WITHNAIL & I (WIDESCREEN)

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• Release Year: 1987
• Genre: Comedy
• Plot: The Criterion Collection, a continuing series of important classic and contemporary films, presents Bruce Robinson's Withnail and I.; ; London. The 1960s. 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. When Withnail’s Uncle Monty (Richard Griffiths) offers his cottage, they escape the squalor of their flat for a week in the country. They soon realize they’ve gone on holiday by mistake when their wits—and friendship—are sorely tested by violent downpours, less than hospitable locals, and empty cupboards. An intelligent, superbly acted, and hilarious film, Bruce Robinson’s semi-autobiographical cult favorite is presented here in its complete and uncut version.
• Cast: Ralph Brown, Michael Elphick, Daragh O'Malley, Michael Wardle, Una Brandon-Jones, Noel Johnson, Irene Sutcliffe, Llewellyn Rees, Robert Oates, Anthony Wise, Eddie Tagoe, Bruce Robinson, Richard E. Grant, Paul McGann, Richard Griffiths
• Director: Bruce Robinson
• Runtime: 1:48
• Company: Handmade Films, Anchor Bay Entertainment, The Criterion Collection
• Media Format: Movie