If you dont remember the sixties, dont worry neither did they two resting actors living in a squalid camden flat and living off a diet of booze and pills take a trip to a country house belonging to withnails uncle to rejuvenate. See all 4 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. But it is much more than a farcical comedy about a couple of drunks. The movie, which takes place in england in late 1969, involves the misadventures of a pair of chronically unemployed actors. Grant and paul mcgann in the title roles as rarely employed but often inebriated actor friends who decide to escape the squalor of their camden flat for a weekend at a country cottage owned by withnails gay uncle monty. Tavistock crescent, notting hill, london the films mother black cap pub presumably a conflation of camden s black cap and mother red cap now the worlds end music bar, where withnail richard e grant. Withnail and i 1987 film david dundas rick wentworth format.
With bruce robinson, david dundas, michael feast, richard e. The bottle of lighter fluid withnail drinks had been filled with water throughout rehearsals, but for the actual take was filled with vinegar, unbeknownst to richard e. Released by drg in 1987 12590 containing music from withnail and i 1987. The entire production has become enshrined in cinema folklore stories about richard e. Dundas, david, wentworth, rick withnail and i 1987 film. Today the tale of excess and squalor is a cult classic. It was written and directed by bruce robinson and is based on his life in london in the late 1960s. Withnail and i 1987 94% critics 94% audience two unemployed actors withnail richard e.
Grant stars in his first onscreen role as withnail. Grant, paul mcgann, richard griffiths, ralph brown. Grant and paul mcgann, respectively who share a flat in camden town in 1969. This is a group for anyone who just loves this film. Withnail and i soundtrack cd details and availability. Price new from used from audio cd, soundtrack, february 16, 1999. Oh god, its a nightmare, i tell you, its a nightmare. This pointed black comedy follows the actors misadventures as the trip quickly turns into a nightmare, thanks in large part to withnails uncle monty played. I, or marwood paul mcgann, is withnail s roommate and another equally underemployed actor. Withnail is one of the greatest tragicomic creations in the history of cinema. Please feel free to add your quotes, comments and what ever you. Withnail and i in our writers favourite films series, tim jonze raises a glass or six to bruce robinsons tale of two struggling actors who go on holiday by mistake. Weve just run out of wine what are we going to do about it.
The late richard griffiths is a wistful scenestealer as withnails gay uncle monty. Screenwriter bruce robinson made his directorial debut with this british comedy. Grant withnail, paul mcgann marwood, the i of the title, richard griffiths uncle monty and ralph brown danny. In 1969, two substanceabusing, unemployed actors retreat to the countryside for a holiday that proves disastrous.
Based on robinsons life in london in the late 1960s, the plot follows two unemployed young actors, withnail and i portrayed by richard e. It was only after the screening had concluded that a distraught bruce robinson discovered that the audience was comprised entirely of nonenglish speaking german tourists who were all. Withnail and i are two young wouldbe actors who wake up one morning to find only ninety days left in the decade. Its written and directed by bruce robinson, who lived it. This is a device enabling the drunken driver to operate in absolute safety.
Withnail and us twenty years ago bruce robinson made an art house film that even its producers hated. Two unemployed actorsacerbic, elegantly wasted withnail richard e. Withnail emerges from his room holding a bottle and glass and follows him. Two struggling, unemployed actors decide some respite is in order and so depart their miserable flat for a week in the lake district one that will involve rain, booze, minimal supplies, a randy bull and an even randier uncle monty. Withnail and i is a 1986 film comedy written and directed by bruce robinson and starring richard e. Plot synopsis screenwriter bruce robinson made his directorial debut with this british comedy. The film opened to a small but devoted audience in 1987 and over 30 years on has remained a cult classic.
Grant and neurotic marwood paul mcgann are downattheheels actors in 1960s london, living in selfinflicted squalor and drowning their artistic frustrations with booze and any drugs they can get their hands on. Danny is the sort of character you might have found on the fringes of the ladbroke grove underground scene, inhabited by hawkwind and mick farrens group, the deviants, who had little time for peace and love and puckish dilettantes, and whose appetite for rabble. Withnail and i is a 1987 british black comedy film written and directed by bruce robinson. Withnail and i soundtrack 1987 the moviemusic store. Needing a holiday, they visit withnail s eccentric uncle monty to borrow the key to. To tutor it in the ways of righteousness, and procure some uncontaminated urine. Grant and paul mcgann at the award winning 80s movies rewind. Withnail and i is a british film written and directed by bruce robinson. Telecharger withnail et moi 1987 film complet en francais. If withnail and i is a sixties film at all, it is thanks mainly to the presence of the frazzled drug dealer danny ralph brown. But it is richard e grant who makes the biggest impression in the title role. Loosely based on robinsons life in london in the late 1960s, the plot follows two unemployed actors, withnail and i portrayed by richard e.
London, 1969 two resting unemployed and unemployable actors, withnail and marwood, fed up with damp, cold, piles of washingup, mad. Grant and paul mcgann who live in a squalid flat in camden town in 1969 while squandering their finances on alcohol. Withnail and i soundtrack from 1987, composed by various artists, david dundas, rick wentworth. Grant and the anxietyridden i paul mcganndrown their frustrations in booze, pills, and lighter fluid. Grant as withnail, a messedup, flamboyant alcoholic, and paul mcgann as marwood or i, since hes never named in the actual film, his slightly more gentle and sensible friend. This blackcomedy gem, produced by george harrisons handmade films, stars richard e. Faced with bad weather, altercations with the locals, and the unexpected arrival and advances. Acerbic and irresistibly selfdestructive withnail richard e. Faced with bad weather, altercations with the locals, and the unexpected arrival and advances of. It was only after the screening had concluded that a distraught bruce robinson discovered that the audience was comprised entirely of nonenglish speaking. The two friends decide to spend a soulcleansing weekend in the country in a primitive cottage. Withnail and i the 1987 comedy movie featuring richard e. But instead of rejuvenation, they experience a lack of food, an abundance of rain and a plethora of alcohol. His name is never spoken, but he is referred to in a letter as marwood.
Two unemployed and unemployable broke british actors, withnail richard e grant and his best friend i paul mcgann take a holiday to the country. British 60s cinema withnail and i frequently unasked. I, or marwood paul mcgann, is withnails roommate and another equally underemployed actor. Grant and marwood paul mcgann take a trip to the british countryside in 1969. Bound together by poverty and dreams of stardom, they share a flat of indescribable squalor and live on a diet of booze, pills and grass. In this short scene from withnail and i, withnail richard e grant spins the crows landlord a tall story about being in the territorials as marwood paul mccann looks on. Grant, withnail and i, 1987 efbdw9 from alamys library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors. Needing a holiday, they visit withnails eccentric uncle monty to borrow the key to.