Community Cinema: Restless Natives

About Community Cinema: Restless Natives

Location: Duncan Place Community Hub 
4 Duncan Place, Leith, Edinburgh, EH6 8HW

Our community cinema continues with Restless Natives, which will be celebrating its 40th anniversary year since released in 1985.

Directed by Michael Hoffman (The Last Station, One Fine Day) from a script by Ninian Dunnett, Restless Natives is a much-loved comedy, proudly part of the Scottish New Wave of comedies that emerged in the 1980s.

Ronnie (Joe Mullaney) and Will (Vincent Friell) are two under-employed Scots living on a housing estate in Edinburgh. Bored and tempted by the untapped wealth of the international tourists that swarm through the city, they hatch a wildly irresponsible plan to achieve wealth and notoriety. Donning a wolf and a clown mask and armed with a puffer gun loaded with homemade mace, they politely hold up coachloads of tourists travelling through the Highlands for a bit of cash. The duo soon become a hit with the tourists and the public alike, following in the great tradition of fellow folk heroes Robin Hood and Rob Roy. Their exploits make them a bigger tourist attraction than the Loch Ness Monster, much to the annoyance of the inept local police. Ned Beatty (Network) also stars as a vacationing CIA Agent Fritz Bender who joins the pursuit of the outlaws, with Bernard Hill (The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King) as Will’s dad and Mel Smith (The Princess Bride) as a schmoozing gangster who wants to cash in on their fame.

Following the home-grown international hits, Gregory’s Girl (1981) and Local Hero (1983), Restless Natives bangs the drum for Scottish cultural pride with its humour, a soaring soundtrack by Big Country and stunning Highlands scenery. This spirited, establishment- mocking caper movie remains a much-loved and thoroughly enjoyable comedy gem.

This screening is for ages 16+.  

Restless Natives (1985)
Running time: 90 mins.
Director: Michael Hoffman.
Cast: Joe Mullaney, Vincent Friell, Ned Beatty. 

View the trailer for Restless Natives on IMDB here. 

Restless Natives BBFC Content Advice
Discrimination - A man uses racist language when he says “I can go down to the Paki Shop”. Racist attitudes and behaviour are not endorsed by the film. More information on BBFC content advice for Restless Natives here.

Refreshments
We will provide hot drinks, squash, and pop corn.
Small cash donations towards these are welcome but not required.
You are also welcome to bring your own refreshments, however no alcohol is permitted. Please also refrain from bringing any hot or strong smelling food items. Thank you.

Film Selection and Support
We'd like to say a huge thank you to the Local Cinema Project for supporting our community cinema events, and also to the community members in our film programming group who have helped to select the films we'll be showing. 

Duncan Place Access Information

• SDH subtitles will be onscreen during the screening.
• There is ramped access into the building. The event will be held on the ground floor of Duncan Place Community Hub and is wheelchair accessible.
• There are two individual toilets on the ground floor with one being wheelchair accessible.
• We have a mix of padded seats and hard plastic seats. Seats with arm rests are also available if needed. We have a limited supply of chair cushions available on request.
• There is foyer space and outdoor space for those that might need to break away to a quieter area during the film.

If there is anything we can do to help you attend, please get in touch by emailing events@duncanplace.org or phoning 0131 364 4350.

Getting Here

We can be found on Google Maps here > https://goo.gl/maps/qNZeEKWL1uhdQRBd7

Duncan Place is a few minutes’ walk from Leith Walk, Duke Street, Great Junction Street and Easter Road. This area is very well served with buses, including 1, 7, 14, 16, 21, 25, 34, 35 & 49.

www.lothianbuses.com has a journey planner.

The closest tram stop is Foot Of The Walk.

Bike racks are available in our outdoor space. Please bring a secure lock. We do not have any to loan out & bikes and scooters are not allowed in the building. Bikes and scooters are left at your own risk and Duncan Place will not accept any responsibility for any damage or theft. CCTV does cover the bike racks.

Duncan Place has 1 disabled parking space and 1 further space alongside the exterior fencing, both available on a first come basis.

Parking bays have been painted on the road outside the building and on-street (card only) pay and display meters have been installed by City of Edinburgh Council, at a rate of £3.80 per hour, Monday to Friday 8:30am until 5:30pm. 

There are also yellow zig zags on the street. Again, please check signage but at the time of writing it is free to park on the zigs zags after 4pm Mon to Fri and all day on the weekends.

There is free parking at the nearby Tesco. At the time of writing parking is available for up to 3 hours.