Grant stars in his first onscreen role as withnail. Oh, but it is not the most pleasant of seasons in london. Grant, paul mcgann, richard griffiths and ralph brown. Two outofwork 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. Grant as withnail, a messedup, flamboyant alcoholic. Grant and paul mcgann who live in a squalid flat in camden town in 1969 while squandering their finances on alcohol. The roommates squabble about housekeeping and leave to take a walk.
Withnail and i the 1987 comedy movie featuring richard e. September, as part of the final week of the bbcs summer of british film season. Grant, paul mcgann, richard griffiths, ralph brown. For the 2006 film adaptation, griffiths was nominated for the bafta award. It was written and directed by bruce robinson and is based on his life. In the article, its stated that marwood went to the other place eton. The movie, which takes place in england in late 1969, involves the misadventures of a pair of chronically unemployed actors. Postponed withnail and i cinema nights at leith theatre this screening has now been postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak.
In 1969, two substanceabusing, unemployed actors retreat to the countryside for a holiday that proves disastrous. Terminally broke and often drunk as much to fight the cold as to combat depression, the roommates decide to escape their misery with a visit to the penrith countryside. Developed for television by frank darabont, the series is based on the eponymous series of comic books by robert kirkman, tony moore, and charlie adlard. Set in postnuclearholocaust england, where a handful of bizarre characters struggle on with their lives in the ruins, amongst endless heaps of ash, piles of broken crockery and brick. 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. A cult film in the truest sense that has also become a classic. Withnail and i is a 1987 black comedy film produced by handmade films.
Withnail and i 1987 94% critics 94% audience two unemployed actors withnail richard e. Bruce robinsons glorious 1987 british classic is now rereleased in cinemas. If youre hanging on to a rising balloon, youre presented with a difficult decision. To fill in the edges of the ongoing narrative, the writers contrived a plot to dispatch ty to mongolia to save endangered gobi bears, and its commendable of ty, really, except, dammit, the timing sucks. See all 4 formats and editions hide other formats and editions.
I have of late, but wherefore i know not, lost all my mirth. Rent withnail and i 1987 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. For his performance in the stage play the history boys, griffiths won much acclaim and received many awards including, tony award, laurence olivier award, the drama desk award, the outer critics circle award. The 62yearold star made his big screen debut as the titular. Withnail and i 1987 withnail rings his agent youtube. Postponed withnail and i cinema nights at leith theatre. Nov 14, 2011 on telling the powers that be on the film desk that withnail and i was my favourite movie, i was informed this was a typical choice for muso types. And indeed it goes so heavily with my disposition that this goodly frame, the earth, seems to me a sterile promontory. Written and directed by bruce robinson cinematography by peter hannan withnail terrified, afraid of a killer go inside the room and kill him with a fish. The tenth season of the walking dead, an american postapocalyptic horror television series on amc premiered on october 6, 2019. Grant, paul mcgann, richard griffiths and ralph brown and crammed with irresistibly quotable dialogue, withnail and i is a sheer. They live in a filthy georgian flat in camden town. Aug 27, 2014 perfectly cast with careerdefining roles for richard e. This was simply something withnail told his uncle for appearances, but its later revealed that marwood i didnt attend a toptier school, eton or otherwise.
If you asked them if it made them happy to drink, they would probably claim that it did, and thats why they do it. Withnail and i original soundtrack 1987, vinyl discogs. In the film as in life, withnail and i live in poverty and disarray and do not waste valuable drinking time by doing anything else. When the british film withnail and i was released in 1987, it wasnt a huge hit. May 25, 2018 withnail and i is a cult classic you should cross off your list. Molly ringwald and emilio estevez in the breakfast club. But instead of rejuvenation, they experience a lack of food, an abundance of rain and a plethora of alcohol. As british black comedy withnail and i hits 30, star richard e grant looks back at its filming. Grants overthetop antics and richard griffiths smarmy charm, withnail and i is a movie about struggling with addiction and finding yourself trapped in life with nowhere.
A brief vacation in the country will surely get them out of the doldrums and help them forget that they havent landed jobs in quite some time. Dundas, david, wentworth, rick withnail and i 1987 film. The scene in withnail and i as withnail richard e grant gets frustrated with his agent, as i paul mcgann stands silently by. Grant withnail, paul mcgann marwood, the i of the title, richard griffiths uncle monty and ralph brown danny. Withnail and i soundtrack cd details and availability. A few shafts of sunlight sneak through the curtains and illuminate a sitting room. Withnail and i soundtrack 1987 the moviemusic store. Grant and paul mcgann prove irresistibly hilarious as two misanthropic slackers in withnail and i, a biting examination of artists living on the. The entire production has become enshrined in cinema folklore stories about richard e. Withnails eccentric uncle monty loans them the key to his country house.
Withnail and i the ultimate cult film quiz 10 questions. Community seasons 16 tv, 1 april, absurd planet tv, 22 april. This blackcomedy gem, produced by george harrisons handmade films, stars richard e. Acerbic and irresistibly selfdestructive withnail richard e. Withnail and i newly restored and back in cinemas october 3rd.
