The films 'Brigadoon' and 'Braveheart' have an enormous resonance both for Scots throughout the world, and the wide audience of non-Scots for whom such films provide general impressions of 'Scottishness'. This provocative book looks at that cluster of images and stories whereby Scotland is (mis)recognised and yet often comes to be 'known'. Colin McArthur explores 'Brigadoon' and documents the contempt the film has elicited, particularly from the Scots intelligentsia. He succumbs to 'Brigadoon''s charm, but finds no such mitigating features in 'Braveheart'. Tracing the film's appropriation by political, touristic and sporting figures, he argues that, far from being 'about' Scottish history, it is primarily 'about' Hollywood and its cinematic traditions.