There are things in there, theres a teabag growing. Loosely based on robinsons life in london in the late 1960s, the plot follows two unemployed actors, withnail and i portrayed by richard e. Withnail and i script transcript from the screenplay and. This is the local pub, where they meet jake the poacher, and withnail shouts out im going to be a star. Grant, paul mcgann, richard griffiths and ralph brown and crammed with irresistibly quotable dialogue, withnail and i. Based on robinsons life in london in the late 1960s, the plot follows two unemployed young actors, withnail and i portrayed by richard e. I dont feel that withnail is so worried about his acting career except that it infringes on his ego. Last year marked the films 30th anniversary, and like a fine wine, withnail and i has improved with age. Why does withnail recite the hamlet soliloquy during the. Weve just run out of wine what are we going to do about it. The plot follows two unemployed young actors, withnail richard e. On telling the powers that be on the film desk that withnail and i was my favourite movie, i was informed this was a typical choice for muso types.
This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay and or viewings of withnail and i. I didnt get the job, which was definitely for the best. On completing the script, producer paul heller urged robinson to direct it and found funding for half the film. Perfectly cast with careerdefining roles for richard e. Grant and paul mcgann who live in a squalid flat in camden town in 1969 while squandering their finances on alcohol. Released on the 10 year anniversary of the cult hit movie, the screenplay to withnail. Ive come to contemplate the last monologue of withnails in withnail and i. Grant, paul mcgann, richard griffiths and ralph brown and crammed with irresistibly quotable dialogue, withnail and i is a sheer. In 1969, two substanceabusing, unemployed actors retreat to the countryside for a holiday that proves disastrous. Danny is the sort of character you might have found on the fringes of the ladbroke grove underground scene, inhabited by hawkwind and mick farrens group, the deviants, who had little time for peace and love and puckish dilettantes, and whose appetite for rabble. Withnail and i script transcript from the screenplay andor. Withnail i available for download and read online in other formats.
Yeah, thats right, well buy this place and install a ing jukebox and liven all you stiffs up a bit. London 1969 two resting unemployed and unemployable actors, withnail and marwood, fed up with damp, cold, piles of washingup, mad drug dealers and psychotic irishmen, decide to leave their squalid camden flat for an idyllic holiday in the countryside, courtesy of withnails uncle montys country cottage. Withnail and i is a 1986 film comedy written and directed by bruce robinson and starring richard e. This rather lovely book is a recent arrival at withnail books, and is evidently a rare survivor. Grant withnail, paul mcgann marwood, the i of the title, richard griffiths uncle monty and ralph brown danny. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comic con sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events.
The character withnail is played brilliantly by richard e. This week, the typescript is up for auction at sothebys. Rewrites on withnail, bruce tells us, were a pain but having been paid, he had to get on with it. This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of withnail and i. The film then cuts to withnail, on being served lunch breakfast remarking vegetables again. Bruce robinson born 2 may 1946 is an english director, screenwriter, novelist and actor. He lunges towards the mantlepiece where there is a bottle of lighter fluid. Aug 16, 2019 two outofwork actors the anxious, luckless marwood paul mcgann and his acerbic, alcoholic friend, withnail richard e. When they take a holiday by mistake at the country house of withnails flamboyantly gay uncle, monty richard griffiths, they encounter the unpleasant side of. An exquisite portrayal of eccentricity, sentimentalism, generosity, highm. Dec 22, 2015 bruce robinsons celebrated cult comedy. Ive come to contemplate the last monologue of withnail s in withnail and i. Withnail and i is a 1987 british black comedy film written and directed by bruce robinson. Grant and i paul mcgann who live in a squalid flat in camden town in 1969 while waiting for their careers to take off.
Raymond, the publican, gets the drink and takes the money for them. Withnail and i is without a doubt my favourite film of all time, its the funniest, most joyous ride with a bittersweet end. If withnail and i is a sixties film at all, it is thanks mainly to the presence of the frazzled drug dealer danny ralph brown. Withnail and i by bruce robinson 1987 undated, unspecified draft 93 kb html format imdb. He used to get in bad tempers and act up, said his wife. Marwood talking into the door im having a cup of tea. In a world exclusive interview, 33yearold shotputter geoff woade, who weighs 317 pounds, admitted taking massive doses of anabolic steroids, drugs banned in sport. He is arguably most famous for writing and directing the cult classic withnail and i 1987, a film with comic and tragic elements set in london in the 1960s, which drew on his experiences as a chronic alcoholic and resting actor, living in squalor in camden town. British 60s cinema withnail and i frequently unasked.
