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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 fuelled 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 1980s.

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EAN5060020627767

eBay Product ID (ePID)72550066

Product Key Features

ActorRalph Brown, Richard Griffiths, Paul Mcgann, Richard E. Grant

Film/TV TitleWithnail and I

DirectorBruce Robinson

LanguageEnglish

Run Time107 Mins

Aspect Ratio16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen

Release Year2009

FormatBlu-ray

FeaturesWidescreen, Digitally Remastered\Withnail and Us, a 1999 Documentary on the Film\Original Theatrical Trailer\Commentary by Actors Paul McGann and Ralph Brown\Postcards From Penrith\Behind the Scenes Stills by Ralph Steadman\Two Exclusive Brand New Featurettes

GenreDrama, Comedy

Additional Product Features

Number of Discs1

Certificate15

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom

ReviewsEntertainment Weekly - Never before had the antics of two boozers been portrayed as charmingly and unapologetically as in Bruce Robinson's semi-autobiographical story, Los Angeles Times - ...WITHNAIL AND I is as good to look at as it is to listen to.....A knockout directorial debut..., New York Times - A small, wise, breezy footnote [to the 1960's]....Genuinely funny, Empire - [T]his remains essential cinema for newcomers, but beyond nostalgia there's plenty to come back to, like the gorgeously grotty production design, Sight And Sound - [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, Variety - ...The humor is both brutal and clever, and the acting uniformly excellent...

ScreenwriterBruce Robinson

Sound sourceDolby Digital

Movie/TV TitleWithnail And I