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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.
Withnail cons his gay uncle Monty into letting them use his cottage in the country, where, in Withnail’s words, they go on “holiday by mistake,” sans food or any means to procure any.
NOBODY'S BUSINESS BUT THE TURK'S #4: Bruce Robinson's WITHNAIL AND I sticks it to Baby boomers. ... Earlier still, Monty intones, “My boys, we’re at the end of an age.
Withnail`s eccentric Uncle Monty (Richard Griffiths), a big, babyish man who decorates his home with vegetables rather than flowers and wears a radish in his buttonhole, is persuaded to lend the ...
As Withnail and I is re-released for a limited time at cinemas, we select our favourite quotes from the film. ... Uncle Monty: The older order changeth, yielding place to new.
I use Withnail quotes in every day conversation (just thoughts really, but I am published) and I’ve been to Monty’s cottage up in Cumbria, read all the books there are about Withnail and I've ...
Watch a clip from Withnail and I featuring actor Richard Griffiths who played uncle Monty. Mr Griffiths has died at the age of 65 following complications during heart surgery.
Withnail and I at Birmingham Rep ... Offered the keys to a cottage in the Lake District by Withnail’s upper-class, flamboyant and lascivious Uncle Monty (played, unforgettably, ...
Withnail and I: How a Beatle-funded comedy about alcoholic actors became a cult classic. ... “and O’Brien had made Monty Python films. He wanted Withnail to be a broad comedy, ...