I've been sitting in front of my laptop reading the script and laughing out loud. In my minds eye I can see those wonderful actors delivering those brilliant lines. The familys looking at me strangely as I burst out laughing for no apparent reason. One question though, why has Paul McGann not gone on to do more? He's as brilliant as Richard E. Grant, and that's high praise indeed. He rushes to the sink and is immediately repelled by the horrific reality that confronts him. Marwood follows and is similarly overcome.

Actors Robinson considered for "Withnail" included Daniel Day-Lewis, [22] [23] Bill Nighy, [22] [23] Kenneth Branagh, [22] and Edward Tudor-Pole. [23] Robinson claims that Richard E. Grant was too fat to play Withnail and told him that "half of you has got to go". [22] Grant has denied this. [24] The car They leave Camden in Marwood's battered old Jag. Withnail, still in his suit, has a bottle and is clearly drunk. They pass some schoolgirls. transcribed using the screenplay and/or viewings of Withnail And I. I know, I know, I still need to get the cast names in there and I'll be eternally Jonze, Tim (14 November 2011). "My favourite film: Withnail and I". The Guardian . Retrieved 15 November 2011. I have to confess, I first heard about Withnail and I in terms of a drinking game – could you watch the film while matching the two lead characters shot for shot, pint for pint, Camberwell carrot for Camberwell carrot? No, it shouldn't. Right, we're going to have to reverse the roles. We can bake the potatoes in the oven and we can boil this bastard over the fire.Early in the film, Withnail reads a newspaper headline "Boy Lands Plum Role for Top Italian Director" and suggests that the director is sexually abusing the boy. This is a reference to the sexual harassment that Robinson alleges he suffered at the hands of Zeffirelli when, at age 21, he won the role of Benvolio in Romeo and Juliet. [12] Robinson attributed Uncle Monty's question to Marwood ("Are you a sponge or a stone?") as a direct quote from Zeffirelli. [13] [14] The headline "NUDE AU PAIR'S SECRET LIFE" was an actual headline from News of the World on 16 November 1969. [15] It depends entirely on the quality of the wine. In this instance, [he taps his glass with his knife] it most certainly would not. a b c "Withnail & I Filming Locations". movie-locations.com. The Worldwide Guide to Movie Locations . Retrieved 26 April 2020.

Paterson, Michael (10 March 2003). "Caine takes top billing for the greatest one-liner on screen". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022 . Retrieved 25 October 2017. Withnail and I, extensively revised early draft of the original unpublished novel ink on paper". sothebys.com. Sotheby's . Retrieved 26 April 2020. Hewitt-McManus, Thomas (2006). Withnail & I: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know But Were Too Drunk to Ask. Raleigh, North Carolina: Lulu Press Incorporated. p.20. ISBN 978-1411658219. In the ensuing struggle, the gun fires twice into the ceiling. Bits of plaster and wood fall onto them.What is all this tactical necessity and calculated risk? It's me, naked, in a corner. And how dare you tell him I love you? And how dare you tell him you rejected me? How dare you tell him that!? Danny sits at the table and starts pulling out Rizzler papers at a prolific rate. Marwood does into the kitchen. Although the first name of "I" is not stated anywhere in the film, it is widely believed [ by whom?] that it is "Peter". This myth arose as a result of a line of misheard dialogue. [20] In the scene where Monty meets the two actors, Withnail asks him if he would like a drink. In his reply, Monty both accepts his offer and says "...you must tell me all the news, I haven't seen you since you finished your last film". While pouring another drink, and downing his own, Withnail replies that he has been "Rather busy uncle. TV and stuff". Then pointing at Marwood he says "He's just had an audition for rep". Some hear this line as " Peter's had an audition for rep", although the original shooting script and all commercially published versions of the script read "he's". Earliest version of cult classic Withnail and I will go under the hammer at Sotheby's". breakingnews.ie. 12 December 2015. Archived from the original on 14 December 2015.

Sometime later, the three of them are sat around the table having finished breakfast. The table is littered with plates, bottles, cutlery and condiments. Withnail is smoking and they are all drinking wine. Sadly the version I watched (the Australian version) had cuts made to it so I didn't get the full film, but this is definitely something I'll see again. Hilarious and sharp comedy with fine actors. It's hard to believe that Richard E Grant is a nonsmoking teetotaller from the performance he gives here! Props to anyone who can play the drinking game of keeping up drink for drink with Withnail and not need a stomach pump! One of the most amusing British cult comedies of all time. But I must say that since I bought it on DVD, its does begin to wear a little thin on repeated viewing - mainly due to all those annoying fans who insist on reciting the best lines over and over. Speed is like a dozen transatlantic flights without ever getting off the plane. Time change. You lose, you gain. Makes no difference so long as you keep taking the pills. But sooner or later you've got to get out because it's crashing. Then all at once those frozen hours melt through the nervous system and seep out the pores.The cottage Withnail is eating lunch at the table. Marwood is stood behind him holding a note by the window.