Wee Gillis

Year Published: 1985

Country of Origin: United States

Description: 16mm Film - Wee Gillis - USA 1985 Directed by: George H. McQuilkin Written by: George H. McQuilkin, based on the book by Munro Leaf Cinematography by: Pieter Van Deusen Music by: Norman MacLean Starring: Roddy MacDonald, Rob Cameron, Archie Burnie, Bob Smith, Ronnie MacKellaig, David Cargill, Joe Gillies, Norman MacLean, Rosemary Cameron, Alison Smith, Karen McAlister, Christina McAlister, Hilary McQuilkin, Edwin Stott, James Baird, Claire Young Set in the Scottish Highlands of 1860, this is the story of Wee Gillis, a lad who cannot decide whether he wants to herd long-haired cows or stalk stags. Calling loudly for the cows and holding his breath so that he does not scare the deer have made Gillis' lungs very strong. When a bagpiper arrives who cannot blow up his bag, Gillis demonstrates his true vocational talent.

Transcription

[Music] so [Music] [Applause] [Music] foreign [Music] [Applause] [Music] boy named alistair rodriguez on a whistle mcmahon but that took too long to say so everybody just called him readers we give us have come to live with his relatives oh down at the low heels lived as mother's relations who lift and held with long-haired house [Applause] [Applause] often high mountains lived his father's relations they were highlanders who stalked stags [Music] [Applause] uh but one day he would have to decide [Music] religions [Music] [Music] each morning you go there degrees [Music] [Music] one day when we ginus was looking after the counts he saw a piper playing the bagpipes [Music] um [Applause] yes [Applause] [Music] [Applause] we get us decided to make their own music each day he practiced [Applause] [Applause] gave us couldn't find the house to bring them home he tried to call him and his voice was too weak and the cows wouldn't come is at last we lose [Applause] each oh you have to call the colors to the mist what are you gonna shout to the little lover for the hat before wow was good for his lungs by the end of the year his lungs have become very very strong [Applause] the next year we give us right up into the high mountains to live with these higher deletions [Music] [Applause] e [Music] a gay stalker you'll make after breakfast wiggles went out to practice strawberry so [Music] sometimes he went stalking with his hiding uncles [Music] once after staying still for a long time we just couldn't hold his breath and he frightened me the deer [Music] what happened weedless any longer if you're going to start skype you have to learn to hold your breath much longer but high like this [Applause] [Music] so day after day we give us a longer and longer [Music] holding his breath was good for his lungs at the end of the year his lungs have become very very very strong [Music] [Music] um [Music] our knowledge he and uncles walked and walked in to make them just the right hill for the sight they were not in the newmans it's time for you to decide what you're going to be i want you to come and live in the highlands of stark stags says the highlands that you belong to remind you there's no other love in the country and call the [Music] anymore [Applause] [Music] [Applause] and all the way down [Applause] sorry so he tried to blow up the bag [Music] but he couldn't because we do believe it's better that we hear this hide a little try um [Music] we give us wish those uncles would ask him to try would you be wanting to try then i would then is [Music] [Music] oh [Music] he practice and practice [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] the biggest eggplants in all spots [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] um [Applause] [Music]

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