Withnail & I (1987)

Cast

Richard Griffiths
as Monty
Richard E. Grant
as Withnail
Paul McGann
as ... & I
Ralph Brown
as Danny

Get more information about Withnail & I (1987) on IMDb

Genres & Description

Action Comedy Drama

7.8 / 10

London, 1969 - two 'resting' (unemployed and unemployable) actors, Withnail and Marwood, fed up with damp, cold, piles of washing-up, mad drug dealers and psychotic Irishmen, decide to leave their squalid Camden flat for an idyllic holiday in the countryside, courtesy of Withnail's uncle Monty's country cottage. But when they get there, it rains non-stop, there's no food, and their basic survival skills turn out to be somewhat limited. Matters are not helped by the arrival of Uncle Monty, who shows an uncomfortably keen interest in Marwood...

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Comments on this trailer
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AlexLordAlcyone

One of the world's truly great movies. - @Sunday, November 25, 2018 2:22 AM

Miles B

The character known as "I" is actually called Marwood, although we never hear him called by that name in the film. - @Wednesday, November 7, 2018 2:37 AM

Catherine

Richard Grant A non drinker, said he was drunk in the movie for the sake of authenticity.. ❤️ - @Wednesday, October 24, 2018 10:02 PM

Ian Roley

Could've been called "Rosenkrantz and I".............or was it Guildenstern? Why would you make a film about you being with a bloke called Nail? ;-) - @Wednesday, October 10, 2018 1:24 AM

Richard Curtis

One of my all time favourites! Great film for a group of mates to watch together, and play the drinking game! You buy all the different alcohol they drink in the film, then drink what they do, when they do! You get absolutely twatted!! It’s awesom! - @Monday, September 24, 2018 8:13 PM

Henry Gatrell

Marwood, his name is Marwood. - @Tuesday, September 18, 2018 10:54 AM

Fegsta Chops

I talk to a lot of people about this movie and so many haven’t heard of it , but the ones that have it’s up there among their favourites. - @Wednesday, September 5, 2018 9:48 AM

Union

trust the nyt to miss the point entirely, then again being left wing makes the meaning to a film like this pretty unseeable - @Monday, September 3, 2018 11:45 AM

Lone Star

Withnail left alone in the pouring rain, quoting Shakespeare to the wolves is one of the saddest moments ever put to film. With Uncle Monty's 'Never play the Dane' speech ringing ever the more true. If ever a movie was heartbreaking 'and' hilarious, this is it. - @Saturday, September 1, 2018 9:46 AM

Douglas Lees

christ, what a nightmare please stop explaining - @Saturday, September 1, 2018 12:26 AM

Bong Lord

GETINTHEBACKOFTHEVAN - @Friday, August 31, 2018 1:22 AM

Sdggyhj Whdghfxshhzh

This is MY movie. I actually don't like anyone else knowing about it. I'm surprised that Americans 'get it'. if in fact they do. - @Monday, July 2, 2018 11:29 AM

Ben Baxter

15 people didn't shut the gate - @Friday, June 29, 2018 9:08 PM

Eastside Guy

This is so beautifully deconstructed. - @Friday, June 22, 2018 4:56 AM

Flappo Spammo

uncle monty steals the movie - @Sunday, June 3, 2018 4:52 PM

karl Joseph Clarke

GREATEST MOVIE EVER MADE - @Saturday, June 2, 2018 10:43 AM

gaz riley

i demand to have some Booze - @Wednesday, May 30, 2018 7:36 PM

Lulu Saintly

One of my absolute favourite films. "We've gone on holiday by mistake!!!" - @Sunday, May 27, 2018 8:47 AM

Alf Tupper

"SCRUBBERS"! - @Sunday, April 29, 2018 12:58 PM

Amaliz Bhali

How can I get this picture quality for the full movie? - @Sunday, April 8, 2018 11:34 AM

Mark Walsh

Anyone got the full film. - @Monday, April 2, 2018 1:27 PM

Louise Gaunson

It's the saddest and most hilarious film I have ever seen. I have watched it too many times. As an actor, also as a graduate from the school the main characters went to, and also having grown up in Camden... it kind of sums up so much that I have seen. This review is great but it's very academic. To get the humour you really have to have lived it. - @Saturday, March 17, 2018 8:48 PM

Jabbawonger

Totally misses the class comedy aspect of this movie. - @Monday, December 11, 2017 10:30 PM

rockercara red

The masterpiece ! - @Wednesday, November 29, 2017 3:11 PM

Axon Donasckcoss

I live in Camden Town and am drunk and high whilst watching this. - @Sunday, November 26, 2017 11:57 PM

Andrew Bowker

Any films similar to this worth watching?? - @Monday, July 3, 2017 2:48 PM

andrew7taylor

What an incredible film! Somehow every single line is quotable, memorable, hilarious, witty and tragic! 10/10 - @Tuesday, April 25, 2017 2:10 PM

Axon Donasckcoss

Perfume ponce! - @Thursday, April 20, 2017 9:53 PM

Timothy Pane

The funniest movie ever made - @Thursday, April 20, 2017 2:59 AM

DJ Well Dressed Man

Top 10 Film - @Saturday, April 15, 2017 5:36 PM

Zachary Taylor

"They're throwing themselves into the road! Throwing themselves into the road to escape all this hideousness!" - @Monday, March 20, 2017 3:13 AM

justmadeit2

I wonder if America will do a remake !! - @Tuesday, December 20, 2016 12:40 PM

Vincenzo godini

Masterpiece. - @Friday, October 28, 2016 11:04 AM

Matt G

We want the finest wines available to humanity, we want them here, and we want them now! - @Monday, September 26, 2016 5:12 AM

lebroy

Here, hare, here - @Wednesday, June 8, 2016 10:04 PM

stephen laws

im going too be a star ! ..... and he was . - @Wednesday, March 23, 2016 9:20 PM

VBA Scripts

maddest film ever watched - @Thursday, September 3, 2015 5:38 PM

haloarh

Monty doesn't want in on what Withnail and I have going. He aggressively comes on to "I" and when he tells him (falsely) that he and Withnail are a couple Money backs off. Monty then leaves and leaves behind a letter of apology. - @Wednesday, April 22, 2015 8:31 PM

Jason L

In my top ten. Great film. - @Saturday, December 6, 2014 6:11 AM

maddogwalt

R. I .P MATE YOU WILL BE SADLY MISSED - @Friday, March 29, 2013 7:02 PM

salvadormarley

Supreme film - @Thursday, December 27, 2012 8:11 PM

Matt C

'I''s Full name is Peter Marwood. - @Monday, June 11, 2012 2:40 PM

Robert P. Cheshire

Excellent review of an excellent film. - @Saturday, April 7, 2012 8:04 PM

Dittomist

great review! I love love love this film - @Thursday, July 7, 2011 11:18 PM

wuz352

Don't drink the lighter fluid. Great as always, A.O. - @Tuesday, May 24, 2011 10:00 PM

Survive the Jive

rum diaries will be great - @Tuesday, May 24, 2011 7:55 PM