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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LOVEFiLM has teamed up with the UK’s hottest fashion magazine, ELLE to offer its readers the chance to win an alluring collection of 25 must-see films. ELLE asked the cream of the crop from fashion, film and the arts to reveal the films which have inspired them in everyday life. From ELLE editor-in-chief Lorraine Candy’s favourite, Withnail And I, to director and actor Noel Clarke’s penchant for Pulp Fiction, and Henry Holland’s guilty pleasure, Pretty Woman - there̵ Read more
Michael Caine's tough-as-nails gangster flick Get Carter has been named the greatest British film ever in a new poll. ShortList magazine named the 1971 story of murder and revenge as its number one ahead of 1979 cult classic Quadrophenia and another Michael Caine classic, The Italian Job. Also named in the top ten were 1987 luvvies-on-the-lash comedy Withnail & I, Bob Hoskins' own gangster flick The Long Good Friday and Daniel Craig's debut as 007, Casino Royale. Seventh place on the list... Read more
The Edinburgh Film Festival has opened with Wah-Wah, the directorial debut of Richard E Grant. The film boasts a strong cast including Gabriel Byrne, Emily Watson, Miranda Richardson and Julie Walters. The film tells the story of a family in Swaziland as British rule comes to a close, a far cry from films Grant starred in such as Withnail And I, Jack And Sarah and Spice World. Some 50 films will enjoy their first screening at the festival, including another British offering, Asylum, which... Read more