It was directed by Gillies MacKinnon and stars Gregor Fisher, Eddie Izzard, Sean Biggerstaff and Naomi Battrick.

On the fictional Hebridean island of Todday during the Second World War, pompous Captain Waggett commands the local Home Guard unit, assisted by Sergeant Odd, an experienced soldier.

Macroon's other daughter, Catriona, would like to marry George Campbell, the mild-mannered local school teacher, but he lives under the thumb of his domineering mother who opposes the match.

As the ship begins to sink and is abandoned by her crew, the islanders learn that her cargo includes 50,000 cases of Scotch whisky, destined for New York.

Macroon had earlier told Odd that, by long-standing custom, a man cannot marry without hosting a rèiteach—a betrothal ceremony—and you can't have a rèiteach without whisky.

[citation needed] He raised £400,000 through private investment to finance the development of the film through the company, Whisky Galore Development Ltd.[citation needed] After Bill Bryden was fired, Peter McDougall was brought on board and wrote a script for a planned filming in the summer of 2006.

[4] According to director Gillies MacKinnon, the film is a modern interpretation, not a proper remake: "The style is contemporary, embracing drama, romance and comedy, with an array of colourful characters providing a platform for a wonderful cast.

[9] Helen O'Hara of Empire described the film as "Too restrained and polite to really grip the attention" and feeling "more like comfortable Sunday night TV than cinematic fare",[10] while Jeannette Catsoulis of The New York Times wrote that "Beyond simple nostalgia... the appeal of this limp re-tread is difficult to discern".