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Withnail and I (DVD)

Paul McGann (actor), Richard E. Grant (actor) and Bruce Robinson (director)


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Review

New York Times, 03/27/1987, p.C9, "...A small, wise, breezy footnote [to the 1960's]....Genuinely funny..."

Variety, 02/11/1987, "...The humor is both brutal and clever, and the acting uniformly excellent..."

Entertainment Weekly, 08/03/2001, p.47, "...Never before had the antics of two boozers been portrayed as charmingly and unapologetically as in Bruce Robinson's semiautobiographical story..."

Ultimate DVD, 10/01/2006, p.119, 5 stars out of 5 -- "Robinson's classic film about two drink-sodden out of work actors going on holiday by mistake has lost none of its poignant hilarity."

Sight and Sound, 12/01/2006, p.92, "[I]t crackles with stoner wit and despairing self-indulgence, and confirms Richard E. Grant's caddish and cowardly sot Withnail as one of English film's great grotesques."

Empire, 10/01/2007, p.49, 5 stars out of 5 -- "[T]his remains essential cinema for newcomers, but beyond nostalgia there's plenty to come back to, like the gorgeously grotty production design."

Los Angeles Times, 06/30/1987, p.C1, "...WITHNAIL AND I is as good to look at as it is to listen to.....A knockout directorial debut..."

Title Note

Feature film directorial debut for actor/writer Bruce Robinson, born May 2, 1946 Broadstairs, Kent.

Film debut for British actor Paul McGann, born in Liverpool, England.

Shot in Technicolor, using Dolby noise reduction.

Filmed in London, England. Rated BBFC 15 by the British Board of Film Censors.

Began shooting July 14, 1986, completed August 22, 1987.

Produced in association with Lawrence Kirstein. Copyright 1988 Heron Communications, Inc.

Additional credits: Sally Jones (script supervisor); Murray Close (still photographer); and Damson Studios (Titles). Special production consultant was Richard Starkey (better known as Ringo Starr).

Product Quotation/Excerpt

"You shouldn't mix your drinks" -- I to Withnail (Paul McGann to Richard E. Grant) who is about to drink lighter fluid he is so desperate for a drink to keep warm.

"I demand to have more booze!" Withnail (Grant)

Release Note

DVD Features:

Region 1
Keep Case
Letterboxed - 1.85
Single Side - Dual Layer - RSDL
Audio:
Dolby Digital Mono - English
Additional Release Material:
Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer
Bonus Feature/Short - WITHNAIL AND US (1999 documentary)
Text/Photo Galleries:
Production Stills
Stills/Photos - Rare pre-production photos by Ralph Steadman
Additional Products:
Poster - Limited-edition collectible poster of original film art by Ralph Steadman

Product Notes

Bruce Robinson's semi-autobiographical account of his early years as an actor has become a cult hit of massive proportions, inspiring countless numbers of young men and women to quote stars Paul McGann and Richard E. Grant and their booze-soaked dialogue. The story follows these two unemployed actors in 1969 London, as they take a holiday in the country. Trapped inside a dank, empty cabin with each other, an endless downpour of heavy rain battering their roof, the two men
form a complicated bond fueled by booze, disaster, and nihilism. Though not much happens in terms of plot, WITHNAIL AND I is one of the most subtly hilarious films to come out of 1980's Britain.



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