Withnail and I is a British film made in 1986 by Handmade Films. Written and directed by Bruce Robinson, it was Richard E. Grant's first film role and launched him into a successful career. It also featured performances by Richard Griffiths as Monty, Paul McGann as Marwood (the "I" in the title) and Ralph Brown as Danny. The film has spawned many popular quotations. Image File history File links DVD cover of the popular British comedy Withnail and I This is a DVD cover. ... Bruce Robinson (born May 1, 1946) is a British writer, actor and director, best known for his film Withnail and I. He was born in Broadstairs in Kent and studied at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London. ... Paul McGann (born November 14, 1959 in Liverpool) is an English actor who made his name on the BBC serial The Monocled Mutineer, in which he played the lead role. ... Richard E. Grant depicted as the unofficial Ninth Doctor. ... Richard Griffiths (born 31 July 1947) is a Tony award winning English actor who has appeared on stage, film and television. ... This may refer to: David Dundas (musician), a pop singer of the 1970s; Sir David Dundas, a military officer of the 18th and 19th centuries in England; Sir David Dundas, who rose to the position of Solicitor General for England and Wales in the 19th century This is a disambiguation... Handmade Films was a British film production company set up by the Beatle George Harrison and his business partner Denis OBrian in 1979, originally to finance the Monty Python film Life of Brian after the original financers pulled out. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... Handmade Films was a British film production company set up by the Beatle George Harrison and his business partner Denis OBrian in 1979, originally to finance the Monty Python film Life of Brian after the original financers pulled out. ... Bruce Robinson (born May 1, 1946) is a British writer, actor and director, best known for his film Withnail and I. He was born in Broadstairs in Kent and studied at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London. ... Richard E. Grant depicted as the unofficial Ninth Doctor. ... Richard Griffiths (born 31 July 1947) is a Tony award winning English actor who has appeared on stage, film and television. ... Paul McGann (born November 14, 1959 in Liverpool) is an English actor who made his name on the BBC serial The Monocled Mutineer, in which he played the lead role. ... Ralph Brown (b. ...

Plot

The film details the lives and misadventures of two 'resting' (struggling and unemployed) actors in 1969: The flamboyant and alcoholic Withnail (Grant) and "I" (named "Marwood" in the published screenplay but never named in the film or its credits, played by McGann), his more level-headed and worrisome friend and the movie's narrator. The two are confined to a shambolic and filthy Georgian flat in Camden Town owing to their financial difficulties. Ailing and seemingly perpetually unemployed, they decide to take a recuperative holiday in the countryside in order to gather themselves, and thus secure the loan of a country cottage belonging to Withnail's Uncle Monty (Griffiths) in order to do so. Monty is nostalgic for a by-gone age. He is fond of quoting Charles Baudelaire and reciting passages from Hamlet. He often reminisces about his studies at Oxford. He is well-educated and snobbish. On a drive into town, he berates Withnail and Marwood for "looking like a couple of farmhands." He offers his cottage only after Withnail wins him over with several acts of subterfuge. He tells Monty that Marwood attended Eton College and that he is an active homosexual. The Narrator is the entity within a story that tells the story to the reader. ... Camden Town is an area of North London, England, in the London Borough of Camden. ... Unemployment rates in the United States. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Hamlet and Horatio in the cemetery by Eugène Delacroix For other uses, see Hamlet (disambiguation). ... The Kings College of Our Lady of Eton beside Windsor, commonly known as Eton College or just Eton, is a public school (privately funded and independent) for boys, founded in 1440 by King Henry VI. It is located in Eton, Berkshire, near Windsor in England, situated north of Windsor...

