The Wicker Man

Subject: RE: The Wicker Man
From: Ruth Archer
Date: 16 Jul 08 - 11:31 AM

The landlord reminded me of that strange Scottish whistle-playing hotelier from the first series of Little Britain:


Ray McCooney

Subject: RE: The Wicker Man
From: Ruth Archer
Date: 16 Jul 08 - 11:42 AM

this one is even better:

More Scottish Hotel

Subject: RE: The Wicker Man
From: GUEST,Trev
Date: 16 Jul 08 - 12:27 PM

"The rooms where Britt Ekland tried to seduce Edward Woodward and Edward Woodward refused her were 30 miles apart!"

Just as well... I'd have to be even further away to resist a naked Britt, any nearer and I'm sure he'd have succumbed.

Always puzzled as to how WM is seen as a horror film. Thriller, yes but horror? hmmm.

Avoid the Nick Cage version as if you were a virgin cop avoiding SummerIsle! Drab, no sex, no nudity and bees instead of apples!

Subject: RE: The Wicker Man
From: GUEST,Jonny Sunshine
Date: 16 Jul 08 - 03:23 PM

That tribute in Lego is hilarious!

Subject: RE: The Wicker Man
From: Dave Sutherland
Date: 16 Jul 08 - 03:25 PM

The chap who carried Edward Woodward up into The Wicker Man was the wrestler, the late "Wild" Ian Campbell who I often saw fight when I worked at St James's Hall, Newcastle when I was about 16. I remember on one such occasion he gave me a right bollocking for smoking and telling me of all the damage that I would do myself; and there he is in WM puffing away on his pipe!!
I finally have my own copy on DVD as my youngest bought me it for my 60th in April. However it is not the director's cut.

Subject: RE: The Wicker Man
From: GUEST
Date: 17 Aug 19 - 11:44 AM

so what happened to the WM music festival?

Subject: RE: The Wicker Man
From: GUEST, Onedtent
Date: 17 Aug 19 - 12:08 PM

The Wicker Man music festival ended a few years ago, after the sudden death of one of the organisers. The Wicker Man that was built for the music festival is still standing in the field where the festival was held. It is just off the road from Kirkcudbright to Dundrennan, and is clearly visible from the road.

Subject: RE: The Wicker Man
From: GUEST
Date: 17 Aug 19 - 06:04 PM

I hated the film. As a Scot myself, there's nothing worse than cod Scottish regional accents by imported actors. Fake Celticism, laughably bad hair on Christopher Lee, dire out of place music, dire location choices, holey plot, bad psuedo porn scenes, wooden acting.. yet rated a cult cinema classic!   Scottish singer Fiona Kennedy made a bit part appearance as a schoolgirl.. I wonder what her father Calum thought of it at the time? One classic scene though when the Wicker Man falls burning to the ground revealing the sun.. but generally a crock of crud. Just one Scot's opinion, but plenty of others have loved it and always will.

Subject: RE: The Wicker Man
From: GUEST
Date: 19 Aug 19 - 08:49 AM

there is a Wee Wickerman festival near Wigton this coming weekend?

Subject: RE: The Wicker Man
From: Mrrzy
Date: 22 Aug 19 - 12:07 AM

My second-worst experience with the concept of "spoiler" was with this movie.

Subject: RE: The Wicker Man
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 22 Aug 19 - 02:55 AM

My mate's 'local' is the Ellangowan in Creetown where the pub scenes were filmed. Been there many a time on our visits. Sadly it seems to be being run down :-(

Subject: RE: The Wicker Man
From: Daniel Kelly
Date: 22 Aug 19 - 06:17 AM

If you are ever in South Australia around May, they have a festival called 'The English Ale' in the small town of Mylor (https://www.theenglishale.org/) which is basically a wicker man event.

Subject: RE: The Wicker Man
From: GUEST,guest onedtent
Date: 23 Aug 19 - 09:55 AM

The Wee Wickerman Festival is at the Isle of Whithorn, 16 miles south of Wigtown on Saturday August 24th, (tomorrow).

Subject: RE: The Wicker Man
From: robomatic
Date: 23 Aug 19 - 01:41 PM

So, is it too late to get a Christian up in there and burn that sucker? Or has the balloon, so to speak, gone up already?

Subject: RE: The Wicker Man
From: GUEST,akenaton
Date: 23 Aug 19 - 02:17 PM

As one of the very few "highlanders" on this forum, I can say quite categorically this film is a pile of manure....has no relationship to the islands of the West Coast, their religion, or their way of life. Even in a semi historical setting, it is an insult to the Gaelic Culture which I remember from my boyhood.

Subject: RE: The Wicker Man
From: GUEST
Date: 02 Jun 23 - 05:31 PM

some of these comments are just from chauvinistic teuchters who resent this classic film being filmed in a neglected area of Scotland (even by the SNP!) rather than the usual phoney 'film sets' like Plockton.

We in Galloway are quite happy to live in a lovely, quiet part of Scotland where life goes on without most of the crap of modern life. The 5oth anniversary of the film was remembered last month by the Isle of Whithorn community without any commercial or media interest & all the better for it

Subject: RE: The Wicker Man
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 03 Jun 23 - 02:51 AM

Following my comment 4 years ago I am sad to confirm that the Ellengowan has been closed for a couple of years now with no chance of reopening :-( Lovely building and could be restored back to a fine hotel but it would take a lot of time and money