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Writer:
Bruce Robinson (writer)
Release Date:
19 June 1987 (USA)
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Tagline:
You are invited to spend an hilarious weekend in the English countryside. more
Plot:
London 1969 - two 'resting' (unemployed and unemployable) actors, Withnail and Marwood, fed up with damp...
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Cottage
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Reference To Hamlet
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Awards:
1 win
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(3 articles)
Griffiths Is Homesick On Broadway
(From WENN. 20 November 2008, 8:02 AM, PST)
Ritchie Movie Tops Best London Film Set List
(From WENN. 24 October 2008, 12:05 AM, PDT)
(From WENN. 20 November 2008, 8:02 AM, PST)
Ritchie Movie Tops Best London Film Set List
(From WENN. 24 October 2008, 12:05 AM, PDT)
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Who says a comedy can't be intelligent, sad AND laugh out loud FUNNY?
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Cast
(Complete credited cast) | 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 |
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107 min
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Canada:R (Ontario) |
USA:R (certificate #28355) |
Australia:MA |
Canada:G (Quebec) |
New Zealand:R13 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:15 |
Spain:13 |
Singapore:PG |
Finland:K-16
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The photograph of Richard Griffiths in Uncle Monty's cottage is from The World Cup: A Captain's Tale (1982) (TV) in which he played a football manager and referee.
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Anachronisms: In the first kettle scene, the gas burns blue, whereas in 1969 we still used town gas (coal gas), which burns with a yellow flame. Not a lot they could have done about this of course.
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Referenced in Wicker Park (2004)
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Soundtrack:
While My Guitar Gently Weeps
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The first time I watched 'Withnail and I' in the late 80s I thought it was pretty good, but that's about it. Over the years, and a few more viewings, it really started to grow on me, and recently rewatching it on DVD for the first time I was struck at how brilliant and unique it is. It's a very subtle film really, and most comedy is admittedly a matter of taste, but if this movie clicks with you you'll most likely end up putting it in amongst your all time favourites. To me it's one of the greatest comedies ever. It's intelligent and sad and genuinely laugh out loud FUNNY, something you rarely see these days. The movie is episodic and seems to ramble on, but it's much more than a shaggy dog story, there's an underlying depth and melancholy to it that makes it something special. Richard E. Grant has never been better than this. Playing Withnail and writing his wonderful autobiography cement his place in film history as far as I'm concerned. Paul McGann is also excellent, and there are lovely performances from Richard Griffiths, Michael Elphick and Ralph Brown. EVERYONE is good in 'Withnail' but it's still Grant's movie all the way. He is just utterly brilliant! 'Withnail and I' is one of THE great British movies, and comes with my highest recommendation.