She thought it was funny although her friends didnt get it and she fancied the actor who played withnail. Grant, paul mcgann, richard griffiths, ralph brown the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 42 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. The film revolves around two unemployed actors, withnail and. I first saw this film in 1987, when a friend of mine who worked at afi in hollywood, took me to see it. Withnail and i original soundtrack 1987, vinyl discogs. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. For many years, channel 4s on demand service, 4od, offered the ability to watch withnail and i online, along with s of other free programmes that could be downloaded and watch for free.
This exquisite and hilarious 1987 film is a cult classic you should cross off your list. Watching it i feel a little like its the strange cousin film to naked. Its written and directed by bruce robinson, who lived it. The british star has named the sketch withnail and i isolation quotes. Boris johnson watching withnail and i and playing sudoku in. I didnt much understand it then, before i became an.
Grant and paul mcgann who live in a squalid flat in camden town in 1969 while squandering their finances on alcohol. Dec 12, 2015 withnail and i is a comingofage comedy about friendship and a touching farewell to a lost era. Dua aktor beristirahat yang tinggal di camden flat yang jorok dan menjalani diet alkohol dan pil melakukan perjalanan. Grant withnail, paul mcgann marwood, the i of the title, richard griffiths uncle monty and ralph brown danny. But instead of rejuvenation, they experience a lack of food, an abundance of rain and a plethora of alcohol. The official screenplay includes quotes that didnt make the film. 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. I didnt much understand it then, before i became an anglophile. Subscribe to the times video newsletter for free and get a handpicked selection of. Thompsons novel to the big screen with brilliance, wild humour and fierce energy. This is a film with a point, and a great way of avoiding making it too emphatically.
This is a device enabling the drunken driver to operate in absolute safety. Enter deeper the portable, sonarcompatible device which locates fish underwater and transmits the information to a smartphone to tell you exactly where. Withnail in time outs top 100 comedy films no ones really come close to replicating the maverick, melancholy, ratarsed resonance of withnail and no one ever will. Withnail and i film trivia, history and merchandise. May 25, 2018 withnail and i is a cult classic you should cross off your list. Robinson says in the commentary that the film is badly shot, but i respectfully disagree. 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. Richard e grant quotes withnail and i lines to cheer people. His name is never spoken, but he is referred to in a letter as marwood. Acerbic and irresistibly selfdestructive withnail richard e. Withnail and i is a 1986 film comedy written and directed by bruce robinson and starring richard e.
Directed by bruce robinson 1986 united kingdom london. 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 is one of those pictures that manages to be consistently amusing and grating at the same time. Withnail and i are two young wouldbe actors who wake up one morning to find only ninety days left in the decade. Independence day fitz kreiner mentioned having worked at the mother black cap in camden town in the sixties. Acerbic and irresistibly selfdestructive withnail and neurotic marwood 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. Your isp can monitor you, unless you use a zero log. Grant and paul mcgann, respectively who share a flat in camden town in 1969. Withnail and i is a 1987 british black comedy film written and directed by bruce robinson. Perfectly cast, with careerdefining roles for richard e.
You fill this with piss, take this pipe down the trouser and sellotape this valve to the end of the old chap. Paul mcgann is the saner counterpart to withnail and provides the often humorous but not overused narration. Withnail and i the ultimate cult film quiz 10 questions. A cult film in the truest sense that has also become a classic. Withnail and i 1987 stream and watch online moviefone. A film which very nearly wasnt distributed because the film companys publicity department did not know how to market it. Withnail and i is a cult classic you should cross off your list. Grant and the anxietyridden i paul mcgann, drown their frustrations in booze, pills, and lighter fluid.
I have of late, but wherefore i know not, lost all my mirth. Rent withnail and i 1987 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Two unemployed actorsacerbic, elegantly wasted withnail richard e. Withnail and i soundtrack from 1987, composed by various artists, david dundas, rick wentworth. Track 17 28 from withnail and i music by david dundas and rick wentworth.
