Fantastic little movie that I found at the library. From the cover it looks like a boring Brit bomb but it is a cult classic, unbelievable script, flawless acting.
The stoned scene when the two get back from the country is hillarious (when Danny starts tweaking because of the foot long doobie, the random black guy starts singing and playing the bongos).
"We want the finest wines avalible to humanity, we want them here and we want them now," "As a youth I used to weep in Butchers shops,"
"I must have some booze. I demand to have some booze!"
"Even a stopped clock tells the right time twice a day"
I've been watching you. Especially you, prancin like a tit. You need working on boy! "I think the carrot infinitely more fascinating than the geranium. The carrot has mystery. Flowers are essentially tarts. Prostitutes for the bees." "Give us a wheeze on that faggy'
"I intend to have you, even if it must be burglary."
"I have just narrowly avoided having a buggering, and have come in here with the express intention of wishing one upon you!"
"If you are hanging on to a rising balloon, you're presented with a difficult decision: let go before it's too late or hang on and keep getting higher. Posing the question: how long can you keep a grip on the rope?"
"Speed is like a dozen transatlantic flights without ever getting off the plane. Time change. You lose, you gain. It makes no difference so long as you keep taking the pills. But sooner or later you've got to get out because it's crashing. And all at once those frozen hours melt though the nervous system and seep out the pours."
"Listen I don't know what my f- aquaintence did to upset you but it's nothing to do with me. I suggest you both go outside and discuss it sensibly in the street. AAAAHHHHH!"
"I have a heart condition. If you hit me, it's murder." 'The joint I am about to roll requires a craftsman.'
"The greatest decade in the history of mandkind is coming to an end. And as Presuming Ed has so consistently pointed out: we Have failed to Paint it black"
"We are indeed drifting into the arena of the unwell."
"You're looking very beautiful man. Have you been away? St. Peter preached the epistles to the apostles looking like that"
"Free to those who can afford it, very expensive to those who can't"
Great little flick indeed. Richard Grant's performance is pretty amazing. That scene with the drug dealer is by far the best in the movie. Where the hell did they find that actor that plays the dealer?!? Simply perfect. I have to find the dialogue from that scene. Where Peter has just taken a hit of the pot, and the dealer tells him it's the strongest pot known to man and starts describing to him exactly how it was grown for maximum potency, then Peter starts freaking out. "I'm getting the fear!"
Danny starts pulling out rizlas at a prolific rate
Withnail: What are you going to do with those?
Danny: The joint I am about to roll requires a craftsman and can utilize up to twelve spliffs. It is called a Camberwell carrot.
Marwood: It's impossible to use 12 papers on one joint.
Danny: It is impossible to roll a camberwell carrot with anything less.
Withnail: Who says it's a Camberwell carrot.
Danny: I do. I invented it in Camberwell and it's shaped like a carrot.
Cut to Danny on the sofa. The Camberwell carrot is complete and is indeed of prodigious proportions. As Danny lights it we see only the end but as he hands it to Withnail we see the true size. It is enormous. Perhaps the biggest joint the world has ever seen.
Danny: These will tend to make you very high.
Withnail takes a long draw.
Danny: This grass is the most powerful in the western hemisphere. It grows at exactly two thousand feet above sea-level. I have it special flown in from my man in Mexico. His name's Huang. He's an expert.
quote: Originally posted by: Tosh "I've seen Danny in another movie playing the same burn-out character. Was it Spinal Tap?"
I looked it up after writing this last week. He played a similar character in WAYNE'S WORLD 2. Guy's apparently had a pretty prolific career of small roles in big films. THE HIT, ALIEN3, CRYING GAME, AMISTAD, PHANTOM MENACE, and THE EXORCIST prequel among them.
