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Withnail & I

Withnail & I

If you don't remember the 60s don't worry, neither can they.

19877.21h 48m

Overview

Two out-of-work 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. 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: tedium, terrifying locals and torrential rain.

Directed by Bruce Robinson
Written by Bruce Robinson
Produced by Paul M. Heller
Box Office0Revenue: $1.5M

Top Cast

Richard E. Grant

Richard E. Grant

Withnail

Paul McGann

Paul McGann

...& I

Richard Griffiths

Richard Griffiths

Monty

Ralph Brown

Ralph Brown

Danny

Michael Elphick

Michael Elphick

Jake

Daragh O'Malley

Daragh O'Malley

Irishman

M

Michael Wardle

Isaac Parkin

Una Brandon-Jones

Una Brandon-Jones

Mrs. Parkin

N

Noel Johnson

General

I

Irene Sutcliffe

Waitress

Themes & Keywords

drug dealerlondon, englandnorthern englandcountrysidealcoholdarknessflatbathdark comedyunclecigar smokingcannabismoneyrural areacottagepovertycafestrangulationdrugsbuddyalcohol abusefarmerbritish pubbuddy comedyunemployed1960sgay themelake district

About Withnail & I

Withnail & I is a comedy, drama film released in 1987 exploring themes of drug dealer, london, england, northern england, countryside, alcohol, darkness. Directed by Bruce Robinson, it stars Richard E. Grant, Paul McGann, Richard Griffiths. Two out-of-work 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. 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: tedium, terrifying locals and torrential rain.

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