The holiday doesn't quite go according to plan—the run-down and dusty cottage is little better than the flat they have just left, the weather is often inclement, they have little of food or supplies and the locals are surly and unwelcoming - in particular a threatening poacher, Jake (Michael Elphick), whom Withnail manages to offend. Added to this, Uncle Monty himself makes a surprise appearance, with amorous intentions towards Marwood. Monty comes in the middle of the night after being stranded for "aeons" with a punctured tire. He is forced to break into the cottage, which terrifies Withnail and Marwood who believe that the intruder is Jake the poacher. They greet Monty with mixed emotions. Monty brings them food and wine at the expense of making his designs on Marwood patently obvious. He demonstrates his intentions on Marwood by bursting into his room and proclaiming his desire to "have [him] even if it must be burglary." The terrified Marwood manages to stave off Monty's overtures of unrequited affection, causing the latter to leave the cottage in the night and return home. Marwood receives a telegram that confirms that he has another audition for a part. Michael as Harry Slater in EastEnders Michael Elphick (born September 19, 1946 in Chichester, West Sussex; died September 7, 2002 in London) was a British actor. ...

The film returns to the Camden Town flat. Danny, a drug dealer, who has "come up the drainpipe" to squat at the flat, pines that the oncoming end of the 1960s is the end of the "greatest decade in the history of mankind" and that "there are going to be a lot of refugees." Marwood calls his agent and discovers that the production company now want him to play the lead part. He has his hair cut and prepares to leave the flat for the train station. Withnail walks with him partway but Marwood implores him to go back as he wants to walk on alone. Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The last scene is of Withnail in a park, in the rain, quoting from Act 2 Scene ii of Hamlet to a pack of wolves^[1] over a fence, before walking home. Hamlet and Horatio in the cemetery by Eugène Delacroix For other uses, see Hamlet (disambiguation). ... “Gray Wolves” redirects here. ...

Production details

The film cost £1.1 million to make. Bruce Robinson received £1 for the script and £80,000 to direct it — £30,000 of which he reinvested into the film to shoot scenes, such as the journeys to and from Penrith, that HandMade Films would not fund.^[2] Statistics Population: 14,756 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: NY515305 Administration District: Eden Shire county: Cumbria Region: North West England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Cumbria Historic county: Cumberland Services Police force: Cumbria Constabulary Fire and rescue: {{{Fire}}} Ambulance: North West Post office and telephone...

Paul McGann was Robinson's first choice for Marwood, but he was fired during rehearsals because Robinson decided McGann's Liverpool accent was wrong for the character. Several other actors read for the role but McGann eventually persuaded Robinson to re-audition him, promising to affect a Home Counties accent. He quickly won back the part.^[3] 82. ... Note: This page or section contains IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. ... The phrase Home Counties is used to designate the group of English counties which border or surround London. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ...

The period setting of this film in 1969 is consistent, apart from Marwood packing a visibly late 1980s Penguin Classic edition of Joris-Karl Huysmans' "Against Nature" in the penultimate scene. Detailed analysis reveals several other, less obvious, irregularities: in the first driving scene cars from the 1980s can be seen in the background, motorway signs for roads constructed well after the sixties are also visible, including a sign clearly showing "M25" (this motorway was not fully opened until 1986), while barcodes can be spotted on cans in the kitchen. It has been suggested that Penguin Modern Poets, Penguin Great Ideas be merged into this article or section. ... The M25 motorway looking south between junctions 14 and 15, near Heathrow Airport. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Background

The narrative is told in the first person by the character played by Paul McGann, named just once in passing in the film (see below) as Marwood—and only credited as "... & I". Paul McGann (born November 14, 1959 in Liverpool) is an English actor who made his name on the BBC serial The Monocled Mutineer, in which he played the lead role. ...

Robinson's script is largely autobiographical. Marwood is Robinson; Withnail is based on a friend he shared a Camden house with—Vivian MacKerrell—who died young; and Uncle Monty is loosely based on the unwanted attentions he received from an amorous Franco Zeffirelli when he was a young actor.^[4] He lived in the impoverished conditions seen in the film and wore plastic bags as wellington boots. Robinson threw four or five years of his real life into the script, condensing them into two weeks. Camden Town is an area of North London, England, in the London Borough of Camden. ... Vivian MacKerrell was a British actor of the 1960s, who shared a house with film director Bruce Robinson, director of Withnail & I, and was reputedly the major basis for Withnails character, considered one of the most memorable characters in the history of British cinema. ... Franco Zeffirelli (born Gianfranco Corsi on February 12, 1923), is an Italian film director. ... A pair of Wellington boots The Wellington boot, also known as a welly, a wellie, or a gumboot, is a type of boot based upon Hessian boots worn and popularised by Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington and fashionable among the British aristocracy in the early 19th century. ...

