Withnail And I: Cult Comedy Back In Cinemas

20 years after its original release, Withnail and I, Bruce Robinson’s cult comedy classic, is making a welcome return to cinemas throughout the country on 11 September. First released in 1987 and set in the 1960’s, Withnail and I is an intelligent, superbly acted and hilarious film.

Two unemployed actors, the acerbic, elegantly wasted Withnail and the anxiety-ridden Marwood (the "I" of the title), drown their frustrations in booze, pills and lighter fluid. When Withnail's Uncle Monty offers his cottage, they escape the squalor of their London flat for a week in the country, but soon realise they have gone on holiday by mistake when their wits and friendship are sorely tested by violent downpours, less-than-hospitable locals and empty cupboards.

Withnail and I, directed by Bruce Robinson and starring Paul McGann, Richard E Grant and Richard Griffiths, will be screening at 136 screens nationwide on Tuesday 11 September, as the final cinema release of the BBC and UK Film Council ‘Summer of British Film’ initiative. The film has been restored and will be screened using D-Cinema (Digital Cinema) technology.

Withnail and I is being re-issued through Park Circus, the UK’s leading distributor of classic and back catalogue films for theatrical exhibition. The company currently represents over 7000 titles from Buena Vista International (UK), Granada International, Icon Entertainment International, MGM/UA and other film collections

For more information on the UK Film Council’s Digital Screen Network and Summer of British Film, visit Ukfilmcouncil.org.uk.