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12-08-2008, 12:47 PM
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A very weird request, I know, but my brother is moving to Scotland and as a joke (and tutorial) I wanted to give him a list of movies to watch to brush up on his Scotish accent.
So far I can only come up with two though I know there is more:
1. Braveheart
2. Made of Honor
If anybody can help me make this list grow, I'd appreciate it greatly!!
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12-08-2008, 12:48 PM
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How about anything with Sean Connery?
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12-08-2008, 12:52 PM
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lol stan ... yes, sean connery indeed!
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12-08-2008, 12:52 PM
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Location: The Frenchie Farm, Where We Grow 'em Big!
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Trainspotting!!!!!!!!!
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12-08-2008, 01:00 PM
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brikag beat me to "Trainspotting", but also,
"Breaking The Waves"
"Dear Frankie"
"Local Hero"
A lot of what you'll hear in American movies is "close" (but often no cigar) to a Scottish accent. There are books (some with CDs) available to learn all kinds of accents. Some community theatres have them!
I once was in a production of "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" and the guy playing the lead couldn't quite master an "English" accent so he did it in a very darn convincing "Scottish" accent!
golfgod
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12-08-2008, 01:06 PM
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ROB ROY
Came out about the same time as BRAVEHEART, but I actually like ROB ROY a lot more.
There's a great BBC TV series called MONARCH OF THE GLEN. Lots of Scottish accents. If it isn't on TV any time soon, it is out on DVD.
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12-08-2008, 01:08 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by golfgod
A lot of what you'll hear in American movies is "close" (but often no cigar) to a Scottish accent. There are books (some with CDs) available to learn all kinds of accents. Some community theatres have them!
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Great info - thanks! This is meant to be more of a light-hearted gesture than for him to really learn the accent so any kind of movie is cool by me.
Just for me to keep a tally, here's what I have so far:
1. Braveheart
2. Made of Honor
3. Sean Connery movies
4. Trainspotting
5. Breaking the Waves
6. Dear Frankie
7. Local hero |
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12-08-2008, 01:14 PM
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The 1999 film "Ratcatcher" is an absolute must. The entire movie is subtitled in English, no person not from Glasgow would underestand a single word.
Mike Leigh's "Naked" has a scene in it for a couple of minutes with the most hilariously inarticulate Scots accent.
Tell him before he goes that the attributive adjective is "Scots", not "Scottish".
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12-08-2008, 01:16 PM
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What about THE QUEEN the majority of the film takes place at Balmoral Castle
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12-08-2008, 01:20 PM
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Location: The Frenchie Farm, Where We Grow 'em Big!
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