"I"'s name

"Marwood"? A telegram arrives at Crow Crag

Although the first name of 'I' is not stated anywhere in the film, it is widely believed that it is 'Peter'. This myth arose as a result of a line of misheard dialogue^[5] in the scene where Monty meets the two actors, Withnail asks him if he would like a drink. In his reply, Monty both accepts his offer and says "...you must tell me all the news, I haven't seen you since you finished your last film". While pouring another drink, and downing his own, Withnail replies that he has been "Rather busy uncle. TV and stuff". Then pointing at Marwood he says "He's just had an audition for rep". Some fans hear this line as "Peter's had an audition for rep", although the original shooting script and all commercially published versions of the script read "he's". Image File history File links Marwood-telegram. ... Image File history File links Marwood-telegram. ...

Similarly, another myth has it that the name 'Marwood' can be heard near the beginning of the film. As the characters escape from the Irishman in the Mother Black Cap, Withnail shouts "Get out of my way!". Again, some hear this line as "Out of the way, Marwood!", although as before the script reads simply "Get out of my way!".

There is, however, one occasion in the film where the name 'Marwood' is given, though not stated. Toward the end of the film a telegram arrives at Crow Crag and as Withnail reads the note, the name 'Marwood' appears to be visible, upside-down, on the envelope.

Reception

The film had a domestic gross of $1,544,889 and is ranked 4,871 for "all time domestic" gross at boxofficemojo.com. Its DVD and VHS sales have been quite strong throughout the years and the film has gained cult status over those years, with a number of sites dedicated to the film itself. In 2000, readers of Total Film magazine voted Withnail and I the 3rd greatest comedy film of all time. In 2004 the same magazine named it the 13th greatest British film of all time. Withnail & I was 38th in Channel 4's 100 Greatest Films poll. It has been suggested that cult debate be merged into this article or section. ... Total Film, published by Future Publishing, is the United Kingdoms second best-selling film magazine, after the longer-established Empire from Emap. ...

DVD

The film has been released in several countries world wide.

Canada (NTSC)

The first DVD edition of the film was a 4:3 pan-and-scan version released in Canada by Seville Pictures. The film ran to 104 minutes. Although the sleeve claimed that the original cinema trailer was included as an extra, it was omitted from the disc. At the time the sleeve was printed, Seville believed they had access to the trailer but later discovered it was not in their library. 4:3 is a ratio. ... A 2. ... Movie trailers are film advertisements for films that will be exhibited in the future at a cinema, on whose screen they are shown; they are commonly known as previews of coming attractions. ...

US (NTSC)

The second DVD release of the film was in North America as part of the Criterion Collection. This was the first widescreen release of the film and was remastered under the supervision of the film's Director of Photography, Peter Hannan. Although widescreen, the film was actually presented letterboxed in a 4:3 raster rather than anamorphic. North America North America is a continent[1] in the Earths northern hemisphere and (chiefly) western hemisphere. ... The Criterion Collection is a joint venture between Janus Films and The Voyager Company that was begun in the mid 1980s for the purpose of releasing authoritative consumer versions of classic and important contemporary films on the laserdisc and DVD formats. ... The inner box (green) is the format used in most pre-1952 films and pre-widescreen television. ... A cinematographer (from cinema photographer) is one photographing with a motion picture camera. ... This article is about wide video formats. ... Anamorphic widescreen is a cinematography and photography technique for capturing a widescreen picture on standard 35mm film. ...

