Withnail and I
Summary
Acerbic and irresistibly self-destructive Withnail and neurotic Marwood are down-at-the-heels actors in 1960s London, living in self-inflicted squalor and drowning their artistic frustrations with booze and any drugs they can get their hands on. Fleeing the doldrums, and unpaid bills, of the city, t... Full description
Summary: |
Acerbic and irresistibly self-destructive Withnail and neurotic Marwood are down-at-the-heels actors in 1960s London, living in self-inflicted squalor and drowning their artistic frustrations with booze and any drugs they can get their hands on. Fleeing the doldrums, and unpaid bills, of the city, the pair find themselves stuck in the less than idyllic country cottage of Withnail's lascivious uncle Monty. |
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Item Description: |
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1986. |
Physical Description: |
1 videodisc (107 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
Format: |
DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.78:1) ; 2.0 stereo. |
Audience: |
CHV Rating: 18A for coarse language, substance abuse. |
Production Credits: |
Editor, Alan Strachan ; original music by David Dundas, Rick Wentworth ; photography by Peter Hannan ; co-producer, David Wimbury ; executive producers: George Harrison and Denis O'Brien. |