Withnail & I

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Withnail & I is a 1987 British black comedy cult film about two out-of-work actors on a disastrous holiday in the English countryside.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf black comedy film
cult film
film
basedOn Bruce Robinson’s experiences as a struggling actor
characterPortrayed Paul McGann as Marwood
Richard E. Grant
surface form: Richard E. Grant as Withnail

Richard Griffiths as Uncle Monty
cinematographyBy Peter Hannan
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
cultStatusRecognizedIn United Kingdom
United States of America
surface form: United States
director Bruce Robinson
distributor HandMade Films
editedBy Alan Strachan
filmingLocation Cumbria
London, England
surface form: London
genre black comedy
comedy
hasCastMember Michael Elphick
Paul McGann
Ralph Brown
Richard E. Grant
Richard Griffiths
hasCultFollowing true
hasHomeMediaRelease Blu-ray
DVD
VHS
mainCharacter Marwood
Withnail & I self-linksurface differs
surface form: Withnail
musicBy David Dundas
Rick Wentworth
narrativeLocation English countryside
notableElement heavy use of alcohol as a comedic motif
notableQuote We’ve gone on holiday by mistake
originalLanguage English
plotSummary Two out-of-work actors take a holiday in the English countryside that turns disastrous
producer Paul Heller
productionCompany HandMade Films
publicationDate 1987-06-19
releaseYear 1987
runtimeMinutes 107
screenplayOrigin original screenplay
screenwriter Bruce Robinson
setInCountry United Kingdom
setInLocation Lake District
London, England
surface form: London
setInPeriod 1969
timePeriodOfSetting late 1960s
writer Bruce Robinson

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Richard Griffiths notableWork Withnail & I
Paul McGann notableWork Withnail & I
this entity surface form: Withnail and I
Paul McGann playedInFilm Withnail & I
this entity surface form: Withnail and I
Withnail & I mainCharacter Withnail & I self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Withnail
Uncle Monty in Withnail & I appearsIn Withnail & I
subject surface form: Uncle Monty
Uncle Monty in Withnail & I appearsIn Withnail & I
subject surface form: Uncle Monty
this entity surface form: 1987 British film Withnail & I
Uncle Monty in Withnail & I relatedTo Withnail & I
subject surface form: Uncle Monty
this entity surface form: Withnail
Uncle Monty in Withnail & I invitesToCountryCottage Withnail & I
subject surface form: Uncle Monty
this entity surface form: Withnail
Uncle Monty in Withnail & I firstAppearance Withnail & I
subject surface form: Uncle Monty
this entity surface form: film Withnail & I (1987)
Richard E. Grant notableWork Withnail & I
this entity surface form: Withnail and I
Richard E. Grant characterPortrayed Withnail & I
this entity surface form: Withnail in Withnail and I
HandMade Films notableWork Withnail & I
this entity surface form: Withnail and I