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Withnail and I is a cult British film made in 1987 by Handmade Films. Written and directed by Bruce Robinson, it details the lives of two resting (struggling) actors, who, confined to a flat in Camden Town through their financial difficulties, decide to take a holiday to the country. The narrative is told in the first person by the character played by Paul McGann, named in the script as Marwood, but never named as such in the movie - only credited as "& I".
It was Richard E. Grant's first film role and launched him into a successful career. Featuring tremendous perfomances by Richard Griffiths as Monty and Ralph Brown as Danny, the film has spawned many popular quotes.
Robinson's script is largely autobiographical. Marwood is Robinson; Withnail is based on a friend he shared a Camden house with - Vivian MacKerrell - who died young; and Uncle Monty is loosely based on the unwanted attentions he received from an amorous Franco Zefferelli when he was a young actor [1] (http://www.withnail-and-i.com/features.php?feature=2). He lived in the impoverished conditions seen in the film and wore plastic bags as wellington boots. Robinson threw four or five years' of his real life into the script, condensing them into two weeks.
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- Withnail - Richard E. Grant
- Marwood - Paul McGann
- Monty - Richard Griffiths
- Danny - Ralph Brown
- Jake - Michael Elphick
- Wanker - Daragh O'Malley
- Isacs Parkin - Michael Wardle
- Mrs Parkin - Una Brandon-Jones
- The General - Noel Johnson
- Miss Blenehassit - Irene Sutcliffe
- Boiler - Llewellyn Rees
- Policeman - Robert Oates
- Policeman - Anthony Wise
- Presuming Ed - Eddie Tagoe
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