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Withnail and I. Withnail and I is a 1987 British black comedy film written and directed by Bruce Robinson. Loosely based on Robinson's life in London in the late 1960s, the plot follows two unemployed actors, Withnail and "I" (portrayed by Richard E. Grant and Paul McGann, respectively) who share a flat in Camden Town in 1969.
Withnail and I is a play by Bruce Robinson, based on the 1987 film of the same name also by Robinson. Production history. The play had its world premiere at the ...
Bruce Robinson (born 2 May 1946) is an English actor, director, screenwriter and novelist. He wrote and directed Withnail and I (1987), a film with comic and tragic elements set in London in the late 1960s, which drew on his experiences as a struggling actor, living in poverty in Camden Town. [1] He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best ...
FLASHBACKS: The boozy British comedy classic was produced by Beatle George Harrison and made stars out of Richard E Grant and Paul McGann, but its initial cinema release went almost unnoticed.
2 March 1995. (1995-03-02) (aged 50) Alma mater. Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. Occupation. Actor. Vivian Alan James MacKerrell (23 May 1944 – 2 March 1995) was a British actor of the 1960s and 1970s. He was the basis for the character of Withnail in the film Withnail and I.
English, German. Box office. $418,053. How to Get Ahead in Advertising is a 1989 British black comedy fantasy film written and directed by Bruce Robinson, and starring Richard E. Grant and Rachel Ward. The title is a pun and can be literally taken as "How to Get a Head in Advertising." In the film, an advertising executive has a nervous ...
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Awards. Full list. Website. www.richard-e-grant.com. Richard E. Grant (born Richard Grant Esterhuysen; [2][3] 5 May 1957) is a Swaziland -born English actor [4][5][6] and presenter. [1] He made his film debut as Withnail in the comedy Withnail and I (1987). Grant received critical acclaim for his role as Jack Hock in Marielle Heller 's drama ...