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...
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Withnail and I is a play by Bruce Robinson, based on the 1987 film of the same name also by Robinson. The play had its world premiere at the Birmingham...
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Sleddale Hall (category Buildings and structures in Cumbria)
Crag", Uncle Monty's Lake District country cottage in the cult film Withnail and I.[citation needed] Not much is known of the early history of Sleddale...
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Bruce Robinson (category Alumni of the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama)
English actor, director, screenwriter and novelist. He wrote and directed Withnail and I (1987), a film with comic and tragic elements set in London in the...
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Richard Griffiths (section Early life and education)
television, and stage. He was known for his portrayals of Vernon Dursley in the Harry Potter films (2001–2010), Uncle Monty in Withnail and I (1987), and Henry...
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Richard E. Grant (section Early life and education)
Swaziland (now Eswatini) born English actor and presenter. He made his film debut as Withnail in the comedy Withnail and I (1987). Grant received critical acclaim...
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Vivian MacKerrell (category Alumni of the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama)
was a British actor of the 1960s and 1970s. He was the basis for the character of Withnail in the film Withnail and I. Vivian MacKerrell was the son of...
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Robert Sheehan (section Awards and honours)
Draygan. In May 2024, Sheehan will play Withnail in the world premiere of Withnail and I by Bruce Robinson and directed by Sean Foley based on the 1987...
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HandMade Films (category Official website different in Wikidata and Wikipedia)
and distribution company. Notable films from the studio include Monty Python's Life of Brian, Time Bandits, The Long Good Friday and Withnail and I....
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Wayne's World 2 (category Films with screenplays by Bonnie and Terry Turner)
film Withnail and I. The character was a late addition to the script, and came about after Dana Carvey saw a repertory screening of Withnail and I in Los...
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Paul McGann (section Early work and breakthrough)
Mutineer (1986), then starred in the dark comedy Withnail and I (1987), which was a critical success and developed a cult following. McGann later became...
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label Parlophone in the UK and Sire/Reprise in the US. The album's title may be a reference to the 1987 film Withnail and I. Vauxhall is an area of London...
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a limited run. In May 2024, Foley will direct the world premiere of Withnail and I based on the 1987 film of the same name, adapted for the stage by the...
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include: the home of Withnail and his flatmate in the film Withnail and I. A less desirable pad was depicted in the 1966 film The Pad and How to Use It. Finally...
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Dawn Langley Simmons (section Later years and death)
Robinson (director) (1987). Withnail and I. Handmade Films. Event occurs at 3:43. Robinson, Bruce (1987). "Withnail and I" (Script). dailyscript.com....
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Ralph Brown (category English dramatists and playwrights)
(born 18 June 1957) is an English actor and writer, known for playing Danny the drug dealer in Withnail and I, the security guard Aaron (a.k.a. "85")...
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in the 1987 film production of Withnail and I, a role that he resumed in 2000 in a stage production of the same work; and as one of the pirates in the 1981...
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Daragh O'Malley (category Alumni of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art)
(147 episodes) on ITV and then roles in the films The Long Good Friday and Withnail and I. O'Malley went on to star in over 100 UK and US television series...
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Slacker (section Late 20th century and onward)
You, Me and Dupree, Bachelor Party, Stripes, Withnail and I, Old School, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Trainspotting, Animal House, and Bill and Ted as well...
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Paul Heller (section Multimedia and theatrical)
Dragon, Withnail and I, My Left Foot, The Annihilation of Fish, Skin Game, Hot Potato, The Promise, The Barony, Black Belt Jones, and David and Lisa. His...
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A Whiter Shade of Pale (section Release and reception)
films, for example, by King Curtis in Withnail and I and by Annie Lennox in The Net. Keith Reid got the title and starting point for the song at a party...
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Passion of Judith Hearne Beth Grant – Under Cover Richard E. Grant – Withnail and I Zach Grenier – Radio Days Peter Haber – Nionde kompaniet Don Harvey...
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initially intended to reunite Paul McGann, Richard E. Grant and Ralph Brown (from Withnail and I) with Grant playing Clemens, but Grant declined the role...
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David Dundas (musician) (category Alumni of the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama)
Those years served as the basis for Robinson's unpublished memoir and the film Withnail & I (1987). Dundas co-wrote the score for the film, considered "one...
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inspiration for Withnail in Bruce Robinson's Withnail and I (1987). The story and screenplay are by Philip Norman, Rosemary Sutcliff and Stephen Weeks and music...
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novella Paranoia in the Launderette by Bruce Robinson, writer and director of Withnail and I. It has been described as a low-budget "semicomedy" about a...
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comedy film Withnail and I, although the film is set in 1969, two years before the performance. Professionally Curtis was having a prolific and successful...
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the Pink Panther (1983) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) Top Secret! (1984) Aliens (1986) Withnail and I (1987) Gorillas in the Mist (1988) The...
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between Withnail and I and The Bourne Ultimatum, there is also a hint of Doctor Who about the drama; hardly surprising, since it has been written and created...
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In a lecture on J. G. Ballard with John Gray, Will Self represented Withnail and I director Bruce Robinson's interpretation of the story which has "the...
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