Released by drg in 1987 12590 containing music from withnail and i 1987. The film ends with withnail bidding farewell to his friend who has finally landed a lead role in a play in a downpour and quoting hamlet, something you know hell never be doing on the stage. The second half of the season premiered on february 23, 2020. The notion that withnail and i works as an ode to the 60s is misplaced. This most excellent canopy, the air, look you, this brave oerhanging firmament, this majestical roof fretted with golden fire, why, it appeareth nothing to me but a foul and pestilent. Apr 01, 2020 the actor, 62, has been uploading clips of himself uttering lines from the cult 1987 film, much to the delight of fans. Grant and paul mcgann, respectively who share a flat in camden town in 1969. Loosely based on robinsons life in london in the late 1960s, the plot follows two unemployed actors, withnail and i portrayed by richard e. Robinson says in the commentary that the film is badly shot, but i respectfully disagree.
Its written and directed by bruce robinson, who lived it. The current date of september 30th listed here is another provisional date and we cannot guarantee that leith theatres doors will be open again by then. Ten years later, and withnail is a teacher at rada. Richard e grant and paul mcgann are the eponymous withnail and i. With bruce robinson, david dundas, michael feast, richard e. Paul mcgann is the saner counterpart to withnail and provides the often humorous but not overused narration. Price new from used from audio cd, soundtrack, february 16, 1999. 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 withnail s gay uncle monty. Largely unnoticed on its release in april 1987, standout performances by grant as the acidtongued withnail and paul. Ten years since marwood left him in the pouring rain. Two unemployed actors, acerbic, elegantly wasted withnail richard e. Based on robinsons life in london in the late 1960s, the plot follows two unemployed young actors, withnail and i portrayed by richard e. Inspired designs on tshirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. Dannys inducements to examine the death of their ideals are tacked on at the end, a sideorder of social analysis that also serves to flag up his level of acumen, rather than form the conclusion of any analysis.
Withnail and i 1987 film trivia, history and merchandise. Mar 25, 2009 withnail and marwood share the delusion that release and elation can be found in a bottle. For reasons remaining obscure and certainly never mentioned by him, he seems to be courting suicide. Withnail and i 1987 film david dundas rick wentworth format. The british star has named the sketch withnail and i isolation quotes. Withnail and i is one of those pictures that manages to be consistently amusing and grating at the same time. The film revolves around two unemployed actors, withnail and. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours.
Tom jolliffe takes a look back at paris, texas a drawn out, gutwrenching, beautiful scene, lasting all of 10 minutes has not long ended. Their host, withnail s gay uncle monty richard griffiths, displays a love for life and a lust for marwood. But then marwood walks into his life again, unaware of everything, and withnail is once again in the pouring rain. Withnail and i 1987 withnail rings his agent by paul thompson. 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. Robinson says that he considered a far darker ending, which you can find out by watching the commentary of this great movie. A decade seemed enough to sort everything out, to reach something that resembled inner peace. Two outofwork actors the anxious, luckless marwood paul mcgann and his acerbic, alcoholic friend, withnail richard e. Richard thomas griffiths obe 31 july 1947 28 march 20 was an english actor of film, television, and stage.
Bruce robinsons film about two resting actors thrown together in london at the fag end of the 1960s, didnt make much of an impression at the box office when i. Withnail comes from a privileged background and sets the tone for the friendship. It stirs some good memories while pointing to the aimlessness of an era. Grant and marwood paul mcgann take a trip to the british countryside in 1969. Quinta communications, ytvnextry et optomen productions photographie. I, or marwood paul mcgann, is withnails roommate and another equally underemployed actor.
Easy for you to say, luvvie, youve had an audition. Grant can be quick to order four quadruple whiskeys and a couple of pints, there is the presumption that he receives funds from his welloff homosexual uncle. Withnail and i is a 1986 film comedy written and directed by bruce robinson and starring richard e. Withnail, dressed in a long coat and flowing scarf, looks like some figure out of dickens, a cross between the artful dodger and the cat in the hat. Withnail at the summer of british film season withnail and i is one of seven classic british films that has been chosen to be part of the summer of british film season that takes place at. Their only company at the flat is the local drug dealer, danny.
Richard e grant quotes withnail and i lines to cheer people. Grant and the anxietyridden i paul mcgann, drown their frustrations in booze, pills, and lighter fluid. Hes lovely, really caring and he knows how to treat a woman not sexily, but make them feel safe. It took a vhs release for people to develop a taste for the movie, which follows two resting thespians, the. His name is never spoken, but he is referred to in a letter as marwood. Popular videos withnail and i withnail and i topic. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events.
Richard grant is the bitter and always overly dramatic withnail. Withnail and i soundtrack from 1987, composed by various artists, david dundas, rick wentworth. Withnail and i is a 1987 british black comedy film written and directed by bruce robinson. Look at me, im 30 in a month and ive got a sole flapping off my shoe. The film opened to a small but devoted audience in 1987 and over 30 years on has remained a cult classic. Grant spend their days drifting between their squalid flat, the. Perfectly cast i with careerdefining roles for richard e. Withnail and i original theatrical trailer youtube.
Hes a very natural personwears comfortable clothes, is a vegetarian, has liberal political views, very environmentally aware, etc. First up, it runs for 107 minutes and 12 seconds as opposed to my anchor bay 20th anniversary version which only clocks in at 102 minutes and 59 seconds. 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. Directed by bruce robinson 1986 united kingdom london. Grant and paul mcgann at the award winning 80s movies rewind. Withnail and i is a british film written and directed by bruce robinson.
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