Withnail and I

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Withnail and I

R

1987

1h 42m

Comedy

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Two out-of-work actors -- the anxious, luckless Marwood (Paul McGann) and his acerbic, alcoholic friend, Withnail (Richard E. Grant) -- spend their days drifting between their squalid flat, the unemployment office and the pub. When they take a holiday "by mistake" at the country house of Withnail's flamboyantly gay uncle, Monty (Richard Griffiths), they encounter the unpleasant side of the English countryside: tedium, terrifying locals and torrential rain.

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Critics Consensus

Richard E. Grant and Paul McGann prove irresistibly hilarious as two misanthropic slackers in Withnail and I, a biting examination of artists living on the fringes of prosperity and good taste.

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Victoria Mather

Daily Telegraph (UK)

Apr 4

In many ways Bruce Robinson's Withnail and I is what the great and good British film industry is all about. It is an eccentric, intimate and well-written independent production that would never have seen the light of day in Hollywood.

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Derek Malcolm

Guardian

Apr 4

There is a certain kind of movie that gets praised not so much because of its virtues as because, in some strange way, we suspect that no one would ever dare make its like again. Withnail and I is one of those enterprises.

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Neil Norman

London Evening Standard

Apr 4

If the film belongs to anyone, it is Richard E. Grant, who takes the dissolute and mannered character of Withnail and creates a Wildean creature of tragi-comic proportions, the like of which has not been seen in a British film for some time.

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Bradley Gibson

Film Threat

Jun 5

10/10

The film can be enjoyed on many levels, including getting just interplanetary on your favorite substance and waiting for the plethora of quotable lines.

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Rudie Obias

Battleship Pretension

May 24

It’s truly a cult classic and one of the best films from Bruce Robinson, a director who has made far too little during his filmmaking career.

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Michael J. Casey

Boulder Weekly

May 15

5/5

Every frame of "Withnail" excretes authenticity.

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T P

@price8567 Oct 7

Plays like a student film. Overly dramatic and clumsy dialogue. Actors playing for the camera. Yet it does hold your attention enough to see it through.

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Mike M

Sep 18

Simply my favorite movie of all time . It never gets old and I know the dialouge by heart. Slow at times but some CLASSIC lines and great acting with memorable characters. Late 60's London never looked so bleak, or funny. Grant never topped this role. One for your collection

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Tracey D

Jul 15

This film it's an all-time classic. The acting is outstanding. The script is fantastic and it's a must film for everybody to see one of my all-time favourites

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Kevin L

Jun 11

Pfft...another overrated, overhyped hipster flick. The Criterion Closet crew are rife with the likes of this lot. Sure, it was fine. But I'm not stewin' in my Wellingtons over it. Some prat & his mate lush it up in the countryside and in their hovel, hustling to avoid, the landlord, coppers, and ol' uncle randy pants Monty. And enough w/ the damn rain already. The Danny actor was three types of annoying. And s/one needs to shut up Presumin' Ed from his globe-spinning tantra. Nice littler soliloquy at the end, however. 3 stars

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May 26

"We've gone on holiday by mistake" sums it (life) all up.

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Stephen C

@bob25009 May 21

LOL, 1 hour and 42 minutes of comedy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $27,000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Synopsis

Two out-of-work actors -- the anxious, luckless Marwood (Paul McGann) and his acerbic, alcoholic friend, Withnail (Richard E. Grant) -- spend their days drifting between their squalid flat, the unemployment office and the pub. When they take a holiday "by mistake" at the country house of Withnail's flamboyantly gay uncle, Monty (Richard Griffiths), they encounter the unpleasant side of the English countryside: tedium, terrifying locals and torrential rain.

Director: Bruce Robinson
Producer: Paul M. Heller
Screenwriter: Bruce Robinson
Production Co: Cineplex-Odeon Films
Rating: R
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 19, 1987, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 15, 2020
Box Office (Gross USA): $27.0K
Runtime: 1h 42m
Sound Mix: Stereo

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