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Bruce Robinson is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter and Stunt Double British born on 2 may 1946 at Broadstairs (United-kingdom)
Bruce Robinson (born 2 May 1946) is an English director, screenwriter, novelist and actor. He is arguably most famous for writing and directing the cult classic Withnail and I (1987), a film with comic and tragic elements set in London in the 1960s, which drew on his experiences as 'a chronic alcoholic and resting actor, living in squalor' in Camden Town.
As an actor, he has worked with Franco Zeffirelli (on whom he based the character of Uncle Monty in Withnail and I), Ken Russell and François Truffaut.
Robinson is a recovering alcoholic, having stopped drinking in 2003. He fell off the wagon during the filming of The Rum Diary, but stopped drinking again after the film was finished.
(1984)
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Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 2 may 1946 (77 years) at Broadstairs (United-kingdom)
Awards Writers Guild of America Award
Birth 2 may 1946 (77 years) at Broadstairs (United-kingdom)
Awards Writers Guild of America Award
Bruce Robinson (born 2 May 1946) is an English director, screenwriter, novelist and actor. He is arguably most famous for writing and directing the cult classic Withnail and I (1987), a film with comic and tragic elements set in London in the 1960s, which drew on his experiences as 'a chronic alcoholic and resting actor, living in squalor' in Camden Town.
As an actor, he has worked with Franco Zeffirelli (on whom he based the character of Uncle Monty in Withnail and I), Ken Russell and François Truffaut.
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Robinson currently lives in Herefordshire with his wife, the artist Sophie Windham. He has two children, Lily India (b. 1986) and Willoughby Christian (b. 1993)Robinson is a recovering alcoholic, having stopped drinking in 2003. He fell off the wagon during the filming of The Rum Diary, but stopped drinking again after the film was finished.
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Still Crazy (1998)
, 1h32Directed by Brian Gibson
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Stephen Rea, Bill Nighy, Timothy Spall, Billy Connolly, Jimmy Nail, Juliet Aubrey
Roles Brian Lovell
Rating69%
The band Strange Fruit performs at the 1977 Wisbech Rock Festival. Hughie Case tells how, due to the pursuit of "fame, fortune and fornication" – and the drug overdose of their original singer, Keith Lovell – this is their last performance. After various issues, the band prematurely ends their performance, frustrated over competing egos and various members' lack of self-control.
, 1h34Directed by Bruce Robinson
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy, Fantasy
Actors Richard E. Grant, Rachel Ward, Richard Wilson, Jacqueline Tong, John Shrapnel, Susan Wooldridge
Roles The Boil (Voice Only)
Rating67%
The movie is a farce about a mentally unstable advertising executive, Denis Dimbleby Bagley (played by Grant), who suffers a nervous breakdown while making an advert for pimple cream. Ward plays his long-suffering but sympathetic wife. Richard Wilson plays John Bristol, Bagley's boss.
Harry's War (1981)
, 1h38Directed by Kieth Merrill
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Edward Herrmann, Geraldine Page, Karen Grassle, David Ogden Stiers, Salome Jens, Elisha Cook, Jr.
Roles IRS Agent #2
Rating59%
After his aunt dies of a heart attack while fighting the IRS, Harry Johnson decides to take up the cause in what may seem to be an unconventional manner: he declares war on the IRS. After the funeral of Harry's aunt, Harry uses a tank to sabotage a television interview of his IRS nemesis. Several violent outcomes occur with some anti-government rhetoric.
Kleinhoff Hotel (1977)
Directed by Carlo Lizzani
Genres Drama
Actors Corinne Cléry, Bruce Robinson, Katja Rupé, Werner Pochath, Michele Placido, Peter Kern
Roles Karl Axel
Rating53%
Pascale is a rich and beautiful French lady married to an architect, both often traveling around the world for work and then far away from each other.
The Story of Adele H. (1975)
, 1h20Directed by François Truffaut
Origin France
Genres Drama, Historical, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Seafaring films, Poésie, Psychologie, Transport films, Films about psychiatry
Actors Isabelle Adjani, Bruce Robinson, Sylvia Marriott, François Truffaut
Roles Lt Albert Pinson
Rating71%
In 1863, the American Civil War is still raging and Great Britain and France have yet to enter into the conflict. For the past year British troops have been stationed in Halifax, Nova Scotia, carefully checking European passengers disembarking from foreign ships. The beautiful Adèle Hugo (Isabelle Adjani), the second daughter of Victor Hugo, makes it through and takes a carriage into Halifax. Traveling under the assumed name of Miss Lewly, Adèle finds accommodations at a boarding house run by Mr. and Mrs. Saunders.