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. Its a very subtle film really, and most comedy is admittedly a matter of taste, but if this movie clicks with you youll most likely end up putting it in amongst your all. Grant, paul mcgann, richard griffiths, ralph brown. Grant, paul mcgann, richard griffiths and ralph brown. Withnail and i 1987 film trivia, history and merchandise. His soliloquy from hamlet in the final scene is one of the best readings of that scene anyones done in film. For reasons remaining obscure and certainly never mentioned by him, he seems to be courting suicide. How i missed this one for so long is totally beyond me. Dundas, david, wentworth, rick withnail and i 1987 film.
Grant as withnail, a messedup, flamboyant alcoholic. Based on robinsons life in london in the late 1960s, the plot follows two unemployed young actors, withnail and i portrayed by richard e. Scott examines the aesthetics of failure in bruce robinsons film about two young actors in 1969 london. Postponed withnail and i cinema nights at leith theatre this screening has now been postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak. See all 4 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Hes lovely, really caring and he knows how to treat a woman not sexily, but make them feel safe. Grant and paul mcgann prove irresistibly hilarious as two misanthropic slackers in withnail and i, a biting examination of artists living on the. I first saw this film in 1987, when a friend of mine who worked at afi in. Ice in the cider, lived on as one of the babushka chain.
Two unemployed actors, acerbic, elegantly wasted withnail richard e. 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. Iot ruins movies withnail and i bringing order to chaos. In 1969, two substanceabusing, unemployed actors retreat to the countryside for a holiday that proves disastrous. Grant and the anxietyridden i paul mcganndrown their frustrations in booze, pills, and lighter fluid. Mar 25, 2009 withnail and marwood share the delusion that release and elation can be found in a bottle. Richard e grant is simply perfect as withnail, the addled but undoubtedly wellequipped actor on holiday with his pal, the i in the title. Grant stars in his first onscreen role as withnail. And indeed it goes so heavily with my disposition that this goodly frame, the earth, seems to me a sterile promontory. Withnail and i director, bruce robinson, brings hunter s. Film rambo coming to america top guns daily show lip sync battle english the good fight star trek picard s01e10 blue bloods shrek alita battle angel forensic keeping up with the kardashians s18e03 teen. 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. With bruce robinson, david dundas, michael feast, richard e. Grant and marwood paul mcgann take a trip to the british countryside in 1969.
Withnail and i 1987 film david dundas rick wentworth format. The movie, which takes place in england in late 1969, involves the misadventures of a pair of chronically unemployed actors. Price new from used from audio cd, soundtrack, february 16, 1999. Hes a very natural personwears comfortable clothes, is a vegetarian, has liberal political views, very environmentally aware, etc. The prime ministers choices of entertainment are said to include the 1987 comedy withnail and i and lord of the rings. Released by drg in 1987 12590 containing music from withnail and i 1987. Withnail and i watch online free withnail and i download. Inspired designs on tshirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. If successful, the revered costume designer andrea galer will produce a limited edition of 100 of the male and female versions of the. The greatest decade in the history of the world is nearly over. Withnail and i 1987 94% critics 94% audience two unemployed actors withnail richard e. Ace saw it at the cinema a few days before she was transported to iceworld.
Dua aktor yang tidak bekerja marwood yang cemas, tidak beruntung, dan temannya yang beralkohol, withnail menghabiskan harihari mereka melayang di antara apartemen mereka yang kotor, kantor pengangguran dan pub. Apr 19, 2017 bereft of sustenance and fuel, withnail in just trench coat and shirt wades into a nearby stream and fires a shotgun at random fish. The notion that withnail and i works as an ode to the 60s is misplaced. Loosely based on robinsons life in london in the late 1960s, the plot follows two unemployed actors, withnail and i portrayed by richard e. I, or marwood paul mcgann, is withnail s roommate and another equally underemployed actor. 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. The filmwithnail and i portrays the last throes of an eccentric friendship during the final days of the sixties. Richard grant is the bitter and always overly dramatic withnail. Kickstarter appeal for withnail coat ever wanted to own the iconic harris tweed coat worn by withnail throughout much of the film. 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. It stirs some good memories while pointing to the aimlessness of an era. Postponed withnail and i cinema nights at leith theatre. This is a brilliant film about 2 out of work actors who stumble from one drug infused situation to another, the best caricature of a drug dealer ever with a brilliant cast.
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