Withnail and I

Friday, April 25 - Thursday, May 29, 2025

New 4K Restoration!

PLEASE NOTE: Our elevator is currently out of service. Shows of WITHNAIL AND I at 2:50 May 16-20 and May 22 are on the second floor and only accessible by stairs. We apologize for the inconvenience. 

“This is ridiculous. Look at me, I’m 30 in a month and I’ve got a sole flapping off my shoe.” It’s 1969, and twentysomething unemployed actor Marwood (Paul McGann) and his best friend Withnail (Richard E. Grant, in a career-defining performance) share a squalid London apartment and a serious drinking habit. Desperate for a change of scenery (and escape from the alarming mold propagating in their sink), the pair visit the English countryside, where they must reckon with bad weather, hostile locals, a lecherous uncle (Richard Griffiths), along with the growing distance in their dysfunctional and co-dependent relationship. Widely considered one of the greatest cult films ever made, Bruce Robinson’s bleakly funny and endlessly quotable British comedy landmark is presented in a new 4K restoration.

“A devastating portrayal of that terrifying moment when adulthood finally catches up with you.” – The Guardian

• Country UK
• Year 1987
• Running Time 107 minutes
• Format DCP
• Distributor Janus
• Director Bruce Robinson
• Cast Richard E. Grant, Paul McGann, Richard Griffiths
• Accessibility Assistive Listening, T-Coil

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