Dream Me Up Scotty! (2013)
A history of the Scottish accent on television and film.
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!
Director: John MacLaverty
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 59 min
Release Date: December 23, 2013
Cast
- Alex Norton - Presenter
Editing: Berny McGurk
Production: BBC Scotland, Hopscotch Films
Country: United Kingdom
Original Language: en
Keywords
scotland, hollywood, accents
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Frequently Asked Questions
- 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!?
- Dream Me Up Scotty! stars Alex Norton.
- How long is Dream Me Up Scotty!?
- Dream Me Up Scotty! has a runtime of 59m (59 minutes).
- What genre is Dream Me Up Scotty!?
- Dream Me Up Scotty! is a Documentary film.
- Where was Dream Me Up Scotty! produced?
- Dream Me Up Scotty! was produced in United Kingdom.