YOU'RE young, you're bored, you're broke and you're without a job in Thatcher's Britain.

So what do you do? You become modern-day Dick Turpins and rob stupid tourists as they tour round the Scottish Highlands. Of course!

At least, that's the plan that life-long friends Ronnie and Will come up with to make some cash and escape their desperately sad lives in inner city Edinburgh.

This is a charming little film that was originally released in 1985 and has a wholesome quality not unlike Gregory's Girl, something you don't seem to get with today's films.

The scenery is spectacular as it is set against the backdrop of the Highlands and makes you want to hop on a plane and fly up there immediately.

The plot is simple, fun and innocent and pokes fun at Americans, which is always a good way to while away a couple of hours.

The main actors - Vincent Friell, Joe Mullaney and Teri Lally - have long since disappeared into obscurity, with just the occasional TV appearance to their name.

But they put in good performances, supported by Bernard Hill, Ned Beatty and some great cameos by the likes of Mel Smith and Nanette Newman.

This is a great snapshot of what life was like in Scotland in the 80s and is just as much a social commentary as entertainment.

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