Withnail & I /

Withnail & I /

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Bibliographic Details
Edition:	RSDL dual-layer ed.
Imprint:	[United States] : Criterion Collection, c2001.
Description:	1 videodisc (108 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language:	English
Series:	Criterion collection ; 119 Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 119.
Subject:	Interpersonal conflict. Motion picture actors and actresses. Nineteen sixties. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Feature films. Comedy films. Comedy films. Drama. Feature films. Films for the hearing impaired.
Format:	DVD Video
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6217423

Hidden Bibliographic Details
Varying Form of Title:	Withnail and I
Other title:	Withnail and us.
Other authors / contributors:	Robinson, Bruce, 1946- Grant, Richard E., 1957- Griffiths, Richard, 1947-2013 McGann, Paul. Handmade Films. Criterion Collection (Firm)
ISBN:	1559409207 9781559409209
Notes:	Originally released as a motion picture in 1987. Special features: 25 min. documentary: Withnail and us; pre-production photographs by Ralph Steadman, original theatrical trailer. Photography, Peter Hannan ; editor, Alan Strachan ; music, David Dundas, Rick Wentworth. Richard E. Grant, Richard Griffiths, Paul McGann. DVD; Dolby digital mono.; widescreen 1.85:1 aspect ratio. Closed-captioned.
Summary:	Set in 1969, depicts the lives of Withnail and Marwood, two poor, unemployed actors. When Marwood is offered the lead role in a play it strains their friendship and they decide to spend a weekend at the cottage of Withnail's Uncle Monte to relax. Things go horribly wrong however, and the rift between them grows.
Standard no.:	715515012225
Publisher's no.:	CC1573D Criterion Collection

Description
Summary:	Screenwriter Bruce Robinson made his directorial debut with this British comedy. Withnail (Richard E. Grant) is an unsuccessful, pill-popping actor; "I," or Marwood (Paul McGann), is Withnail's roommate and another equally underemployed actor. The time is 1969: Withnail is fast becoming a burned-out relic of the '60s, while Marwood is trying to reassimilate into society. The two take a trip to the country in hopes of rejuvenating themselves, but things go from worse to even worse. Given the intimacy and insight of the screenplay and dialogue, one shouldn't be surprised that Bruce Robinson (who adapted the film from his own novel) based Withnail & I on his own experiences. The film proves that certain "Age of Aquarius" types were just as bollixed-up in Britain as they were in America. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi In 1960s London, a pair of unemployed actors decide to leave their squalid, miserable apartment for a trip to the countryside, with amusingly disastrous results. This edition features the following supplements: " Withnail & Us," a 1999 documentary on the film; rare pre-production photos by Ralph Steadman; original theatrical trailer; limited-edition collectible poster of the original film art by Ralph Steadman.
Item Description:	Originally released as a motion picture in 1987. Special features: 25 min. documentary: Withnail and us; pre-production photographs by Ralph Steadman, original theatrical trailer.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (108 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD; Dolby digital mono.; widescreen 1.85:1 aspect ratio.
Production Credits:	Photography, Peter Hannan ; editor, Alan Strachan ; music, David Dundas, Rick Wentworth.
ISBN:	1559409207 9781559409209