Withnail and I

(1987)

Richard E Grant, Paul McGann, Richard Griffiths

Withnail(Grant) and Marwood (McGann) are two unemployed actors living in London in 1969. Bored with life and relying on drugs and slowly driving each other crazy, they decide to embark on a holiday to Withnail's gay uncle Monty's (Griffiths) holiday cottage in Penrith. However, living a country life, is not quite what they imagined.

Possibly one of the funniest films i have ever seen in my life and one i frequently quote. Based on a true story and really captures the end of the sixties. The soundtrack is fantastic with a little bit of Hendrix thrown into the mix. You have to feel sorry for Marwood who is trying desperatly to get out of the rut but can't because Withnail is always there scuppering his chances. As coarse and dirty as Withnail is, its impossible not to love him by the end.

10/10