UK (1st Edition) (PAL)

The first UK release was by Anchor Bay Entertainment in 2001. It included a number of extras, such as the original trailer, the Channel 4 documentary Withnail and Us, a commentary by Paul McGann and Ralph Brown, and a new Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack. The main feature was a standards converted from the North American release and exhibited some picture and compression artefacts as a result. Like the North American release, it was also letterboxed. This edition was later re-released by Anchor Bay in February, 2007. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Channel 4 is a public-service British television station, broadcast to all areas of the United Kingdom (and also the Republic of Ireland), which began transmissions in 1982. ... Dolby Digital is the marketing name for a series of lossy audio compression technologies by Dolby Laboratories. ...

UK (2nd Edition) (PAL)

The second UK release was a budget edition by Anchor Bay in 2005, under their Bay View label. It featured an un-remastered version of the film, identical to the original cinema release in 1987 (later editions of film had several minutes of cut footage reinstated). No extras were included. Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

UK (20th Anniversary Edition) (PAL)

The third UK release, again from Anchor Bay, came in 2006 to coincide with the film's 20th Anniversary. For this three-disc release the film was remastered in high definition and released for the first time in anamorphic format. It included all the extra features from the first UK edition, plus an additional commentary by Bruce Robinson, a featurette on the Drinking Game, a brand new interview with Bruce Robinson and a locations featurette called Postcards from Penrith. A bonus CD was also included, featuring all of the music specially composed for the film, because the soundtrack was no longer in print and had become rare. Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays full 2006 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... High-definition (HD) video generally refers to any video system of higher resolution than standard-definition (SD), i. ...

Download

On July 31st, 2007 Channel 4 put the entire film up online as part of their 4oD video-on-demand service. It will be available to download free of charge from 4oD until August 12, 2007.^[6] July 31 is the 212th day (213th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 153 days remaining, as the final day of July. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is now the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Channel 4 is a public-service British television station, broadcast to all areas of the United Kingdom (and also the Republic of Ireland), which began transmissions in 1982. ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... is the 224th day of the year (225th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Soundtrack

The soundtrack for Withnail & I, while out of print now, was available on Silva Screen Records, Silva House, 261 Royal College Street, London NW1 9LU, England. Silva Screen Records is a London based independent record label which is one of the world’s leading film and television specialist soundtrack companies. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...

It is claimed that the soundtrack album was discontinued and deleted by the distributors because of the actions of the estate of Jimi Hendrix whose tracks are featured in the film. The family will not allow any of his music to be used to glorify or promote the use or abuse of drink or drugs. This article contains a trivia section. ...

The film also features a rare appearance of a recording by The Beatles, whose song "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" briefly plays as Marwood and Withnail return from Crow Crag. Although the surviving members of the group rarely licensed the use of their original recordings for feature films (cover versions were often substituted, as in the case of The Royal Tenenbaums and I Am Sam), George Harrison happened to be one of the film's producers, and allowed its inclusion in Withnail & I. The White Album, see The Beatles (album). ... The Royal Tenenbaums is the 2001 dramatic comedy about three genius siblings who experience great success in youth, and even greater disappointment and failure after their eccentric father leaves them in their adolescent years. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... George Harrison, MBE (25 February 1943[1][2] – 29 November 2001[3]) was an Academy Award and Grammy Award-winning English rock guitarist, singer, songwriter, author and sitarist best known as the lead guitarist of The Beatles. ...

1. "A Whiter Shade of Pale (live)" – King Curtis - 5:25
2. "The Wolf" – David Dundas & Rick Wentworth - 1:33
3. "All Along the Watchtower (live)" – Jimi Hendrix - 4:10
4. "To The Crow" – David Dundas & Rick Wentworth - 2:22
5. "Voodoo Child (live)" – Jimi Hendrix - 4:28
6. "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" – Beatles - 4:44
7. "Marwood Walks" – David Dundas & Rick Wentworth - 2:14
8. "Monty Remembers" – David Dundas & Rick Wentworth - 2:02
9. "La Fite" – David Dundas & Rick Wentworth - 1:10
10. "Hang Out The Stars In Indiana" – Al Bowlly & New Mayfair Dance Orchestra - 1:35
11. "Crow Crag" – David Dundas & Rick Wentworth - 0:56
12. "Cheval Blanc" - David Dundas & Rick Wentworth - 1:15
13. "My Friend" - Charlie Kunz - 1:28
14. "Withnail's Theme" - David Dundas & Rick Wentworth - 2:40

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Production Notes

• During the filming of the scene in which the lighter fluid is consumed, Bruce Robinson changed the contents of the can, which had been filled with water, to vinegar. While the vomiting is scripted, the facial expression is purely natural.

