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- Based on Robinson’s own experiences, the film introduces two struggling young actors who share a freezing and frighteningly unsanitary flat in Camden Town in London in 1969.
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Apr 12, 2017 · “If there is a person Withnail is based on, it’s Vivian MacKerrell.” That name is unlikely to ring a bell. After all, we’re talking about a man who inspired a down-and-out, failed actor.
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Sep 10, 2023 · He initially imagined it as a novel based on his own acting days in 1960s London, when he lived with a fellow jobbing actor whose personal regard to health and safety was often found wanting.
- Garin Pirnia
- WITHNAIL WAS BASED ON BRUCE ROBINSON’S FRIEND, ACTOR VIVIAN MACKERRELL. Robinson and MacKerrell were flatmates in the 1960s, and he based Withnail on his friend.
- ROBINSON WROTE THE STORY DURING A DIFFICULT WINTER. Just as I left Withnail for a job, MacKerrell left Robinson for a gig. “I was left alone with no money, no food, a gas oven, one light bulb, and a mattress on the floor,” Robinson told Premiere.
- SOME PEOPLE THINK THE MOVIE WAS FILMED IN THE 1960S. The movie takes place in 1969, and the low-budget quality of it often leads viewers to think it was filmed at that time.
- THE NAME “WITHNAIL” COMES FROM ROBINSON’S CHILDHOOD. In 2013, Richard E. Grant revealed on Twitter that Withnail’s first name was “Vyvian,” but according to Robinson, in real life the guy’s name was Jonathan.
May 26, 2020 · Grant co-stars as his Byronic flatmate, Withnail, an embittered alcoholic who stalks around in a tweed overcoat, firing scabrous insults at a world which has thus far neglected to hand him the...
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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.
Nov 26, 2015 · The story is based on Robinson’s time living as a struggling actor in Camden with his friend Vivian MacKerrell, who died of throat cancer in 1995.
