Withnail & I (1987)

Name: Withnail & I
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1987
Duration: 108 min
Rating: 7.2

★ 7.2· 108 min· Comedy, Drama

Two out-of-work actors -- the anxious, luckless Marwood and his acerbic, alcoholic friend, Withnail -- spend their days drifting between their squalid flat, the unemployment office and the pub. When they take a holiday "by mistake" at the country house of Withnail's flamboyantly gay uncle, Monty, they encounter the unpleasant side of the English countryside: tedium, terrifying locals and torrential rain.

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Cast

Richard E. Grant

Withnail

Paul McGann

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Richard Griffiths

Monty

Ralph Brown

Danny

Michael Elphick

Jake

Daragh O'Malley

Irishman

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Michael Wardle

Isaac Parkin

Una Brandon-Jones

Mrs. Parkin

Noel Johnson

General

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Irene Sutcliffe

Waitress

Richard E. Grant — Withnail

Richard E. Grant (born Richard Grant Esterhuysen; 5 May 1957) is a Swaziland-born English actor and presenter. He made his film debut as Withnail in the comedy Withnail and I (1987). Grant received critical acclaim for his role as Jack Hock in Marielle Heller's drama film Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018), winning various awards including the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male. He als

Paul McGann — ...& I

Paul McGann (born November 14, 1959) is an English actor who made his name on The Monocled Mutineer, in which he played the lead role. He is also known for his role in Withnail and I, and for portraying the Eighth Doctor in the 1996 Doctor Who television movie as well as other media that features his incarnation of the character.

Richard Griffiths — Monty

Richard Thomas Griffiths (July 31, 1947 – March 28, 2013) was an English actor of film, television, and stage. For his performance in the stage play The History Boys, Griffiths won a Tony Award, a Laurence Olivier Award, the Drama Desk Award and the Outer Critics Circle Award. For the 2006 film adaptation, Griffiths was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role.