Dream Me Up Scotty!(2013)
A history of the Scottish accent on television and film.
Dream Me Up Scotty! 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!
Dream Me Up Scotty! (2013) is a documentary film directed by John MacLaverty, released on December 23, 2013 with a runtime of 59m. It stars Alex Norton.
- Director:
- John MacLaverty
- Producers:
- John Archer
- Production:
- BBC Scotland, Hopscotch Films
- Status:
- Released
Dream Me Up Scotty! Cast & Crew
Main cast
Key crew
Directed by John MacLaverty, produced by John Archer.
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The main cast of Dream Me Up Scotty! (2013) includes Alex Norton. The film was directed by John MacLaverty. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
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Dream Me Up Scotty! was released on December 23, 2013 and runs for 59m.