• Though playing a raging alcoholic, Richard E. Grant is a teetotaller, who had never been drunk prior to making the film. Robinson decided that it would be impossible for Grant to play the character without having ever experienced inebriation and a hangover, and thus "forced" the actor on a drinking binge. Grant has stated that he found the experience deeply unpleasant.

• The film is an adaptation of an unpublished novel written by Robinson in the winter of 1969. It was adapted into a screenplay in the early 1980s, and finally shot in 1986. The end of the novel saw Withnail committing suicide by pouring a bottle of wine into the barrel of Monty's gun and then pulling the trigger as he drank from it. Robinson changed the ending, as he believed it was "too dark."^[7]

• Early in the film, Withnail reads from an article headlined "Boy Lands Plum Role For Top Italian Director" and then goes on to imply that the director is sexually abusing the boy. This is a reference to the sexual abuse that Robinson alleges he suffered at the hands of Italian director Franco Zeffirelli when, as a young man, he won the role of Benvolio in Romeo and Juliet.

• Richard E Grant's wife miscarried their first child while the film was being made. It is not clear whether this was before Grant had to deliver the line 'My wife's having a baby.'

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In Popular Culture

• Ralph Brown appears in Wayne's World 2, playing a veteran roadie called Del Preston — and turns in a performance that's strikingly similar to his portrayal of Danny in Withnail & I.

• The lyrics to the song King of the Rodeo, performed and written by Kings of Leon, make obvious (but also subtle) references to Withnail & I. The most obvious is "How dare you come to me, like Withnail for a favour," whilst the more subtle ones are "you're staying for the weekend" (Withnail & I aim to have a small holiday over the weekend) and "swaying like a smokey grey, a drink in the park" (this would refer to the end of the film, which shows Withnail drunk and drinking wine in a park).

Late 1980s British indie band Ride sampled the quote "even a stopped clock gives the right time twice a day" in their song "Cool Your Boots" (also a quote from the film) on their second album Going Blank Again. Electronic duo Orbital later sampled the same quote for the song "Planet of the Shapes". Ralph Brown (b. ... Waynes World 2 is a 1993 comedy film starring Mike Myers and Dana Carvey as hosts of a cable access television show from Aurora, Illinois. ... The road crew (or roadies) are the technicians who travel on tour, usually in sleeper buses, with musicians and who handle every part of the production except actually playing the music. ... Aha Shake Heartbreak is the second album released by the southern American rock band Kings of Leon. ... Kings of Leon are a rock band made up of three brothers and one cousin, based in Mt. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Orbital was an English techno duo from 1989 until 2004, consisting of brothers Paul and Phil Hartnoll. ...

Drinking Game

There is a drinking game associated with Withnail & I, which is popular amongst fans and students and frequently is the first experience some people have of the film. The game consists of keeping up, drink for drink, with each and every alcoholic substance consumed by Withnail over the course of the film. Most players may simply drink their beverage of choice regardless of what the characters consume, though this is viewed by the more "hardcore" Withnail & I fans as an "easy way out." All told, Withnail is shown drinking roughly nine and a half glasses of red wine, half a pint of cider, one shot of lighter fluid (vinegar or overproof rum are common substitutes), two and a half shots of gin, six glasses of sherry, thirteen glasses of whisky and half a pint of ale.^[8] It should be noted that drinking this amount of alcohol (around 40 units, or 400ml of ethanol) in a single sitting would be, to say the least, extremely dangerous if not fatal. Drinking games are games which involve the drinking of beer or other alcoholic beverages. ...