The Music Lovers (1971)
, 2h2Directed by Ken Russell
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Biography, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Films about classical music and musicians, Musical films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Richard Chamberlain, Glenda Jackson, Kenneth Colley, Christopher Gable, Max Adrian, Andrew Faulds
Roles Alexei Sofronov
Rating71%
Composer, conductor and teacher Peter Ilych Tchaikovsky struggles against his homosexual tendencies by marrying, but unfortunately he chooses a wonky, nymphomaniac girl whom he cannot satisfy.
Private Road (1971)
, 1h29Directed by Barney Platts-Mills
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Themes Films about writers
Actors Susan Penhaligon, Bruce Robinson, Robert Brown, Kathleen Byron, Patricia Cutts, Trevor Adams
Roles Peter Morrissey
Rating62%
Peter Morrisey (Bruce Robinson) is an author who has just published his first novel. He meets receptionist Ann Halpern (Susan Penhaligon) and falls in love. They spend some time in a cottage in Scotland living an idyllic pastoral life, then return to London. Peter gets a job at an advertising agency as a copywriter. Ann becomes pregnant and Peter asks her to marry him but she refuses. To Peter's shock, Ann decides to have an abortion, which is performed by her father. After a spell in hospital Ann returns home and her father gives her a house. Peter returns to his flat alone, still thinking that he will marry Ann. With his friend Stephen, Peter breaks into an office block and steals a typewriter so he can resume his writing career.
Tam Lin (1970)
, 1h46Directed by Roddy McDowall
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Horror
Actors Ava Gardner, Ian McShane, Richard Wattis, Cyril Cusack, Stephanie Beacham, Fabia Drake
Roles Alan
Rating57%
La richissime Michaela a peur de la vieillesse, aussi vit-elle entourée d'un groupe de jeunes gens devant se soumettre à ses moindres caprices. Son amant , Tom, lassé de jouer le rôle d'un gigolo, l'abandonne pour la jeune Janet. Elroy, le fondé de pouvoir de Michaela, met en garde le jeune homme: tous ceux qui ont tenté de rompre ont disparu dans de mystérieux accidents. Tom ne veut pas prendre cette révélation au sérieux...
Baby Love (1969)
, 1h33Directed by Alastair Reid, Alastair Reid
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Actors Keith Barron, Linda Hayden, Ann Lynn, Diana Dors, Dick Emery, Sheila Steafel
Roles Youth
Rating57%
Luci (Linda Hayden) lives alone with her promiscuous, alcoholic mother (a strange, mute, cameo by Diana Dors) in a poor suburb of London. Coming home from school one day Luci discovers her mother's body in the bathtub, her mother has slit her wrists.
Romeo and Juliet (1968)
, 2h18Directed by Franco Zeffirelli
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, Films about suicide, Théâtre, Erotic films, Romeo and Juliet, Films based on plays, Films based on works by William Shakespeare
Actors Leonard Whiting, Olivia Hussey, Milo O'Shea, John McEnery, Robert Stephens, Michael York
Roles Benvolio
Rating75%
In Verona, Italy, the longstanding feud between the Montague and the Capulet clans breaks out in a street brawl, broken up by the Prince of the city. The same night, two teenagers of the two families — Romeo (Montague) and Juliet (Capulet) — meet at a Capulet feast and become deeply infatuated. Later, Romeo stumbles into the secluded garden under Juliet's bedroom balcony and the two exchange impassioned pledges. They are soon secretly married by Romeo's confessor and father figure, Friar Laurence, with the assistance of Juliet's nursemaid. Unfortunately, another street duel breaks out between Juliet's first cousin Tybalt and Romeo's best friend Mercutio when Tybalt insults Romeo. Since Tybalt is Juliet's cousin and Romeo has just been married to Juliet, he sees Tybalt as family and refuses to fight him, leading Mercutio to be a loyal friend and fight for him. This leads to Mercutio's death. Romeo retaliates by fighting Tybalt and killing him, and is punished by the Prince with banishment instead of the death penalty. Romeo, however, sees his banishment as worse than death, as Verona is the only home he has known and does not want to be pulled away from Juliet. Friar Laurence eventually convinces Romeo that he is very lucky and should be thankful for what he has. Romeo and Juliet secretly spend their wedding night together and consummate their marriage.
