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''Withnail and I'' is a 1987 British black comedy film written and directed by Bruce Robinson. Based on Robinson's life in London in the late 1960s, the plot follows two unemployed young actors, Withnail and "I" (portrayed by Richard E. Grant and Paul McGann) who live in a squalid flat in Camden Town in 1969 while waiting for their careers to take off. Needing a holiday, they obtain the key to a country cottage in the Lake District belonging to Withnail's lecherous gay uncle Monty and drive there. The holiday is less recuperative than they expected. ''Withnail and I'' was Grant's first film and launched him into a successful career. The film also featured performances by Richard Griffiths as Withnail's Uncle Monty and Ralph Brown as Danny the drug dealer. The film has tragic and comic elements (particularly farce) and is notable for its period music and many quotable lines. It has been described as "one of Britain's biggest cult films". ==Plot== The film depicts the lives and misadventures of two unemployed young actors in late-1969 London. They are the flamboyant alcoholic Withnail and "I" (named "Marwood" in the published screenplay but not in the credits) as his more level-headed friend and the film's narrator. Withnail comes from privileged background and sets the tone for the friendship. They live in a filthy Georgian flat in Camden Town. Their only company at the flat is the local drug dealer, Danny. The roommates squabble about housekeeping and leave to take a walk. In Regent's Park, they discuss the state of their acting careers and a possible country vacation, settling on a visit to Withnail's uncle Monty, who has a cottage near Penrith. After a near fight with a large and belligerent Irishman, they return home to prepare for their trip. They visit Monty that evening at his luxurious Chelsea house. Monty is a melodramatic aesthete and Marwood realizes he is homosexual. The three briefly drink together as Withnail casually lies to Monty about his acting career and lies that Marwood went to Eton. Before leaving, Withnail arranges to borrow the cottage. The countryside is beautiful, but the weather is cold and often inclement, the cottage is run-down and dusty, they have little food or supplies and the locals are unwelcoming – in particular a poacher, Jake, whom Withnail offends. They see Jake prowling around their cottage. Marwood suggests they leave for London the next day. Withnail in turn demands that they share a bed in the interest of safety, but Marwood refuses. During the night, Withnail climbs into bed with Marwood, who angrily leaves for a different bed. The sounds of an intruder breaking into the cottage, Withnail again joins Marwood in bed. The intruder turns out to be Monty, who has been stranded with a punctured tyre. He discovers the pair in bed together. Monty has brought supplies, but he persistently flirts with Marwood, who tells him that he and Withnail must leave for London after dinner. After much argument Withnail insists on staying. When they see Jake prowling again, Marwood thinks Withnail will decide to leave, but they find that Jake has merely left them a poached hare to eat. After a boozy poker, the three go to bed. Following further bedroom switching, Monty corners Marwood in the guest bedroom, not believing Marwood is not gay. Monty reveals that Withnail, when arranging to borrow the cottage, had told Monty that Marwood was a closeted homosexual and that he himself had rejected Marwood's advances. Marwood claimed that Withnail is the closeted one and that the two of them have been in a committed relationship for years. He claims that Withnail is only rejecting him because Monty is around, and that this is the first night that they haven't slept together in years. Monty, a romantic, accepts this explanation and apologizes for coming between them. In private, Marwood and Withnail argue about their lies. The next morning, Marwood finds that Monty has left for London, leaving note of apology wishing them happiness together. They continue to argue about their behavior and Monty. When Marwood receives a telegram about a call-back from an earlier audition, he insists they return to London immediately. As Marwood sleeps, Withnail, driving without a licence, speeds and swerves until pulled over by the police. Withnail is arrested for driving while intoxicated, and tries to falsify his urine sample. The pair return to the flat to find Danny and a stranger squatting there. Marwood calls his agent and discovers that he is wanted for the lead part in a play. The three, and Danny's friend, get high smoking a huge cannabis joint. The celebration ends when Marwood learns they have received an eviction notice for unpaid rent, while Withnail is too high to care. Marwood prepares to leave for the station, turning down Withnail's request for one last drink. Withnail accompanies him while drinking from a bottle of Monty's wine. In Regent's Park in the rain, Marwood tells Withnail to go home. They confess they miss each other. Withnail declaims "What a piece of work is a man!" from ''Hamlet'' to an uncomprehending pack of wolves behind a fence in the London Zoo. The camera watches as he turns and walks away into the gloomy distance, swinging the bottle, as the credits start to roll. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Withnail and I」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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