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Withnail & I
Movie • 1987 • Comedy
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Two out-of-work actors -- the anxious, luckless Marwood and his acerbic, alcoholic friend, Withnail -- spend their days drifting between their squalid flat, the unemployment office and the pub. When they take a holiday "by mistake" at the country house of Withnail's flamboyantly gay uncle, Monty, they encounter the unpleasant side of the English countryside: tedium, terrifying locals and torrential rain.
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The two main characters are given a chicken, which is seen alive at first and they discuss killing it for food. In the next scene, the dead chicken is shown without a head and with most, but not all, of the feathers removed.
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Were animals harmed in the making?
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4ppl36
Pretty sure that was an actual chicken they were preparing in the oven scene. I'm not too sure about the eel.
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Are there "Man in a dress" jokes?
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4ppl36
In one scene a male character briefly wears makeup, but no character makes fun of him and I’m not sure if it supposed to be presented as a joke or not.
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Is an LGBT+ person outed?
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4ppl36
Withnail secretly talks about Marwood’s sexuality to Monty (although Marwood is unaware at the time and states later that he isn’t gay).
Also not really being “outed” but Marwood immediately assumes Monty is gay.
Also not really being “outed” but Marwood immediately assumes Monty is gay.
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Does someone leave without saying goodbye?
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4ppl36
Monty leaves the cottage without their knowledge, but he does also leave a letter.
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Abuse
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Is there domestic violence?
National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-7233)
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Does an abused person forgive their abuser?
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Sid
Marwood read’s Monty’s letter apologising to him for the attempted sexual assault and explaining his struggles with his homosexuality, and feels sorry for him
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Does the abused become the abuser?
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Is someone stalked?
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Sid
Plus they get stalked by Jake the poacher
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Are there abusive parents?
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4ppl36
No, but it’s mentioned several times that Withnail doesn’t get along well with his parents (he doesn’t explain why).
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Addiction
Is there addiction?
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Sid
Withnail and to a lesser extent Marwood are both alcoholics
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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Bess
Main characters drink constantly and are impaired by it in almost every scene.
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Anonymous
Characters drink and smoke a lot, and also smoke weed, there's a drug dealer who wants to sell them pills.
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Animal
Are animals abused?
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Sid
Monty shouts at, chases and threatens to kill his cat
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Is there a dead animal?
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4ppl36
A dead chicken. Also an eel that's probably dead but I'm not entirely sure. Also a dead hare.
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Are rabbits harmed?
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Sid
There’s a dead hare
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Are there spiders?
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4ppl36
Those aren't spiders though.
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Off-screen they kill a chicken. There is also a poacher who has dead pheasants and eels, and leaves them some hares too. Also mention of rats being killed towards the end of the movie.
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4ppl36
No, but sexual assault is mentioned several times and Marwood/“I” ends up being cornered by another character making unwanted sexual advances at him.
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mpont
No assault occurs although one male character who is physically larger and older than another male character does enter his room while he is asleep with the intent to have sex with him. He is insistent and the younger man is clearly upset but no touching or assault takes place.
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Is rape mentioned?
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Sid
Monty tries to rape Marwood
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Are there jokes about sexual assault on men?
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Sid
There’s an off-colour joke near the start about a director abusing a young actor, and some of Monty’s harassment of Marwood is presented in a comedic way
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Is someone drugged?
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4ppl36
Drugs are used in this film, but no person is drugged without their consent or knowledge (although rats are mentioned as having been drugged near the end).
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Is someone restrained?
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4ppl36
Marwood restrains Withnail to prevent him from entering the kitchen, and later Withnail partially restrains Marwood whilst in bed. Monty also corners Marwood several times.
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Does a woman get slapped?
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Is someone beaten up by a bully?
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4ppl36
No, but they are threatened by someone in a pub.
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Is someone's mouth covered?
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By a hand
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Bodily Harm
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Is there excessive gore?
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4ppl36
The most gore that's seen is in the scene with the chicken prepared for eating. It's not very well-prepared and kind of gory, but far from excessive.
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Is there decapitation?
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4ppl36
Not of a human and not shown on-screen, but Marwood is seen preparing a headless chicken as a meal (the chicken was alive in the previous scene).
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Is there shaving/cutting?
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Anonymous
One character shaves with a cutthroat razor with no incidences of slips or nicks.
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Is someone choked?
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4ppl36
No, but Withnail does place his hand over Marwood/"I"'s mouth and there is a brief struggle.
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Does someone become unconscious?
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Sid
People pass out/fall asleep from drinking
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Children
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Creepy Crawly
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Death
Does a non-human character die?
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4ppl36
Not on-screen, but the main characters kill a chicken for food.
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Disability
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Sid
Marwood uses one to shave himself, but doesn’t cut himself or anything
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Is there a shower scene?
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fraisierdesbois
There's a bath scene
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Are there natural bodies of water?
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4ppl36
You can see a lake in two scenes.
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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Novamatic
Happens at approximately 13:20
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Does someone spit?
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Withnail spits when they’re sitting on the park bench
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Large-scale Violence
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LGBTQ+
Is a trans person depicted predatorily?
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No, but a gay person is, and right at the start there’s a newspaper article about a trans woman that’s presented as an example of society going wrong
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Mental Health
Does someone die by suicide?
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Does someone attempt suicide?
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
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4ppl36
No, but Withnail mentions not having had a meal for roughly 60 hours.
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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one of the characters becomes anxious and panicky after taking drugs
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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Does someone have a mental illness?
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4ppl36
Marwood has several instances of thoughts spiralling out of control, much like anxiety.
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Noxious
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Are there sudden loud noises?
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4ppl36
Mainly gunshots, and some shouting is quite sudden as well.
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Paranoia
Is someone watched without knowing?
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4ppl36
Withnail and Marwood/"I" watch Jake over a wall.
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Pregnancy
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Prejudice
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Are there homophobic slurs?
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Not the generic ones, but there’s a lot of derogatory language towards gay people
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Is there hate speech?
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Jethro
One of the main characters calls a black man a "Sp*de" which is an offensive term for a black person
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Are there usages of the n-word?
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rhurhu
The n-word isn't used, but another offensive word is used to refer to a black man.
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Is a minority is misrepresented?
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4ppl36
The film leans slightly into the “gay predator” stereotype, although it does afford the character some sympathy.
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Sid
Monty describes his first agent as “a dreadful little Israelite”
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Race
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Relationships
Is there a large age gap?
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Sid
A man in late middle age tries to rape a man in his 20s
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Are there nude scenes?
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4ppl36
No, but there are several scenes where characters are almost nude, or are but the camera doesn’t show it (e.g. in a bath).
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Is someone sexually objectified?
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Sid
By another character
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Sexism
Is a male character ridiculed for crying?
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4ppl36
Withnail dismisses one of Marwood’s panic attacks, instructing him to instead “eat some sugar” and settle down.
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Sickness
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Social
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Spoiler
Does it have a sad ending?
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Sid
It seems like Marwood has a bright future but Withnail’s life is pretty much over
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Are there end credit scenes?
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4ppl36
The credits play over the last scene, but there’s nothing afterwards.
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Vehicular
Does a car crash?
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Bess
No but nearly, several times. There’s a LOT of drunk driving.
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Violence
Is there blood/gore?
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4ppl36
A brief amount whilst they prepare a chicken to eat, but not excessive.
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Is there gun violence?
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Kipar13
They attempt to shoot fish with an old shotgun and goof around some with the same gun.
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