i watched Withnail & I again recently. surprisingly found it as funny as the first time i saw it.
Danny: This pill's valued at two quid.
Withnail: Two quid? You're out of your mind.
Marwood: That's sense, Withnail.
Withnail: You can stuff it up your arse for nothing and fuck off while you're doing it!
Withnail and I is Bruce Robinson's semi-autobiographical tale of living a hand to mouth existence, fueled by drugs and alcohol, as trained actors waiting for the big time, living a life of destitution and squalor in a dilapidated house in Camden, London.
Pretty deep stuff for what is essentially a story, a light hearted romp, about two actors, drunk and jobless, taking a break in the countryside, or as Withnail hysterically puts it, 'we've gone on holiday by mistake'.
Withnail and I falls into that bracket, of a small percentage of films, that you either love or hate, either your at one from the very start, laughing like a person possessed, or you'll stare in wonder, disbelief and astonishment that anyone could ever find this funny. For me, this is a quintessential British film, one so fixed in the cultural landscape that it's impossible to vision this film being made anywhere else. Like a good bottle of wine, Withnail and I matures as it ages, still as funny as when it first hit the screen and finally getting the kudos it deserves, not only as a great comedy but as a great film, it's fast outgrowing it's cult status label and weaving itself into the fabric of British cinema.
- Film for the Soul
Withnail: Why can't I have an audition? It's ridiculous. I've been to drama school. I'm good looking. I tell you, I've a fuck sight more talent that half the rubbish that gets on television. Why can't I get on television?
Marwood: Well, I don't know. It'll happen.
Withnail: Will it? That's what you say. The only program I'm likely to get on is the fucking news.
lol good times good times. weeeeee!
Danny: This pill's valued at two quid.
Withnail: Two quid? You're out of your mind.
Marwood: That's sense, Withnail.
Withnail: You can stuff it up your arse for nothing and fuck off while you're doing it!
Withnail and I is Bruce Robinson's semi-autobiographical tale of living a hand to mouth existence, fueled by drugs and alcohol, as trained actors waiting for the big time, living a life of destitution and squalor in a dilapidated house in Camden, London.
Pretty deep stuff for what is essentially a story, a light hearted romp, about two actors, drunk and jobless, taking a break in the countryside, or as Withnail hysterically puts it, 'we've gone on holiday by mistake'.
Withnail and I falls into that bracket, of a small percentage of films, that you either love or hate, either your at one from the very start, laughing like a person possessed, or you'll stare in wonder, disbelief and astonishment that anyone could ever find this funny. For me, this is a quintessential British film, one so fixed in the cultural landscape that it's impossible to vision this film being made anywhere else. Like a good bottle of wine, Withnail and I matures as it ages, still as funny as when it first hit the screen and finally getting the kudos it deserves, not only as a great comedy but as a great film, it's fast outgrowing it's cult status label and weaving itself into the fabric of British cinema.
- Film for the Soul
Withnail: Why can't I have an audition? It's ridiculous. I've been to drama school. I'm good looking. I tell you, I've a fuck sight more talent that half the rubbish that gets on television. Why can't I get on television?
Marwood: Well, I don't know. It'll happen.
Withnail: Will it? That's what you say. The only program I'm likely to get on is the fucking news.
lol good times good times. weeeeee!
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