Pretty Packaging: Take A Look At Arrow's Limited Edition Of WITHNAIL AND I

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(It's pretty enough not to give you a bastard behind the eyes...)

The movie world is hard and fickle, and it isn't easy to predict in advance which films will become cult classics, and which do not. But Bruce Robinson's 1987 film Withnail and I, based loosely on his own memoirs as an unemployable acting student, sure earned the moniker quickly enough. With career-defining performances and an infinitely quotable script, it has fans aplenty.

And now, Arrow UK has lovingly done a 2K digital restoration, removing specks, dirt, and telecine wobbling from the available print. The end result looks spectacular on Blu-ray, and to celebrate all that, Arrow created a lovely Special Edition for it, limited to 2,000 pieces. Through their website you could even order a customized version, but the "regular" Limited Edition shown here sure is spectacular enough already.

It's a 200-page hardcover book with the film slotted in the back, on Blu-ray and DVD, loaded with extras. As an extra-extra, the follow-up collaboration between Bruce Robinson and star Richard E. Grant is also included on Blu-ray and DVD: How To Get Ahead In Advertising. The set is a beauty, so here is a gallery of pictures of it:

And here is the package, covered with a slipcase featuring the Ralph Steadman artwork, which was originally used for the posters.

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