The read
Critics rate it 15 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 29m.
Synopsis
Two lads in Edinburgh embark on a non-violent spree of robberies. They dress up in clown masks and act as modern highwaymen, robbing coach loads of tourists in the highlands. In the process they become folk heroes to the locals.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes83%
Critics rate it 15 points higher than audiences do.
34 audience votes
Key crew
- Michael HoffmanDirector
- Ninian DunnettWriter
- Stuart AdamsonOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Vincent FriellWill
- Joe MullaneyRonnie
- Teri LallyMargot
- Ned BeattyBender
- Robert UrquhartBaird
- Bernard HillWill's father
- Mel SmithPyle
- Bryan ForbesDriver
- Nanette NewmanPassenger
- Iain McCollNigel
- Ann Scott-JonesWill's Mother
- Laura SmithMary Harrison
Stills
Themes
scotlandclownwolfmanstagecoach robbery