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. Presents the screenplay of the classic cult film by bruce robinson. 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. Daily script movie scripts and movie screenplays movie. This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of withnail and i. 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. 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 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. Withnail and i script the famous withnail and i screenplay.
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. Withnail and i script transcript from the screenplay andor. This is the local pub, where they meet jake the poacher, and withnail shouts out im going to be a star. 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. This rather lovely book is a recent arrival at withnail books, and is evidently a rare survivor. Raymond, the publican, gets the drink and takes the money for them. Withnail and i script transcript from the screenplay andor richard. Weve just run out of wine what are we going to do about it. Withnail and i is without a doubt my favourite film of all time, its the funniest, most joyous ride with a bittersweet end. An exquisite portrayal of eccentricity, sentimentalism, generosity, highm. Grant withnail, paul mcgann marwood, the i of the title, richard griffiths uncle monty and ralph brown danny. After the episode with the bull, withnail smugly remarks an evening at the crow i think. Loosely based on robinsons life in london in the late 1960s, the plot follows two unemployed actors, withnail and i portrayed by richard e. Scripts on the net withnail and i, by bruce robinson read.
Aug 16, 2019 two outofwork actors the anxious, luckless marwood paul mcgann and his acerbic, alcoholic friend, withnail richard e. Grant and i paul mcgann who live in a squalid flat in camden town in 1969 while waiting for their careers to take off. Rewrites on withnail, bruce tells us, were a pain but having been paid, he had to get on with it. Withnail books i have opened a bookshop by mistake. Grant, paul mcgann, richard griffiths and ralph brown and crammed with irresistibly quotable dialogue, withnail and i is a sheer. Grant, paul mcgann, richard griffiths, ralph brown. Released on the 10 year anniversary of the cult hit movie, the screenplay to withnail. 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. 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. The movie, which takes place in england in late 1969, involves the misadventures of a pair of chronically unemployed actors. The film then cuts to withnail, on being served lunch breakfast remarking vegetables again.
Withnail and i available for download and read online in other formats. 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. Perfectly cast with careerdefining roles for richard e. Marwood talking into the door im having a cup of tea. Kevin jackson recounts that experience in addition to giving a full account of the films production. Yeah, thats right, well buy this place and install a ing jukebox and liven all you stiffs up a bit. Movie scripts and movie screenplays in proper screenwriting format. Withnail emerges from his room holding a bottle and glass and follows him. This week, the typescript is up for auction at sothebys. Tshirts inspired by withnail and i, the 1987 black comedy film, written and directed by bruce robinson. He used to get in bad tempers and act up, said his wife.
I sits down at a table and starts buttering the bread rolls on the table. Withnail and i, bruce robinsons autobiographical and magisterial film about the lives of two struggling actors in late sixties london, has. I analyse the morals and the social, cultural and political implications of this 1987 british film. Withnail and i is a 1987 british black comedy film written and directed by bruce robinson. Last year marked the films 30th anniversary, and like a fine wine, withnail and i has improved with age. The character withnail is played brilliantly by richard e. 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. 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. Widely regarded as one of the funniest, most quoted film scripts ever written, bruce. Two outofwork actors the anxious, luckless marwood paul mcgann and his acerbic, alcoholic friend, withnail richard e.
Paul mcgann is the saner counterpart to withnail and provides the often humorous but not overused narration. Sep 07, 1995 withnail and i is one of my favourite films. Withnail and i is a 1986 film comedy written and directed by bruce robinson and starring richard e. Withnail and i book find books all about withnail and i. I have of late, but wherefore i know not, lost all my mirth. As you probably all know, its from shakespeares hamlet, said by hamlet himself. 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 by bruce robinson 1987 undated, unspecified draft 93 kb html format imdb. On completing the script, producer paul heller urged robinson to direct it and found funding for half the film. Hes not getting parts and hes better than all the rubbish that are. 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 ebook by bruce robinson rakuten kobo. Grant, paul mcgann, richard griffiths and ralph brown and crammed with irresistibly quotable dialogue, withnail and i. Withnail and i novie script by bruce robinson screenplay and movie scripts. Richard grant is the bitter and always overly dramatic withnail. Robinson says in the commentary that the film is badly shot, but i respectfully disagree. Richard griffiths plays withnails flamboyantly gay uncle monty in withnail and i. Pdf withnail and i download full pdf book download. The plot follows two unemployed young actors, withnail richard e. Bruce robinson born 2 may 1946 is an english director, screenwriter, novelist and actor.
Come and say hello next time youre spending a delightful weekend in the country. Dec 22, 2015 bruce robinsons celebrated cult comedy. 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. He lunges towards the mantlepiece where there is a bottle of lighter fluid. And indeed it goes so heavily with my disposition that this goodly frame, the earth, seems to me a sterile promontory. But for an unfortunate mosquito bite on my cheek, i think this went quite well.
Why does withnail recite the hamlet soliloquy during the. It was never published, and few people have ever had the chance to read it. As someone i admire once said, i love a little shop, and now i have one, in penrith. Finally, the withnail and i script is here for all you quotes spouting fans of the richard e.
In 1969, two substanceabusing, unemployed actors retreat to the countryside for a holiday that proves disastrous. Grant and paul mcgann who live in a squalid flat in camden town in 1969 while squandering their finances on alcohol. Many good scenes were not included in the film, possibly for reasons of time. In a world exclusive interview, 33yearold shotputter geoff woade, who weighs 317 pounds, admitted taking massive doses of anabolic steroids, drugs banned in sport. I can trace no other copies available anywhere its another abewhack tm. Aug 27, 2014 perfectly cast with careerdefining roles for richard e. Withnail and i original theatrical trailer youtube. 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. Withnails first utterance in his iconic sophisticated slur sets the perfect tone for bruce robinsons unbeatably british, ingenious tragicomedy withnail and i. Hamlet monologue in withnail and i libraryrefugees.
The story was originally a novel something that bruce robinson described as being very easy and enjoyable to write. 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. Withnail and i the screenplay by bruce robinson richard e. 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. Grant spend their days drifting between their squalid flat, the unemployment office and the pub. 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 transcript from the screenplay and.
British 60s cinema withnail and i frequently unasked. 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. I didnt get the job, which was definitely for the best. 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.
Scripts on the net withnail and i, by bruce robinson read the. Ive come to contemplate the last monologue of withnail s in withnail and i. Jun 01, 2017 i analyse the morals and the social, cultural and political implications of this 1987 british film. 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. But now hes stopped, hes much better in our sex life and in our general life. Ive come to contemplate the last monologue of withnails in withnail and i. Needing a holiday, they visit withnails eccentric uncle monty to borrow the key to. Dec 20, 2019 this rather lovely book is a recent arrival at withnail books, and is evidently a rare survivor. Withnail i available for download and read online in other formats. I dont feel that withnail is so worried about his acting career except that it infringes on his ego. This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay and or viewings of withnail and i. Though his script for the killing fields was nominated for an academy award, actorturnedfilmmaker bruce robinson is probably best known for 1987s withnail and i, a cultishly adored comedy recently released on dvd alongside his lessloved followup, 1989s how to get ahead in advertising. There are things in there, theres a teabag growing. Scripts on the net withnail and i, by bruce robinson.
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