

Withnail in turn demands that they share a bed in the interest of safety but Marwood refuses. Marwood becomes anxious when he later sees Jake prowling around the cottage and suggests they leave for London the next day. Withnail and Marwood drive to the cottage the next day but find the weather cold and wet, the cottage without provisions and the locals unwelcoming-in particular a poacher, Jake, whom Withnail offends in the pub. Withnail persuades his uncle to lend them the cottage key and they leave. He further deceives Monty by implying that Marwood attended Eton College. The three briefly drink together as Withnail casually lies to Monty about his acting career. Monty is a melodramatic aesthete, who Marwood infers is homosexual. They visit Monty that evening at his luxurious Chelsea house. In Regent's Park, they discuss the poor state of their acting careers and the desire for a holiday Marwood proposes a trip to a rural cottage near Penrith owned by Withnail's wealthy uncle Monty. One morning, the pair squabble about housekeeping and then leave to take a walk. Their only regular visitor is their drug dealer, Danny.

In September 1969, two unemployed young actors, flamboyant alcoholic Withnail and contemplative Marwood, live in a messy flat in Camden Town, London. The character "I" is named "Marwood" in the published screenplay but goes unnamed in the film credits. It has been described by the BBC as "one of Britain's biggest cult films". The film has tragic and comic elements and is notable for its period music and many quotable lines. The film featured performances by Richard Griffiths as Withnail's Uncle Monty and Ralph Brown as Danny the drug dealer. Withnail and I was Grant's first film and established his profile. The weekend holiday proves less recuperative than they expected. Needing a holiday, they obtain the key to a country cottage in the Lake District belonging to Withnail's eccentric uncle Monty and drive there. Grant and Paul McGann, respectively) who share a flat in Camden Town in 1969. Loosely based on Robinson's life in London in the late 1960s, the plot follows two unemployed actors, Withnail and "I" (portrayed by Richard E. To find your polling place or get other voter information, click here.Withnail and I is a 1987 British black comedy film written and directed by Bruce Robinson. The Michigan primary election is on August 2. “I want to make Michigan an open records state so that every governor subsequent to me will also be required to tell the truth and be transparent.” “We need truth, transparency and accountability, something that we haven’t had in Michigan through Whitmer’s administration or in any over the last 40 years,” said Rebandt. Currently, Michigan is one of only two states, along with Massachusetts, that shields the legislature and governor from Freedom of Information Act requests. He currently serves on several local community boards including SAFE (Suicide Awareness for Everyone), the local Citizens Crime Prevention Advisory Board and is also a police chaplain.īesides his approach to governing through religion, Rebandt also wants to make Michigan an open records state. “People are trying to solve our problems without God in the equation and so I’m running on bringing God back into culture because I’ve seen God change lives.”īesides a few years spent in Pennsylvania for his schooling, Rebandt has been a resident of the metro-Detroit area his entire life. “I’m convinced that God will change our culture and change our state and make it a lighthouse for the nation,” he said. Rebandt, who founded Oakland Community Church with his wife 35 years ago, says what sets him apart from the other four candidates vying for the party’s nomination is his staunch commitment to bring religious values back into society. “One is bring Judeo-Christian values back into our culture, two is bring Judeo-Christian values back into our culture and three is bring Judeo-Christian values back into our culture.” “There are three things that I want to do,” said Rebandt.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - Ralph Rebandt, a longtime pastor in Oakland County, leaves no question as to where his priorities would lie if elected governor.
