I need to make a list of movies with Scottish accents (film, scene)

[foma]

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!!

[stan4]

How about anything with Sean Connery?

[foma]

lol stan ... yes, sean connery indeed!

[brikag]

Trainspotting!!!!!!!!!

[golfgod]

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

[Mark S.]

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.

[foma]

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!

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

[jtur88]

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".

[Future Trooper]

What about THE QUEEN the majority of the film takes place at Balmoral Castle

[brikag]

foma,

found this on youtube!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrCMB...eature=related