Withnail & I (1987)
| Release Date | 27 March 1987 |
| US Box Office | $2,000,000 |
| Genre | Drama, Comedy |
| Country | UK |
| Filming Locations | Ansleigh Place, Notting Hill, London, England, UK |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Stereo |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Black Comedy, Buddy Film |
| Mood | Comedy on the Edge |
| Themes | Fish Out of Water, Nightmare Vacations, Faltering Friendships, Down on Their Luck, Actor's Life |
| Tones | Quirky, Witty, Bleak, Wry, Talky, Irreverent, Wistful |
| Tags | Abuse, Actor, Cottage, Countryside, Escapades, Friendship, Liquor, Love, Roommate, Unemployment, Vacation |
Withnail and I is a British black comedy made in 1986 by HandMade Films. It was written and directed by Bruce Robinson and is based on his life in London in the late 1960s. The main plot follows two unemployed young actors, Withnail (Richard E. Grant) and “I” (Paul McGann), who live in a squalid flat in Camden in 1969 while waiting for their careers to take off. Needing a holiday, they obtain the key to the country cottage in the Lake District belonging to Withnail’s flamboyantly gay uncle Monty and drive there. The holiday is less ‘recuperative’ than they expected.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Daragh O'Malley
Irishman
Una Brandon-Jones
Mrs. Parkin
Noel Johnson
General
Irene Sutcliffe
Waitress
Llewellyn Rees
Tea Shop Proprietor
Robert Oates
Policeman One
Anthony Wise
Policeman Two
Eddie Tagoe
Presuming Ed
Director
Producer
Paul M. Heller
producer
Lawrence Kirstein
associate producer
Denis O'Brien
executive producer
David Wimbury
co-producer
Original Music
Rick Wentworth
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Cinematographer
Peter Hannan
Editor
Alan Strachan
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Casting Director
Mary Selway
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Production Designer
Michael Pickwoad
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Art Director
Henry Harris
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Costume Designer
Andrea Galer
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Makeup Department
Peter Frampton
makeup artist
Production Manager
Matthew Binns
unit production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Peter Kohn
first assistant director
Kathy Sykes
second assistant director
Art Department
Steve Payne
props stand-by
Sound Department
Allan Brereton
sound assistant, boom operator
Alan Paley
sound editor
Hugh Strain
dubbing mixer
Clive Winter
sound mixer
Special Effects
Paul Corbould
special effects
Martin Gutteridge
special effects supervisor
Dominic Tuohy
special effects assistant
Stunts
Paul Heasman
stunt double: Paul McGann
Camera and Electrical Department
Murray Close
still photographer
Ian Foster
clapper loader
Brian Martin
best boy
Reg Parsons
gaffer
Bob Smith
camera operator
Editorial Department
Bob Mullen
assistant editor
Anne Sopel
assistant editor
Jeremy Strachan
assistant editor
Tony Tromp
assistant editor
Other Crew
Valerie Craig
production coordinator
Sally Jones
script supervisor
Thanks
John Stanborough
thanks
Ralph Steadman
special thanks
Production Company
Cannon Group, The
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Cineplex-Odeon Films
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HandMade Films
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Distributor
Laurenfilm
Park Circus
América Vídeo
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Cineplex-Odeon Films
Criterion Collection, The
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HandMade Films
Paramount Home Entertainment
Sunfilm Entertainment
Umbrella Entertainment
Special Effects
Effects Associates
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Miscellaneous
De Lane Lea Sound Centre
sound re-recording
Joe Dunton & Company
camera equipment provided by
Lee Lighting
grip and lighting equipment
Technicolor
color
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