Withnail & I (1987) ( Withnail and I )

Withnail & I (1987) (DVD) (*)

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Alternate Title: Withnail and I
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Mono )
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Remastered

Movie filmed in 1987 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Bruce Robinson

Written By:
Bruce Robinson

Actors:
Richard E. Grant ..... Withnail
Paul McGann ..... Marwood
Richard Griffiths ..... Monty
Ralph Brown ..... Danny
Michael Elphick ..... Jake
Daragh O'Malley ..... Irishman
Michael Wardle ..... Isaac Parkin
Una Brandon-Jones ..... Mrs. Parkin
Noel Johnson ..... General
Irene Sutcliffe ..... Waitress
Llewellyn Rees ..... Tea Shop Proprietor
Robert Oates ..... Policeman One
Anthony Wise ..... Policeman Two
Eddie Tagoe ..... Presuming Ed

Synopsis:

Screenwriter Bruce Robinson made his directorial debut with this British comedy. Withnail (Richard E. Grant) is an unsuccessful, pill-popping actor; 'I,' or Marwood (Paul McGann), is Withnail's roommate and another equally underemployed actor. The time is 1969: Withnail is fast becoming a burned-out relic of the '60s, while Marwood is trying to reassimilate into society. The two take a trip to the country in hopes of rejuvenating themselves, but things go from worse to even worse. Given the intimacy and insight of the screenplay and dialogue, one shouldn't be surprised that Bruce Robinson (who adapted the film from his own novel) based Withnail & I on his own experiences. The film proves that certain 'Age of Aquarius' types were just as bollixed-up in Britain as they were in America.

London 1969 - two 'resting' (unemployed and unemployable) actors, Withnail and Marwood, fed up with damp, cold, piles of washing-up, mad drug dealers and psychotic Irishmen, decide to leave their squalid Camden flat for an idyllic holiday in the countryside, courtesy of Withnail's uncle Monty's country cottage. But when they get there, it rains non-stop, there's no food, and their basic survival skills turn out to be somewhat limited. Matters are not helped by the arrival of Uncle Monty, who shows an uncomfortably keen interest in Marwood...

London: The Sixties. Two down-on-their-luck actors (Withnail and Marwood) find solace in drink and other substances. Seeking respite from their uneventful lives they escape up north to Penrith to Withnail's uncle's stone cottage. Faced with no modern conveniences, a bunch of oddball locals, and a surprise visit from an amorous 'Uncle Monty', their wits are tested, along with their friendship.

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