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. Bruce robinson born 2 may 1946 is an english director, screenwriter, novelist and actor. Kevin jackson recounts that experience in addition to giving a full account of the films production. Withnail and i, bruce robinsons autobiographical and magisterial film about the lives of two struggling actors in late sixties london, has.
Two outofwork actors the anxious, luckless marwood and his acerbic, alcoholic friend, withnail spend their days drifting between their squalid flat, the unemployment office and the pub. Withnail and i script the famous withnail and i screenplay. 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. Robinson says in the commentary that the film is badly shot, but i respectfully disagree. The plot follows two unemployed young actors, withnail richard e.
Withnail emerges from his room holding a bottle and glass and follows him. Ive come to contemplate the last monologue of withnail s 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 bummed out by too much poverty. He slowly puts on his coat and goes down stairs to knock on withnails door. I didnt get the job, which was definitely for the best. Perfectly cast with careerdefining roles for richard e. Withnail and i ebook by bruce robinson rakuten kobo. Hes not getting parts and hes better than all the rubbish that are. Hamlet monologue in withnail and i libraryrefugees. Scripts on the net withnail and i, by bruce robinson. Movie scripts and movie screenplays in proper screenwriting format. Two outofwork actors the anxious, luckless marwood paul mcgann and his acerbic, alcoholic friend, withnail richard e. Richard grant is the bitter and always overly dramatic withnail. It was never published, and few people have ever had the chance to read it.
Weve just run out of wine what are we going to do about it. But for an unfortunate mosquito bite on my cheek, i think this went quite well. Typed manuscript82 pages typed recto only in rung bound folder. Grant, paul mcgann, richard griffiths and ralph brown and crammed with irresistibly quotable dialogue, withnail and i. Withnails first utterance in his iconic sophisticated slur sets the perfect tone for bruce robinsons unbeatably british, ingenious tragicomedy withnail and i. This rather lovely book is a recent arrival at withnail books, and is evidently a rare survivor. 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. 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. Grant, paul mcgann, richard griffiths, ralph brown.
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. 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. I analyse the morals and the social, cultural and political implications of this 1987 british film. Withnail and i script transcript from the screenplay andor richard. Ive come to contemplate the last monologue of withnails in withnail and i.
Pdf withnail and i download full pdf book download. 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. They soon realize theyve gone on holiday by mistake when. This week, the typescript is up for auction at sothebys. Withnail and i by bruce robinson 1987 undated, unspecified draft 93 kb html format imdb. Grant spend their days drifting between their squalid flat, the unemployment office and the pub. Two unemployed actorsacerbic, elegantly wasted withnail richard e. Withnail and i is a 1987 british black comedy film written and directed by bruce robinson.
This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of withnail and i. When they take a holiday by mistake at the country house of withnails flamboyantly gay uncle, monty, they encounter the unpleasant side of the english countryside. 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. This is the local pub, where they meet jake the poacher, and withnail shouts out im going to be a star. Daily script movie scripts and movie screenplays movie. Last year marked the films 30th anniversary, and like a fine wine, withnail and i has improved with age. Grant and i paul mcgann who live in a squalid flat in camden town in 1969 while waiting for their careers to take off. Marwood talking into the door im having a cup of tea. And indeed it goes so heavily with my disposition that this goodly frame, the earth, seems to me a sterile promontory. 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. 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. He lunges towards the mantlepiece where there is a bottle of lighter fluid. Withnail and i original theatrical trailer youtube. Withnail and i available for download and read online in other formats.
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. Finally, the withnail and i script is here for all you quotes spouting fans of the richard e. Grant and paul mcgann who live in a squalid flat in camden town in 1969 while squandering their finances on alcohol. Tshirts inspired by withnail and i, the 1987 black comedy film, written and directed by bruce robinson. Widely regarded as one of the funniest, most quoted film scripts ever written, bruce. When withnails uncle monty richard griffiths offers his cottage, they escape the squalor of their flat for a week in the country. Withnail and i novie script by bruce robinson screenplay and movie scripts. The story was originally a novel something that bruce robinson described as being very easy and enjoyable to write. Masterfully written, the scene is set in a combination of poetic description and stage direction.
Multiple links are listed since a different versions exist and b many scripts posted become unavailable over time. Withnail and i book find books all about withnail and i. I can trace no other copies available anywhere its another abewhack tm. Withnail and i the screenplay by bruce robinson richard e. Grant and paul mcgann, respectively who share a flat in camden town in 1969. Paul mcgann is the saner counterpart to withnail and provides the often humorous but not overused narration. The story behind the screenplay is a new series by martin keady that examines the origins of some of the greatest screenplays. Withnail and i is a 1986 film comedy written and directed by bruce robinson and starring richard e. I have of late, but wherefore i know not, lost all my mirth. I dont feel that withnail is so worried about his acting career except that it infringes on his ego. On completing the script, producer paul heller urged robinson to direct it and found funding for half the film. As you probably all know, its from shakespeares hamlet, said by hamlet himself.
Based on robinsons life in london in the late 1960s, the plot follows two unemployed young actors, withnail and i portrayed by richard e. Withnail and i is without a doubt my favourite film of all time, its the funniest, most joyous ride with a bittersweet end. 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 character withnail is played brilliantly by richard e. 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. Grant withnail, paul mcgann marwood, the i of the title, richard griffiths uncle monty and ralph brown danny.
British 60s cinema withnail and i frequently unasked. In 1969, two substanceabusing, unemployed actors retreat to the countryside for a holiday that proves disastrous. Needing a holiday, they visit withnails eccentric uncle monty to borrow the key to. Withnail i available for download and read online in other formats. Withnail and i script transcript from the screenplay and. Loosely based on robinsons life in london in the late 1960s, the plot follows two unemployed actors, withnail and i portrayed by richard e. The movie, which takes place in england in late 1969, involves the misadventures of a pair of chronically unemployed actors.
Why does withnail recite the hamlet soliloquy during the. After the episode with the bull, withnail smugly remarks an evening at the crow i think. Grant and the anxietyridden i paul mcganndrown their frustrations in booze, pills, and lighter fluid. The film then cuts to withnail, on being served lunch breakfast remarking vegetables again. It continues with the story behind arguably one of the greatest or at least most quotable screenplays ever written withnail and i.
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