youd better have. Having watched the 1949 black and white whisky galore a few years ago i was keen at some stage to watch this remake. I cant really imagine a remake, they would have to set it in the same time period for it to have a chance of having the same charm i think. All time international box office for remake movies rank 200 266.

Three and a half stars out of five a british world war ii comedy, thats based on the 1949 film of the same name. Gillies mackinnons remake of the classic postwar ealing comedy is light on laughs and feels out of place. The curse of mobile phones today would spoil this film if it was set in 2006 or 1986 for that matter. It doesnt even seem to have bothered to look for one. Remake of a 1949 ealing classic of the same name, which itself was based on a. The community work to hide the discovery from the british authorities, all while planning two weddings for the daughters of the local shopkeeper gregor fisher. The inhabitants of a scottish island try to plunder 50,000 cases of whisky from a ship stranded nearby. But the true story of the sinking of the ss politician is even more remarkable than the fictional tale, reports richard woodard. As macroon, the films narrator and the islands widowed postmaster.

Whisky galore trailer 1 1 of 1 whisky galore trailer 1 whisky galore. Its precisely 75 years since the historical event which inspired the book and film of whisky galore. A remake of the classic movie whisky galore will be released in 2016. Exciting news for fans of cinema and whisky, the remake of the classic movie, whisky galore. Since the novel by compton mackenzie was published back in 1947, whisky galore has been raising laughs for 70 years. Whisky galore movie trailer weve got our hand son the first official trailer of whisky galore, the upcoming comedy movie remake directed by gillies mackinnon based on a script by peter mcdougall and starring gregor fisher, eddie izzard, sean biggerstaff, naomi battrick, kevin guthrie, and. Based on the 1947 novel by compton mackenzie, whisky galore. The movie tells the story of a group of scottish islanders, on the isle of todday, that attempt to steal 50,000 cases of whiskey from a ship stranded offshore. It was directed by gillies mackinnon and stars gregor fisher, eddie izzard, sean biggerstaff and naomi battrick. The last screen reads no alcohol was consumed during the making of this film. What happens when men can get just nothing but water and have a chance at a whole shipload of booze. All time domestic box office for remake movies rank 301400 321. All time worldwide box office for remake movies rank 301400 346. Scottish islanders try to plunder cases of whisky from a stranded ship.

In 1941 the ss politician sank near the island of eriskay in the outer hebrides, off the west coast of scotland, with a cargo of 264,000 bottles of. Scottish islanders try to plunder 50,000 cases of whisky from a stranded ship. With basil radford, joan greenwood, catherine lacey, bruce seton. Released by airedel records in 2017 containing music from whisky galore 2017. Politician was shipwrecked in the outer hebrides, leading to an. Scottish filmmaker gillies mackinnon hideous kinky remakes the 1949 ealing comedy classic, although its difficult to understand why. Sep 30, 2016 the remake of the beloved film whiskey galore and everything related with it. It languished for many years in development, with fans of this deeply. The storybased on a true eventconcerns a shipwreck off a fictional scottish island. We watched it in banff surrounded by people who reveled in the story and the scenes of the area. Based on the true story of the cargo ship ss politician running aground off the coast of eriskay in 1941 and the ensuing battle between the excise men and the. Whisky galore was based upon a true incident, the foundering of the ss politician off the isle of eriskay in 1941 with 50,000 cases of scotch whisky aboard. The longawaited remake of whisky galore is under way as crews start filming in the aberdeenshire village of portsoy.

On a small remote scottish island, the whisky has just run out and since its 1943 and theres a war on, theres little chance of replenishment. Agreeably precious but largely pointless, gillies mackinnons remake of the classic ealing studios farce could. Its a remake of the classic whisky galore and well done. A frieghter runs aground near todday, and its cargo consists of 50,000 cases of whisky.

It was the directorial debut of alexander mackendrick. The 2016 remake of the classic ealing whisky comedy, whisky galore. Tourism bosses hope a remake of whisky galore will boost visitor numbers to some of the lesserknown parts of scotland. There were 15 other movies released on the same date, including king arthur. If youre going to remake a classic scottish comedy, then youd better have something fresh hidden up your kilt to make. Whisky galore is gaelic for all the water in the world.