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. Their adventures make for a whimsical and gentle comedy, in the Bill Forsyth vein.

Restless Natives (1985)
  • Rating: (627 votes)
  • Taglines:Scotland's most notorious public enemies since Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid. » They're bigger than the lochness monster! »
  • Runtime:89 minutes
  • Director: Michael Hoffman
  • Country:UK
  • Actors:
    Will
    Vincent Friell
    Ronnie
    Joe Mullaney
    Margot
    Teri Lally
    Bender
    Ned Beatty
    Baird
    Robert Urquhart
    Will's father
    Bernard Hill
    Pyle
    Mel Smith
    Driver
    Bryan Forbes
    Passenger
    Nanette Newman
    Will's mother
    Ann Scott-Jones
  • Genres:Comedy, Crime
  • Producers:
    Mark Bentley
    executive producer  
    Paddy Higson
    line producer  
    Andy Paterson
    co-producer  
    Rick Stevenson
    producer  
  • Plot: 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. Their adventures make for a whimsical and gentle comedy, in the Bill Forsyth vein. Written by Alan Burns <aburns@nelson.com>
Restless Natives
  • User's comment:Now available on DVD by globetrotter

    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


  • Also known as: Die Touristenfalle (West Germany), Klovni ja susimies (Finland), Niesforni tubylcy (Poland), Robin Hoods tollkühne Erben (West Germany),

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