Fun Trivia : Withnail and I

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Withnail and I

Who wrote and directed 'Withnail and I'?

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Bruce Robinson. He also wrote and directed 'How to Get Ahead in Advertising' and 'Jennifer 8'.



Who played 'I'?

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Paul McGann. A very under-rated actor who has also played Doctor Who.



Who owned the country house where Withnail and I went on holidays?

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Uncle Monty. A truly repugnant character, but in the end, you felt sorry for him.



What sort of car did the boys' drive to the country?

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Jaguar.



Where in London did the boys' live?

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Camden Town. A truly squalid flat where there were rodents in the oven and 'matter' in the sink.



Withnail was so cold he rubbed his body with.....?

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Deep Heat. It must have really burned!



What sort of shop made Uncle Monty weep?

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Butcher Shop. He was explaining why he couldn't touch raw meat and said, 'As a youth, I wept in Butcher shops'.



What did Withnail use to protect his feet when he was in the country?

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Shopping bags. Not very attractive, but obviously practical.



Withnail and I both wore coats through most of the movie. What were these coats made of?

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Leather and Tweed. Withnail's tweed coat was auctioned recently for charity. It raised quite a lot of money, even if it still smelled of Deep Heat.



Which profession did Withnail and I share?

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Actors. Withnail's moving speech from 'Hamlet', at the end of the film always brings me to tears.



What does 'I' scrub his boots with?

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Essence of petunia. Guaranteed to get up the nose of Camden bruisers.



What does Uncle Monty wear in his buttonhole?

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A radish. Monty also expresses admiration for cauliflowers and firm, young carrots.



Which play does Withnail's final speech come from?

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'Hamlet'. 'It's a part I intend to play one day, Uncle.'



How many female speaking parts are there?

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3. The rude schoolgirl, Mrs Parkin (the farmer's mother) and Miss Blennerhassit (the tea-room trout).



What is the name of the pill Danny taunts Withnail with?

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The embalmer.



When arriving at Crow Crag, Withnail says 'There must and there shall be ...'?

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Aspirin.



How many papers in a Camberwell Carrot?

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12. 'I invented it in Camberwell and it's shaped like a carrot.'



What is I's poker hand?

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Pair of Queens.



After Withnail spits in the park, he says 'apart from a raw potato, that's the only solid to pass my lips in ... hours'?

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60. 'We are indeed drifting into the arena of the unwell.'



What does Withnail claim has shat in his head?

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A pig.



Which regiment does Withnail claim to have been in?

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Territorials.



What was Number 1 in the UK at the time the film was set?

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'Bad Moon Rising'. The Beatles' 'Abbey Road' was also released at the end of September 1969.



What car does Monty drive?

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Rolls Royce. I's car is a battered Jag.



What part does Withnail refuse to understudy?

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Constantin. Constantin is in fact the major character in Chekhov's classic play 'The Seagull'.



How much does Withnail think the shotputter, Jeff Wode's head weighs?

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50 lbs. Even though Jeff Wode weighs 317 lbs, Withnail is probably exaggerating.



In making the film, what was the very first scene to actually be shot?

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Walking into Crow Crag Cottage.. The lake district scenes were all shot first.



Director Bruce Robinson was Oscar nominated for his screenplay for which film?

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The Killing Fields. He was nominated for 'The best screenplay based on material from another medium.'. Also, 'The Killing Fields' won best picture in that year, 1985.



Actor Ralph Brown practically reprises the voice of Danny playing 'Del Preston' in which later film?

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Wayne's World 2. Director Bruce Robinson claims he took the amusing voice for the Danny character from a makeup woman he met at Pinewood Studios.



In the film, Withnail and Marwood are dropped off by Monty in Penrith to buy Wellington boots. They decide to go to the 'King Henry Pub'. Where was the real life location for the King Henry pub?

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Stony Stratford, Buckinghamshire. The Pub used was really called the 'King Henry'. No facade was used and the interior shots were also filmed there. Interestingly, the cake shop was also in Stony Stratford.



How old was Richard Griffiths when he played Uncle Monty?

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In his thirties.. Griffiths was playing a considerably older character.



Which Beatles song is on the soundtrack?

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While My Guitar Gently Weeps.. George Harrison who wrote the song was also an executive producer of the film. So no surprise that this is one of the few films where Beatles songs have been actually permitted to appear.