Dream Me Up Scotty!
“A history of the Scottish accent on television and film.”
Synopsis
Alex Norton discovers how showbusiness has handled the portrayal of the Scottish accent. For over 100 years audiences have struggled to understand our braw brogue: silent Harry Lauder films attempted an accent in the captions, and in Hollywood's golden era , everyone wanted to paint their tonsils tartan- but as examples from Katharine Hepburn, Orson Welles and Richard Chamberlain show, they couldnae. Then Disney made Brave and proved that it disnae have to be all bad!
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- John MacLaverty
- Original Title
- Dream Me Up Scotty!
- Country of Origin
- United Kingdom
- Spoken Languages
- English
- Runtime
- 59m
- Production Studios
- BBC Scotland, Hopscotch Films
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
John MacLaverty
Berny McGurk
Ewan Angus, John Archer
Department Leadership Roster
Berny McGurk
Editor
John Archer
Producer
John MacLaverty
Director
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What is Dream Me Up Scotty! about?
Alex Norton discovers how showbusiness has handled the portrayal of the Scottish accent. For over 100 years audiences have struggled to understand our braw brogue: silent Harry Lauder films attempted an accent in the captions, and in Hollywood's golden era , everyone wanted to paint their tonsils tartan- but as examples from Katharine Hepburn, Orson Welles and Richard Chamberlain show, they couldnae. Then Disney made Brave and proved that it disnae have to be all bad!
Who directed Dream Me Up Scotty!?
Dream Me Up Scotty! was directed by John MacLaverty.
Who stars in Dream Me Up Scotty!?
The principal cast of Dream Me Up Scotty! includes Alex Norton.
When was Dream Me Up Scotty! released and how long is it?
Dream Me Up Scotty! was released in 2013 with a total runtime of 59m.