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Re: And what about haggling...you mean your not going to haggle?:o)-nt

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In Reply to: And what about haggling...you mean your not going to haggle?:o)-nt posted by Mrs. Piggy on October 16, 2002 at 20:05:23:

I have a friend from London who can rattle those lines off and do all the accents as well, after a few ales we are in hysterics without even having to watch the film!
George Harrison underwrote this "Handmade Films" production, which did rather well at the box office
Unfortunately, later "Handmade Films" underwritten by him did not do nearly as well, especially the brilliant "Withnail and I" (Richard E Grant) which only became a hit (on video) some ten years after it's release
This was one of the reasons for the unfortunate financial downward spiral and storm of litigation that dogged George Harrisons last days
Damned shame, because we would never have had those great films without him; he really deserved better IMHO
Eric
Tokyo

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Withnail and I nails the early 70s better than any - tinear 18:45:54 10/17/02 (1)
film. Geez, the dope dealer with the huge spliff is HILARIOUS.
- Ralph Brown and the Camberwell Carrot... - gware 16:19:01 10/18/02 (0)
  Agreed, captures the 70's like a butterfly in a jar. The producers were so keen to get Ralph Brown for that role they held up the production of "Withnail" to accomodate his schedule; thank God they did, no-one could've done it better or been more funny!
  He is the bartender in "The Crying Game"
  Paul McGann and Ralph Brown are also in Alien 3, a very odd bit of casting IMHO
  Amazing just how few people have heard of, or seen, this great film
  Eric
  Tokyo

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