Restless Natives

I caught this film on tv in England years ago. The story centers around Will (Vincent Friell) and Ronnie (Joe Mullaney) two lads from Edinburgh who are always broke. They go on non violent robbing sprees taking valuables from tourists. This is a wonderful film which has been overlooked for years. A great film to watch over and over.

The two heroes are shown living in Wester Hailes housing estate (just down the road from where I live) and riding their motor bike around Edinburghs countryside. This film shows two likeable Scot lads having a great time escaping the boredom of living in one of Edinburgh's less desirable housing estates by commiting a few crimes politely. I think you might just need to be Scottish or live locally to get some of the jokes made in this film on the Scottish Tourist Industry. A good feel-good film, with a great sound track. If it was on DVD, I'd buy it in an instant! Trivia - My mate Liam Rudden was an extra on this film and now is Editor of the Arts and Media section of the Edinburgh Evening News Newspaper. Good on ye son!

I saw this hilarious film about 15 years ago and have been waiting to get hold of a copy ever since. As a result I can't remember a huge amount about it that hasn't already been mentioned, but the reason for posting is below. The good news is that as of April 18th 2005, it is now available on DVD. It is available from the usual retailers.. e.g. amazon, play.com etc. ASIN for the Region 2 version is B0007SMDCI It is released by Optimum Home Entertainment Enjoy... I'm getting my order in right away in case it gets deleted again

This has got to be one the most funny and entertaining films ever to have been set in Scotland . My only gripes are the accents are obviously West of Scotland when it`s set in Edinburgh , a pedantic point but I come from Edinburgh originally but have spent most of my life in the West of Scotland so the erroneous accents stick out a mile to the trained ear , and the fact RESTLESS NATIVES suffers very badly from a weak ending . But this film is still a lot of fun

This is one of my most favorite movies of all time. I've seen a few times on t.v. in England and I really enjoyed this film a lot. The story centers around two Edinburgh lads Will (Vincent Friell) and Ronnie (Joe Mullaney) who are always broke and plan to get cash by robbing tourist buses in non violent ways disguised as a clown and a wolf man. A great film worth seeing and more than once.

This is the kind of film that always cracks a smile on your dial. It's cute without being irritating, it's stupid without being offensive - it's all you want in an old fashioned comedy. And the accents are like honey lozengers; infact this is the very film you should watch if you are ill, or recovering from a hangover wrapped in a blanket infront of the TV. And the soundtrack by Big Country is an absolute hoot! What a film!!

Please post if you find this film on sale...or if you can find the rights to it. I'm desperate to sign it up and resell it on DVD. This is one of my favourite films of all time. I have looked high and low for a copy. I now find myself in the position of head of acquisitions at a film distributor...and I'm really looking for the film owner. If you are the owner or know who it is please let me know. I'd love to get this out on sale again as I love it, but also I think it's an undiscovred treat for the rest of the world that never saw it. Cheers Neil