Withnail And I (1987) ( Withnail & I )

Withnail And I (1987) (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Withnail & I
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
English ( DTS 5.1 )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( PAL/Region 2&4 )

Running Time:
107 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Commentary
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

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 ..... 'I' (Peter 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:

If you can't remember the 60s... don't worry. Neither can they. London. The 60s. Two unemployed actors - acerbic, elegantly wasted Withnail (Richard E Grant) and the anxiety-ridden I (Paul McGann) drown their frustrations in booze, pills and lighter fluid. When Withnail`s Uncle Monty (Richard Griffiths) offers them his country cottage for a week, they escape the squalor of their flat for a holiday that will test both their wits and their friendship, as they contend with violent downpours, less than hospitable locals... and empty cupboards.

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.

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 23 May, 2016.