Dream Me Up Scotty! (2013)
• December 23rd, 2013 • 0h 59min
Documentary
Overview
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!
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
In the Shadow of Hollywood: Race Movies and the Birth of Black Cinema
Released on: 2007-09-15
Documentary
This documentary captures the sounds and images of a nearly forgotten era in film history when Afric...
Behind the Screens, Hollywood Goes Hypercommercial
Released on: 2000-01-01
Documentary
Hollywood movies are rapidly becoming vehicles for the ulterior marketing and advertising motives of...
If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast
Released on: 2017-05-19
Documentary
Irrepressible writer-comedian Carl Reiner, who shows no signs of slowing down at 94, tracks down cel...
Beloved Days
Released on: 2015-08-22
Documentary
In 1970 the people of Karmi in Cyprus participate in an unprecedented experience: the shooting of th...
Kirk Douglas: Before I Forget
Released on: 2009-11-24
Documentary
Kirk Douglas recounts his remarkable life in a celebrated one-man theater performance augmented with...
Dearly Departed
Released on: 2006-12-14
Documentary
Hollywood is a hot spot for celebrities, and tour guide Scott Michaels (E!'s "20 Most Horrifying Hol...
The Quest for Bannockburn
Released on: 2014-06-02
Documentary, History
Neil Oliver and Tony Pollard set out to solve one of the biggest puzzles in battlefield archaeology....
Montgomery Clift
Released on: 1983-01-01
Documentary
A documentary incorporating footage of Montgomery Clift’s most memorable films; interviews with fami...
On the Trail of Ed Wood
Released on: 1990-01-01
Documentary
A documentary on the life and career of filmmaker Edward D. Wood Jr., with clips from his films and ...
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
Released on: 1960-01-10
Documentary
A look at the past, present and future of Hollywood as seen through the eyes of the movie columnist.
Hollywood Ghost Stories
Released on: 1998-10-30
Documentary, TV Movie
A chronicle of alleged ghosts, haunted landmarks and the otherworldly doings of Tinseltown, includin...
Almodóvar, todo sobre ellas
Released on: 2016-09-11
Documentary
When looking at Pedro Almodóvar’s filmography, it becomes evident that women are everywhere; in fact...
Becoming Cary Grant
Released on: 2017-05-23
Documentary
For the first time one of Hollywood's greatest stars tells his own story, in his own words. From a c...
Showbiz Goes to War
Released on: 1982-12-31
Documentary, TV Movie
While a few Hollywood celebrities such as James Stewart and Clark Gable saw combat during World War ...
It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures
Released on: 2001-05-01
Documentary
A 60-minute salute to American International Pictures. Entertainment lawyer Samuel Z. Arkoff founded...
The Death of "Superman Lives": What Happened?
Released on: 2015-05-01
Documentary
The Death of 'Superman Lives': What Happened? feature film documents the process of development of t...
Cecil B. DeMille: American Epic
Released on: 2004-04-05
Documentary
Documentary about the legendary American film director from his introduction to the film industry in...
Scottish Myths & Legends
Released on: 2010-01-01
Documentary
"Scottish Myths & Legends" explores the magic, mystery and sprinkling of mayhem that covers the ...
Jack L. Warner: The Last Mogul
Released on: 1993-05-14
Documentary
An insider's account of Jack Warner, a founding father of the American film industry. This feature l...
BRATS
Released on: 2024-06-07
Documentary
In the 1980s, Andrew McCarthy was part of a young generation of actors who were set to take over Hol...