As Scottish cult cinematic classics go, Restless Natives is right up there with Gregory’s Girl, Local Hero and Sweet Sixteen.
Shot in Edinburgh, Glasgow and the Scottish Highlands, director Michael Hoffman’s unforgettable crime caper about two young locals, played by Vincent Friell and Joe Mullaney, who hatch a dastardly scheme to rob tourist coaches hit all the right notes when it was released in 1985.
Wearing a wolfman and clown mask and riding a Suzuki GP 125, the lads become folk heroes in this 20th century reimagining of the Robin Hood legend by gifting their stolen proceeds to the people.
