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Withnail And I
1986
WITHNAIL AND I is a quirky semiautobiographical account of filmmaker Bruce Robinson's early years as an actor. In 1969 London, two unemployed thespians--Withnail (Richard E. Grant) and Marwood (Paul McGann)--take a holiday in the Lake District at the home of Withnail's uncle Monty (Richard Griffiths), quite unprepared for what .. Read more
| Starring | Paul McGann, Richard E. Grant, Richard Griffiths, Ralph Brown |
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| Director | Bruce Robinson |
| Genres | Comedy |
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Withnail And I
WITHNAIL AND I is a quirky semiautobiographical account of filmmaker Bruce Robinson's early years as an actor. In 1969 London, two unemployed thespians--Withnail (Richard E. Grant) and Marwood (Paul McGann)--take a holiday in the Lake District at the home of Withnail's uncle Monty (Richard Griffiths), quite unprepared for what is in store for them, not only involving the locals, but the uncle as well.
| Starring | Paul McGann, Richard E. Grant, Richard Griffiths, Ralph Brown, Michael Elphick, Daragh O'Malley |
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| Director | Bruce Robinson |
| Studio | ANCHOR BAY |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 43 mins Blu-ray: 1 hr 47 mins |
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| Genres | Comedy |
| Language | English |
| Released | DVD: 12 Nov 2001 Blu-ray: 31 Aug 2009 Production year: 1986 |
| Format | DVD |
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This great little film launched the career of Richard E Grant and has since developed into a cult classic. Those born before 1950 will regard this tale of two dissolute 1960s hippies (Grant and Paul McGann) with unbridled horror. There are empty bottles and dirty underwear everywhere, along with half-finished joints and fag ends stubbed out in congealing boiled eggs. But this is in fact a glorious rite-of-passage movie, as the lads decamp to a cottage in the Lake District where they struggle to survive the weather and a lecherous Uncle Monty. It's written and directed by Bruce Robinson (who wrote the screenplay for The Killing Fields), based on his own experiences in London's Camden Town.
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That rare thing: an intelligent, beautifully acted, and gloriously funny British comedy. At the butt-end of the '60s,... read more on Time Out
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55 out of 60 people found this review helpful
Total genius
What a wonderful piece of work. Richard E Grant is fantastic as the cowardly alcoholic slob with a casual disregard for others, and the rest of the cast combine to make this a wonderfully enjoyable, fantastically funny piece of film, enjoyable by almost everyone on almost every level. Not one for the kids, obviously, hence the ratings tag and the bad language, but definitely one to make you laugh. Over and over again.
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
why is this a classic
don't know why everyone thinks this is so special, pretty middle of the road
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Withnail And I
WITHNAIL AND I is a quirky semiautobiographical account of filmmaker Bruce Robinson's early years as an actor. In 1969 London, two unemployed thespians--Withnail (Richard E. Grant) and Marwood (Paul McGann)--take a holiday in the Lake District at the home of Withnail's uncle Monty (Richard ...
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