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Withnail & I

  • 19871987
  • RR
  • 1h 47m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
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Withnail & I (1987)
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In 1969, two substance-abusing, unemployed actors retreat to the countryside for a holiday that proves disastrous.In 1969, two substance-abusing, unemployed actors retreat to the countryside for a holiday that proves disastrous.In 1969, two substance-abusing, unemployed actors retreat to the countryside for a holiday that proves disastrous.
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
45K
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POPULARITY
4,308
554
  • Director
    • Bruce Robinson
  • Writer
    • Bruce Robinson
  • Stars
    • Richard E. Grant
    • Paul McGann
    • Richard Griffiths
  • Director
    • Bruce Robinson
  • Writer
    • Bruce Robinson
  • Stars
    • Richard E. Grant
    • Paul McGann
    • Richard Griffiths
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 244User reviews
    • 80Critic reviews
    • 84Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination

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    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
    Michael Wardle
    Michael Wardle
    • Isaac Parkin
    Una Brandon-Jones
    • Mrs. Parkin
    Noel Johnson
    • General
    Irene Sutcliffe
    • Waitress
    Llewellyn Rees
    • Tea Shop Proprietor
    Robert Oates
    • Policeman 1
    Anthony Wise
    • Policeman 2
    Eddie Tagoe
    Eddie Tagoe
    • Presuming Ed
    Joyce Everson
    • Lady in Tea Room
    • (uncredited)
    Alecia St Leger
    • Lady in Tea Room
    • (uncredited)
    Fred Wood
    Fred Wood
    • Man In Cafe
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Bruce Robinson
    • Writer
      • Bruce Robinson
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The first preview screening appeared to be a total disaster - the audience sat there stony-faced, never laughing once. It was only after the screening had concluded that a distraught Bruce Robinson discovered that the audience was comprised entirely of non-English speaking German tourists who were all staying at a hotel nearby.
    • Goofs
      The same cluster of vehicles is seen following the titular characters on both the outward and return journeys to Monty's cottage.
    • Quotes

      Withnail: Are you the farmer?

      Marwood: Shut up, I'll deal with this.

      Withnail: We've gone on holiday by mistake. We're in this cottage here. Are you the farmer?

      Marwood: Stop saying that, Withnail! Of course he's the fucking farmer!

    • Crazy credits
      The end credits contain the following: "...& I Paul McGann" The triple dots are as it follows Richard E. Grant's credit as Withnail (hence matching the movie title). While McGann's character's name is never referenced in the movie, either spoken or written, it has been identified as Marwood in materials issued in relation to the movie.
    • Alternate versions
      The original cinema version of this film was shorter than the one that has since been released on video, laserdisc and DVD. Changes include:
      • Marwood's opening voice-over has been redubbed.
      • Marwood's speech about his thumbs having gone weird has been cut. The scene thus goes from the line "I don't feel good" to "Look at my tongue".
      • Withnail's "I'm gonna pull your head off" has been cut.
      • Danny's anecdote about The Coalman has been cut.
      • Some dialogue concerning Withnail's current work and Marwood also being a thespian has been cut out of the scene at Monty's home.
      • The scene of Marwood slipping in the mud and then angrily persuading Withnail to have another look at the shed has been cut.
      • The first part of Withnail and Marwood's conversation with the major, concerning Withnail having been in the Territorials, has been cut. The scene in this version simply dissolves from Withnail and Marwood walking to the pub with Marwood's voice-over to the major bringing up the subject of Jake. Marwood's line about why Withnail lied to the major has understandably also been cut.
      • The word Saveloy has been redubbed to Sausage.
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: RoboCop/The Squeeze/Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs/Withnail and I (1987)
    • Soundtracks
      A Whiter Shade of Pale
      Performed by King Curtis

      Written by Keith Reid, Gary Brooker and Matthew Fisher (uncredited)

      1969 Published by Westminster Music Ltd.

      Original Sound Recording made by Warner Bros. Records

    User reviews244

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    Role of a lifetime
    Richard E Grant is simply perfect as Withnail, the addled but undoubtedly well-equipped "actor" on holiday with his pal, the "I" in the title. His soliloquy from Hamlet in the final scene is one of the best readings of that scene anyone's done in film. This is a film with a point, and a great way of avoiding making it too emphatically. I love every character, and every line. When Withnail frantically searches for antifreeze after drinking lighter fluid in a crazed attempt to become drunk, "I" says, "Everyone knows you shouldn't mix your drink!" Superb!
    helpful•48
    14
    • triskellion
    • Sep 13, 1999

    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 19, 1987 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
      • Handmade Films Website
    • Languages
      • English
      • Latin
    • Also known as
      • Withnail and I
    • Filming locations
      • 57 Chepstow Place, Bayswater, Westminster, Greater London, England, UK(Withnail and Marwood's flat)
    • Production companies
      • Cineplex Odeon Films
      • HandMade Films
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,544,889
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,704,053
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 47 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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