Rating: NR
Genre: Comedy
Theatrical Release: 06/19/1987(USA)
Release Date: 07/10/2001
SubTitles: English
Dubbed: English
Sound: 1
Run Time: 108 Minutes
Flags: Adult Situations, Not For Children, Adult Language
Distributor/Studio: Criterion

Screenwriter Bruce Robinson made his directorial debut with this British comedy. Withnail (Richard E. Grant) is an unsuccessful, pill-popping actor; "I," or Marwood (Paul McGann), is Withnail's roommate and another equally underemployed actor. The time is 1969: Withnail is fast becoming a burned-out relic of the '60s, while Marwood is trying to reassimilate into society. The two take a trip to the country in hopes of rejuvenating themselves, but things go from worse to even worse. Given the intimacy and insight of the screenplay and dialogue, one shouldn't be surprised that Bruce Robinson (who adapted the film from his own novel) based Withnail & I on his own experiences. The film proves that certain "Age of Aquarius" types were just as bollixed-up in Britain as they were in America.

~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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Cast:
Richard E. Grant - Withnail
Paul McGann - Peter Marwood ("I")
Richard Griffiths - Monty
Ralph Brown - Danny
Michael Elphick - Jake
Daragh O'Malley - Irishman
Michael Wardle - Isaac Parkin
Una Brandon-Jones - Mrs. Parkin
Noel Johnson - General
Irene Sutcliffe - Waitress

Production:
Bruce Robinson - Director
Paul Heller - Producer
David Wimbury - Co Producer
David Dundas Rick Wentworth - Composer
Alan Strachan - Editor
Bruce Robinson - Screen Writer
Henry Harris - Art Director
Mary Selway - Casting
Peter Hannan - Cinematographer
Andrea Galer - Costume Designer
Denis O'Brien - Executive Producer
George Harrison - Executive Producer
Peter Kohn - First Assistant Director
Peter Frampton - Makeup
Michael Pickwoad - Production Designer
Bob Dylan - Songwriter
Clive Winter - Sound/Sound Designer
Bob Smith - Camera Operator

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