Withnail & I 1987 R 1h 47m IMDb RATING 7.5 /10 47K YOUR RATING Rate POPULARITY 3,567 1,767 Play trailer 2:06 4 Videos 99+ Photos Comedy Drama In 1969, two substance-abusing, unemployed actors retreat to the countryside for a holiday that proves disastrous. Director Bruce Robinson Writer Bruce Robinson Stars Richard E. Grant Paul McGann Withnail and I is a 1987 British black comedy film written and directed by Bruce Robinson. Loosely based on Robinson's life in London in the late 1960s, the plot follows two unemployed actors, Withnail and "I" (portrayed by Richard E. Grant and Paul McGann, respectively) who share a flat in Camden Town in 1969.
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Alamy In 2017, a poll by Time Out magazine ranked Withnail and I the 15th best British film ever made (Credit: Alamy) As revered as Withnail and I has become, it was never destined to be a. Withnail and I R 1987, Comedy, 1h 42m 92% Tomatometer 37 Reviews 94% Audience Score 25,000+ Ratings What to know Critics Consensus Richard E. Grant and Paul McGann prove irresistibly hilarious as. Withnail and I London. The 1960s. 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 his cottage, they escape the squalor of their flat for a week in the country. Withnail & I (1987) Full Cast & Crew See agents for this cast & crew on IMDbPro Directed by Bruce Robinson Writing Credits Bruce Robinson. (written by) Cast (in credits order) verified as complete Produced by Music by David Dundas Rick Wentworth Cinematography by Peter Hannan. (photographed by) Editing by Alan Strachan Casting By Mary Selway
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London, 1969. Two unemployed actors, Withnail (played by Richard E Grant) and Marwood (Paul McGann), are destitute and desperately in need of a change of fortunes. They decide to go on holiday to a cottage in the country. The cottage is owned by Withnail's eccentric uncle, Monty (Richard Griffiths). 1. WITHNAIL WAS BASED ON BRUCE ROBINSON'S FRIEND, ACTOR VIVIAN MACKERRELL. Robinson and MacKerrell were flatmates in the 1960s, and he based Withnail on his friend. "Withnail is basically me. Withnail & I (1987) -- (Movie Clip) We've Got To Get Some Booze Freezing in Camden Town, London, 1969, unemployed actors Marwood (Paul McGann) and Withnail (Richard E. Grant) seek alcohol, the scene based on real events, according to writer-director Bruce Robinson, whose actor friend Vivian Mackerell died at 50 from throat cancer, in Withnail. Withnail & I Acerbic and irresistibly self-destructive Withnail and neurotic Marwood are down-at-the-heels actors in 1960s London, living in self-inflicted squalor and drowning their artistic frustrations with booze and any drugs they can get their hands on. 1,061 1 h 47 min 1987 R Comedy · Drama · Emotional · Strange
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Peter Bradshaw @PeterBradshaw1 Thu 2 Oct 2014 16.15 EDT T he death of Richard Griffiths last year has superimposed a delicate new layer of sadness on this brilliant fin de siècle comedy, a subtle. Two out-of-work actors -- the anxious, luckless Marwood and his acerbic, alcoholic friend, Withnail -- spend their days drifting between their squalid flat, the unemployment office and the pub. When they take a holiday "by mistake" at the country house of Withnail's flamboyantly gay uncle, Monty, they encounter the unpleasant side of the English countryside: tedium, terrifying locals and.
I (Paul McGann) and Withnail (Richard E. Grant). Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch In my drinking days, some of us would gather around noon on Saturdays at Oxford's Pub for what we called Drunch. Synopsis. Two out-of-work actors -- the anxious, luckless Marwood and his acerbic, alcoholic friend, Withnail -- spend their days drifting between their squalid flat, the unemployment office and the pub. When they take a holiday "by mistake" at the country house of Withnail's flamboyantly gay uncle, Monty, they encounter the unpleasant side of.
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The finest cult film known to humanity!Camden Town, the arse-end of the sixties. Two struggling, unemployed actors decide some respite is in order and so dep. After Martin met Grant filming LA Story they began a correspondence that could fill a book. The star of Withnail & I sent faxes full of gossip, hilarious character assassinations, self-loathing.