Locations

Some prominent locations used during filming include:

• There was no filming in the real Penrith. Most of the filming locations were actually in and around nearby Shap and Bampton.
• The "King Henry" pub and the "Penrith Tea Rooms" are in Stony Stratford, Milton Keynes (now the "Crown Inn" and "Cox and Robinsons Chemists" on Market Square). View Map
• Monty's cottage, "Crow Crag", is actually Sleddale Hall, located near the Wet Sleddale Reservoir in Cumbria. Recent photos of the location can be found at the BBC Cumbria pages. Exterior and ground floor interiors for "Crow Crag" were shot here. View Map
• Stockers Farm in Rickmansworth was used for the bedroom and stair scenes in "Crow Crag", as well as the "Crow and Crown" pub.
• The bridge where Withnail and Marwood go "fishing" is located at the bottom of the hill below Sleddale Hall, a quarter mile away.
• "The Mother Black Cap" pub is now the "Crescent House" located at Tavistock Crescent, London. View Map
• Withnail and Marwood's flat is located at 57 Chepstow Place, Bayswater, London.
• Monty's house is located at Glebe Place, Chelsea, London. View Map
• The cafe was on the corner of Ladbroke Grove and Lancaster Road in London. View Map
• The scenes of Marwood and Withnail leaving for Penrith were shot at Ansleigh Place, London. W11. View Map
• The scene where Withnail and Marwood are ordered into the "back of the van!" was filmed on the flyover near John Aird Court, Paddington, London.View Map

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Cast

• Withnail - Richard E. Grant
• "I" / Marwood - Paul McGann
• Monty - Richard Griffiths
• Danny - Ralph Brown
• Jake - Michael Elphick
• Irishman - Daragh O'Malley
• Isaac Parkin - Michael Wardle
• Mrs Parkin - Una Brandon-Jones
• The General (pub landlord) - Noel Johnson
• Miss Blennerhasset - Irene Sutcliffe
• Boiler (cake shop owner) - Llewellyn Rees
• Policeman - Robert Oates
• Policeman - Anthony Wise
• Presuming Ed - Eddie Tagoe

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See also

• Camberwell carrot

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References

1. ^ Article in The Independent
2. ^ Owen, Alistair: "Smoking in Bed. Conversations with Bruce Robinson", page 108-109. Bloomsbury, 2000.
3. ^ Owen, Alistair: "Smoking in Bed. Conversations with Bruce Robinson", page 109. Bloomsbury, 2000.
4. ^ Withnail-and-I.com
5. ^ Hewitt-McManus, Thomas: "Twenty things you might want to know about Withnail & I", DVD insert. Anchor Bay, 2006.
6. ^ http://www.withnail-and-i.com/20th.php
7. ^ Owen, Alistair: "Smoking in Bed. Conversations with Bruce Robinson", page 128. Bloomsbury 2000
8. ^ The Withnail and I Drinking Game, DVD featurette. Anchor Bay 2006.

Further reading

• Ali Catterall and Simon Wells, Your Face Here: British Cult Movies Since The Sixties (Fourth Estate, 2001)
• Richard E Grant, With Nails: The Film Diaries of Richard E Grant (Picador, 1996)
• Thomas Hewitt-McManus, Withnail & I: Everything You Ever Wanted To Know But Were Too Drunk To Ask (Lulu Press, 2006)
• Kevin Jackson, Withnail & I (BFI, 2004)
• Alistair Owen (editor), Smoking in Bed: Conversations with Bruce Robinson (Bloomsbury, 2000)
• Bruce Robinson, Withnail & I: The Original Screenplay (Bloomsbury, 1995)

External links

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• Withnail & I at the Internet Movie Database
• Withnail's Famous Coat Is Auctioned - The Guardian Newspaper
• Criterion Collection essay by Bruce Robinson
• Image gallery on BBC Cumbria
• Useful page with help on finding the elusive Soundtrack album from Withnail and I
• Filming Locations for Withnail & I
• Withnail and I at Box Office Mojo