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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1987 British film Withnail & I 1
Withnail 1

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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 NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
cultStatusRecognizedIn United Kingdom NERFINISHED
United States NERFINISHED
director Bruce Robinson
distributor HandMade Films
editedBy Alan Strachan NERFINISHED
filmingLocation Cumbria
London NERFINISHED
genre black comedy
comedy
hasCastMember Michael Elphick NERFINISHED
Paul McGann
Ralph Brown
Richard E. Grant NERFINISHED
Richard Griffiths NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
publicationDate 1987-06-19
releaseYear 1987
runtimeMinutes 107
screenplayOrigin original screenplay
screenwriter Bruce Robinson NERFINISHED
setInCountry United Kingdom NERFINISHED
setInLocation Lake District
London, England
surface form: London
setInPeriod 1969
timePeriodOfSetting late 1960s
writer Bruce Robinson NERFINISHED

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subject surface form: Uncle Monty
this entity surface form: 1987 British film Withnail & I
Withnail & I mainCharacter Withnail & I self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Withnail
Paul McGann notableWork Withnail & I
this entity surface form: Withnail and I
Richard Griffiths notableWork Withnail & I
Paul McGann playedInFilm Withnail & I
this entity surface form: Withnail and I