Withnail & I is a hilarious film about serious things. Of course the holiday isn't as peaceful as planned. I am doing only 3 scouts and still advancing the castle age in a reasonable time (also with wheelbarrow and other eco upgrades). With Richard E. Grant, Paul McGann, Richard Griffiths, Ralph Brown. The 1960s. This writer yearns for a ‘holiday by mistake’ — with the finest wines known to humanity. Directed by Bruce Robinson • 1986 • United Kingdom Starring Paul McGann, Richard E. Grant, Richard Griffiths London. Withnail & I, Paul & Richard E. Demand Cake, Penrith Tea Rooms/The Finest Wines, 1986 from 225.00 Withnail & I, Richard Griffiths Waxes Lyrical, Crow Crag, 1986 Withnail smokes as if his cigarette is the source of life. As an inveterate Londoner, the idea of the country weekend has always held a mixture of fascination and trepidation. Richard Grant is utterly hilarious playing a narcissist and drunk. 11 days ago. By Gavriel Hollander. Directed by Bruce Robinson. In 1969, two substance-abusing, unemployed actors retreat to the … It is a coming-of-age film, a parting-of-ways film, with a wonderful script, superb acting, and tasteful music. Withnail's eccentric Uncle Monty loans them the key to his country house. wthnail 1 point 2 points 3 points 2 years ago I like doing scouts with 24 pop feudal with malay when pocket in arabia. A brief vacation in the country will surely get them out of the doldrums and help them forget that they haven't landed jobs in quite some time. Two unemployed actors—acerbic, elegantly wasted Withnail (Richard E. Grant) and the anxiety-ridden “I” (Paul McGann)—drown their frustrations in booze, pills, and lighter fluid. They are hopelessly inadequate for such tasks as building a fire and cooking, and our last sight of a rooster being placed in the oven is not one we shall soon forget. Their sojourn in the country cottage is the centerpiece. It's actually a nightmare, and the locals they meet up with are a tad eccentric. Withnail and I is a 1987 British black comedy film written and directed by Bruce Robinson.Loosely based on Robinson's life in London in the late 1960s, the plot follows two unemployed actors, Withnail and "I" (portrayed by Richard E. Grant and Paul McGann, respectively) who share a flat in Camden Town in 1969. Acerbic and irresistibly self-destructive Withnail (Richard E. Grant) and neurotic Marwood (Paul McGann) are down-at-the-heels actors in 1960s London, living in self-inflicted squalor and drowning their artistic frustrations with booze and any drugs they can get their hands on. Withnail and I is a 1987 British buddy film written and directed by Bruce Robinson, based on an unpublished, semi-autobiographical novel, based in turn on his experiences as an actor during such incidents as the filming of Franco Zeffirelli‘s Romeo and Juliet.It stars Richard E. Grant, Paul McGann, and Richard Griffiths.It also features Ralph Brown and Michael Elphick. 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