Cult Favorite 'Withnail & I' Turns 20 Years Old
The producers hated how it turned out, and at the first screening, nobody laughed. But twenty years after it was made, WITHNAIL & I remains a cult favorite, a much-quoted, dark and savage comedy of the end of youth. Boozy, boyish, boy-loving, and bitter, Withnail & I "struck a chord with anyone out of synch" with the Thatcher years' get-rich ethos. It still holds up, particularly if you're young and moody.
The Independent takes a loving look at the movie, its stars and its elusive writer director, Bruce Robinson.