As you probably all know, its from shakespeares hamlet, said by hamlet himself. Withnail and i original theatrical trailer youtube. Withnail and i the screenplay by bruce robinson richard e. Kevin jackson recounts that experience in addition to giving a full account of the films production. Grant spend their days drifting between their squalid flat, the unemployment office and the pub. Withnail books i have opened a bookshop by mistake. Finally, the withnail and i script is here for all you quotes spouting fans of the richard e. Withnail and i available for download and read online in other formats. The story was originally a novel something that bruce robinson described as being very easy and enjoyable to write. Two outofwork actors the anxious, luckless marwood paul mcgann and his acerbic, alcoholic friend, withnail richard e. Withnail and i, bruce robinsons autobiographical and magisterial film about the lives of two struggling actors in late sixties london, has. This original screenplay is the sourcebook for these ubiquitous quotes about withnail and his unnamed housemate i or marwood, as he appears in the script, acting students in the late 1960s, bombed from too many drugs and bummed out by too much poverty. Withnails first utterance in his iconic sophisticated slur sets the perfect tone for bruce robinsons unbeatably british, ingenious tragicomedy withnail and i. A biting script from writerdirector bruce robinson and performances from richard e grant and paul mcgann as two resting actors, withnail and i, that neither has surpassed.
I have of late, but wherefore i know not, lost all my mirth and indeed it goes so heavily with my disposition that this goodly frame the earth seems to me a sterile promontory. Pdf withnail and i download full pdf book download. I analyse the morals and the social, cultural and political implications of this 1987 british film. I have of late, but wherefore i know not, lost all my mirth. But now hes stopped, hes much better in our sex life and in our general life. Needing a holiday, they visit withnails eccentric uncle monty to borrow the key to. Scripts on the net withnail and i, by bruce robinson. Withnail and i ebook by bruce robinson rakuten kobo. Scripts on the net withnail and i, by bruce robinson read.
Richard griffiths plays withnails flamboyantly gay uncle monty in withnail and i. This original screenplay is the sourcebook for these ubiquitous quotes about withnail and his unnamed housemate i or marwood, as he appears in the script, acting students in the late 1960s, bombed from too many drugs and. Withnail and i novie script by bruce robinson screenplay and movie scripts. Withnail emerges from his room holding a bottle and glass and follows him. I can trace no other copies available anywhere its another abewhack tm. Daily script movie scripts and movie screenplays movie. Nov 14, 2011 on telling the powers that be on the film desk that withnail and i was my favourite movie, i was informed this was a typical choice for muso types. Tshirts inspired by withnail and i, the 1987 black comedy film, written and directed by bruce robinson. Paul mcgann is the saner counterpart to withnail and provides the often humorous but not overused narration. Scripts on the net withnail and i, by bruce robinson read the. Sep 07, 1995 withnail and i is one of my favourite films.
Grant, paul mcgann, richard griffiths, ralph brown. Movie scripts and movie screenplays in proper screenwriting format. Just to be 100% clear though, withnail books is not licenced, approved or endorsed by handmade films, bruce robinson, uncle monty or any person or entity connected with the film. Robinson says in the commentary that the film is badly shot, but i respectfully disagree. I have opened a bookshop by mistake in penrith, near to where one of my favourite films, withnail and i, was filmed, so it would be rude not to call it withnail books. Withnail and i book find books all about withnail and i. Richard grant is the bitter and always overly dramatic withnail. The movie, which takes place in england in late 1969, involves the misadventures of a pair of chronically unemployed actors. Come and say hello next time youre spending a delightful weekend in the country. Hamlet monologue in withnail and i libraryrefugees.
Aug 27, 2014 perfectly cast with careerdefining roles for richard e. He slowly puts on his coat and goes down stairs to knock on withnails door. As someone i admire once said, i love a little shop, and now i have one, in penrith. I know, i know, i still need to get the cast names in there and ill be eternally tweaking it, so if you have any corrections, feel free to drop me a line.
But for an unfortunate mosquito bite on my cheek, i think this went quite well. Withnail and i script transcript from the screenplay andor richard. Many good scenes were not included in the film, possibly for reasons of time. For me, this probably one of the few films you could buy the script for and read it with genuine intrigue and happiness bruce robinsons use of the english language is nothing short of remarkable, its just so creative and hilarious that i often found myself shaking my. And indeed it goes so heavily with my disposition that this goodly frame, the earth, seems to me a sterile promontory.
Sep 03, 2018 withnails first utterance in his iconic sophisticated slur sets the perfect tone for bruce robinsons unbeatably british, ingenious tragicomedy withnail and i. Withnail and i script the famous withnail and i screenplay. Jun 01, 2017 i analyse the morals and the social, cultural and political implications of this 1987 british film. The main character is withnail, although this treatment reads somewhat differently form the script of the 1986 film the essential plot and the outrageous character of withnail is the same. This most excellent canopy, the air, look you, this brave oerhanging firmament, this majestical roof fretted with golden fire, why, it appeareth nothing to me but a foul and pestilent. Grant and paul mcgann, respectively who share a flat in camden town in 1969. Indeed i once snapped that it was my favourite to an obnoxious man in a job interview, after hed patronisingly said my favourite must be a costume drama because i am a lady or something. After the episode with the bull, withnail smugly remarks an evening at the crow i think.
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