Withnail & I
7.2/10
Rating
108 min
Runtime
1987
Release Year
Bruce Robinson
Director
Cast
Richard E. Grant, Paul McGann, Richard Griffiths, Ralph Brown, Michael Elphick
Quick Synopsis
Marwood and Withnail, two unemployed actors living in a rundown London flat, spend their days moving between the unemployment office, local pubs, and their cramped home. Marwood is anxious and unlucky, while Withnail is sharp-tongued and struggles with alcoholism. When they accidentally end up taking a holiday at the countryside home of Withnail's openly gay uncle, Monty, they face the dullness of rural life, unfriendly locals, and constant heavy rain, which challenges their urban sensibilities and friendship.
Detailed Synopsis of Withnail & I
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.