Sleep is Lovely (1968)
Origin United-kingdom
Actors Peter McEnery, Donald Pleasence, Olga Georges-Picot, John McEnery, George Coulouris, Bruce Robinson
Roles Colin
Peter can't get over his ex-girlfriend Elsa even though they broke up over a year ago. He spends all his time on a barge owned by his friend John and John's younger brother Colin. One morning Peter, John and Colin see a middle aged man, Clive, fall out of a motor cruiser into the water. They rescue him and decided to ransom him for £1,000. Peter and Elsa are-reunited but Elsa then commences on an affair with Colin. Clive turns out to be Elsa's father.
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The Rum Diary (2011)
, 1h50Directed by Bruce Robinson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about alcoholism, Films about writers, Films about journalists, Medical-themed films, Seafaring films, Films about drugs, Transport films
Actors Johnny Depp, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Rispoli, Amber Heard, Richard Jenkins, Giovanni Ribisi
Rating60%
Paul Kemp (Johnny Depp) is an author who hasn't been able to sell a book. He gets a job at a newspaper in San Juan, Puerto Rico. There, he meets Sala (Michael Rispoli), who gets him acclimatised and tells him he thinks the newspaper will fold soon. Kemp checks into a hotel and while idling about on a boat in the sea, meets Chenault (Amber Heard), who is skinny-dipping while avoiding a Union Carbide party. Kemp is immediately smitten with her.
Jennifer Eight (1992)
, 2h4Directed by Bruce Robinson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Medical-themed films, Serial killer films, Films about disabilities, La cécité
Actors Andy García, Uma Thurman, John Malkovich, Lance Henriksen, Kathy Baker, Graham Beckel
Rating62%
Former Los Angeles policeman John Berlin is teetering toward burnout after the collapse of his marriage. At the invitation of an old friend and colleague, Freddy Ross, Berlin heads to rural northern California, for a job with the Eureka police force. Instead, Berlin prickles his new colleagues, especially John Taylor, who was passed over for promotion in order to make room for Berlin.
, 1h34Directed by Bruce Robinson
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy, Fantasy
Actors Richard E. Grant, Rachel Ward, Richard Wilson, Jacqueline Tong, John Shrapnel, Susan Wooldridge
Rating67%
The movie is a farce about a mentally unstable advertising executive, Denis Dimbleby Bagley (played by Grant), who suffers a nervous breakdown while making an advert for pimple cream. Ward plays his long-suffering but sympathetic wife. Richard Wilson plays John Bristol, Bagley's boss.
Withnail & I (1987)
, 1h43Directed by Bruce Robinson
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy, Black comedy
Themes Films about alcoholism, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs, Films about sexuality, Films about television, LGBT-related films, Buddy films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Paul McGann, Richard E. Grant, Richard Griffiths, Ralph Brown, Michael Elphick, Daragh O'Malley
Rating74%
The film depicts the lives and misadventures of two "resting" (struggling and unemployed) young actor friends in late-1969 London. They are the flamboyant alcoholic Withnail and "I" (named "Marwood" in the published screenplay but not in the credits) as his more level-headed, anxiety-prone, and ennui-crippled friend and the film's narrator. Withnail is filled with indignation over life’s injustices, despite his privileged background. He rages against the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune all the more because he blames others for the adverse consequences of his exuberant arrogance, flagrant narcissism and habitual lying, alcoholism, and drug use. Withnail sets the tone for the friendship, with Marwood going along with whatever Withnail wants to do. They live in a filthy Georgian flat in Camden Town. While they wait for a part, daily life revolves around getting coins to use in the meters that provide gas or electricity, going to collect benefits, and waiting for the pubs to open so they can drink and be somewhere with heating. Their only other company at the flat besides each other is the local drug dealer, Danny; a somewhat distasteful man with far out, often bizarre viewpoints on the current state of affairs and a knack for irritating Withnail.