ANNIVERSARY OF ‘WITHNAIL & I'

"I must say, that represents a level of hypocrisy in you that I'd previously suspected, but not noticed due to your highly evasive skills."

#KingCurtis

 

The film debuts of both Richard E. Grant and Paul McGann, the wonderful 'Withnail and I' was released in the UK on this day in 1988. It remains one of my favourite comedy films of all time. 

“Get in The Back of THE VAN!"

I have watched it over over 27 times (watched since but stopped counting!)  and we even started a ‘club’ to celebrate it at work! I own several copies of it (VHS, DVD) the screenplay and books by its author Bruce Robinson ever since (possibly the last work of fiction I read . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Peculiar Memories of Thomas Penman - masterful!

“WE’VE GONE ON HOLIDAY BY MISTAKE!”

still my favourite version of Hamlet’s soliloquy . . . . .

Look at that. "Accident Blackspot"? These aren't accidents. They're throwing themselves into the road gladly. Throwing themselves into the road to escape all this hideousness.

I dedicate this to a fellow member of The Withnail Club my old colleague and friend Phil!

WITHNAIL connection of the Week

 (for my old pal Phil Munday)

'Willow' Robinson is Bruce Robinson's son and he's a singer . . . . . . . Bruce of course being the brains behind writing and directing 'Withnail and I' the legendary quasi-autobiographical cult movie adored by everyone sane (or not) also the author of one of the last works of fiction I read 'The Peculiar Memories of Thomas Penman' (97 I think or thereabouts). . . . . . Robinson Snr hasn't written much but this is extraordinary IMHO

As for Willoughby Robinson I am not sure, he has a strong voice and can clearly play guitar very well, this just sounds all a bit self conscious, the first single 'Stones' especially so. All a bit earnest and intense. But I imagine he could go far . . . . . . . and I am a very old man so what the Frack do I know . . . . . ?