Withnail & I
- 1987 film
Film following the drink-and drug-fuelled misadventures of two struggling actors in a squalid London flat and an isolated Lake District cottage. Stars Paul McGann, Richard E. Grant, Richard Griffiths, Ralph Brown, Michael Elphick and more.
Withnail And I - Limited Edition
The finest cult film known to humanity!
Camden Town, the arse-end of the sixties. Two struggling, unemployed actors decide some respite is in order and so depart their miserable flat for a week in the Lake District - one that will involve rain, booze, minimal supplies, a randy bull and an even randier Uncle Monty.
Based on the real-life experiences of former actor turned writer/director Bruce Robinson, Withnail & I has become one of British cinema's most fondly remembered comedies. A cult film in the truest sense that has also become a classic.
Perfectly cast - with career-defining roles for Richard E. Grant, Paul McGann, Richard Griffiths and Ralph Brown - and crammed with irresistibly quotable dialogue, Withnail & I is a sheer delight, even on the umpteenth viewing.
This brand new 4K restoration from the original negative has been conducted by Arrow Films, supervised and approved by director of photography Peter Hannan, and is presented in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible).
First released: Monday 24th June 2024
Extra features
- Original lossless mono soundtrack
- Optional lossless 5.1 soundtrack
- Audio commentary by writer-director Bruce Robinson
- Audio commentary by critic and writer Kevin Jackson, author of the BFI Modern Classic book on Withnail & I
- All four original Withnail Weekend documentaries, first screened on Channel 4 in 1999, including The Peculiar Memories of Bruce Robinson, which looks at the director's career; Withnail & Us, which focuses on the film's making; and two shorter documentaries, I Demand to Have Some Booze and Withnail on the Pier
- Interview with production designer Michael Pickwoad
- An appreciation of Withnail & I by Sam Bain, co-creator of Peep Show and Fresh Meat
- Archival interview with Bruce Robinson
- Theatrical trailer
- Limited edition packaging with reversible sleeve featuring two choices of original artwork
- Limited edition perfect bound book featuring writing on the film by Vic Pratt, Anthony Nield, Martin Jones, Neil Mitchell and Mike Sutton
- Distributor: Arrow Video
- Discs: 1
- Minutes: 107
- Subtitles: English
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