The Misadventures of Mr. Wilt (1990)
"Wilt" (original title)

Henry Wilt is a more or less failure of a teacher who fantasizes about murdering his dominant, non-attentive wife Eva. At a party Wilt is stuck to an inflatable doll and makes a complete ... See full summary »

Director:

Michael Tuchner

Writers:

Tom Sharpe (novel), Andrew Marshall (screenplay),

Stars:

Griff Rhys Jones, Mel Smith, Alison Steadman

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Griff Rhys Jones	...	Henry Wilt
Mel Smith	...	Inspector Flint
Alison Steadman	...	Eva Wilt
Diana Quick	...	Sally
Jeremy Clyde	...	Hugh
Roger Allam	...	Dave
David Ryall	...	Rev. Froude
Roger Lloyd-Pack	...	Dr. Pittman (as Roger Lloyd Pack)
Dermot Crowley	...	Braintree
John Normington	...	Treadaway
Tony Mathews	...	Gladden
Charles Lawson	...	Cranham
Gabrielle Blunt	...	Mrs. Bulstrode
Edward Clayton	...	Mossop
Jeffrey Chiswick	...	Macari (as Geoffrey Chiswick)

Storyline

Henry Wilt is a more or less failure of a teacher who fantasizes about murdering his dominant, non-attentive wife Eva. At a party Wilt is stuck to an inflatable doll and makes a complete fool of himself. Eventually, he dumps the doll in a hole at a building site. However, he has been witnessed getting rid of the doll and when his wife disappears on the night after the party, the police with inspector Flint strongly suspect Wilt of being guilty.

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Plot Keywords:

inflatable doll | based on novel | independent film

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Taglines:

Has the shocking truth about Henry Wilt been inflated?

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 January 1990 (Ireland)

Also Known As:

The Misadventures of Mr. Wilt

Filming Locations:

Middlesex Polytechnic, Bounds Green, London, England, UK

Box Office

Gross:

$113,014 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Rank Organisation, The, London Weekend Television (LWT), Picture Partnership

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Did You Know?

Quotes

[Flint has realised that Henry is innocent of all charges]
Inspector Flint: In that case, *I* am under arrest. I am hereby arresting myself, for conspiring to falsify evidence for the wrongful arrest of a private citizen, misuse of police manpower and resources, and for knowingly obtaining an unlicensed firearm from an illegal source, with intent to murder and maim.
[Hands shotgun to Eva]
Inspector Flint: I am not obliged to say anything, but anything I do say can be noted and used as evidence. If someone would care to call the ...
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Soundtracks

"Love Hurts"
Written by Boudleaux Bryant
Performed by Leo Sayer
Produced by Anne Dudley and Ted Hayton for Buffalo Music Ltd.
Published by Acuff-Rose Opryland Music Ltd.

User Reviews

Unusual and hysterical movie

The first time I saw Wilt was in the cinema and laughed so hard that had tears in my eyes. I think I most enjoy this movie because it reminds me of the classic English humour, unfortunately not too frequent nowadays, at least as far as I am concerned. Some years later I was luckily enough to be able to tape it from TV and laughs were back.

I haven't seen any people who act in this film elsewhere, but that does not discourage me from being fond of their job. The man who plays the hapless Wilt is kind of funny, and inspector Flint's character is hilarious as well. Eva Wilt is a complete puppet at Sally's will, who turns out to be a bitch/slut.

The entire script is hysterical. My favorite parts are those in Sally's party, when she ties Wilt to that inflatable dolly and both appear in the main lounge, causing the dj to announce there is a wedding engagement coming. Also when Wilt talks the police into believing he has turned his wife's corpse to pieces of meat that have been put into cans of food and panic takes them over, prompting them to start checking the cans. How about when he is driving home from the party and the dolly surfaces behind in? Then he stops and goes insane by stabbing the dolly yelling something like "Explode, cow!".

As it's been pointed above, an hysterical movie. Pick it if you wanna pass one and a half hours of nonstop fun. Ten out of ten.