There's not many actors who can do a full on soliloquy, on horseback, in perfect RP, in their 20s/early 30s. R.E.G is a glorious imperial throwback and such a lovely man.
"The worlds a shop and if it hasn't got a price tag it's not worth having". This is one of the greatest movie monologues of all time and Richard delivers it with such passion while still adding that element of comedy. The first time I watched this scene I laughed until there was tears rolling down my face and I've laughed every time since. Bruce Robinson is one of the greatest underrated writers of all time his stuff is not only hard hitting at times but also very funny, very genuine and he really puts his heart and soul into his stuff even when it's a none stop rant and you'll find very few writers are able to do the same.
The music for this final scene is "Jupiter" from the orchestral suite "The Planets" by Gustav Holst, and the final words of his soliloquy, "I shall not cease until Jerusalem is builded here, on England's green and pleasant land" is roughly taken from the last 3 lines of the poem "Jerusalem" by William Blake.
I think to be more on the nose, it is supposed to remind the British viewer of the hymn ""I Vow to Thee, My Country" which is played annually on Remembrance Day
Late to the party, but you're missing an important piece of context: in the UK it was very famously used in the adverts for "Hovis" bread which pre-date the film.
Though I already have the movie on DVD, I want someone to post the scene where Bagley and his wife argue about whether the consumer has real choice--- Her: Perhaps they don't Him: Perhaps if they hanged Jesus Christ we'd all be kneeling in front of a fucking gibbet! It's a great line, and the cold fierceness, the wanton bitchiness of his delivery makes it the priceless moment in the movie, which has lots of other sample-worthy moments. The trailer, which is very badly done, does nothing to prepare you for how weirdly inspired the best half of is, or how much it bears repeating.
I know some people in the Advertising agency business who talk like this. I'm one of them. I think the worst disaster would be if packaging disappeared. I do like the idea of putting vitamins in toilet paper. Wouldn't do you any good, of course, but it's a marketing concept idea, which would appeal to the neurotics.
@@iainbagnall4825 Market research found people thought vera aloe was a greasey mess on their greasey mess. Negative result. Sprayed vitamins (they dry on contact with the TP) was better. Especially vit E and D. In this day and age where manufacturers are ploughing ahead, as it were, enboldened by new TV advertising liberties, NOCKies are next. They are sock-like items which teen boys will wear to bed to prevent nocturnal disturbances.
@@rossquinn njoy away, ross. You may have guessed I write TV ads. I think and write in :28 time-frames - the length of a :30 spot. See my reply to Iain.
@@rossquinn hey- yeah, comes from all those :30 scripts I wrote for TV commericals. You have to be punchy. Average TV spot has about 50 words, wall to wall. Unless they are the award bait ones. Then.... I became a director and the world was mine!!! Except when clients were around.
+ulric rainard Meh. Another self-righteous anti-capitalist screed from some Lefty screenwriter hypocritcally denouncing the same system that keeps him in clover.
An unintended consequence of capitalism is that we buffer to a fine polish, the ugliest faces of our nature. To the point of imminent self-delusion, and ultimate self-destruction. What a truly wonderful and insightful film, with a message that only a true anarchist can appreciate. Anarchy: it's not for anyone!
Wikihow polishing with a buffer. The self-delusion was imminent at time of writing. And capitalism isn’t perfect mate- _nothing_ is! I’d suggest dealing with it honestly, but reality like anarchy, isn’t for everyone!
A fantastic and criminally under-appreciated actor. He deserved to be 'discovered' in the same way that Anthony Hopkins was in The Silence Of The Lambs; he has more talent than pretty much any male A list star
you put this up on a doomsday! excellent! this performance deserves it. i used to perform some pieces" rain man' style and this one was in there. withnail n I is a great act
It's the special ingredient which makes one product greater than another. A point of difference you will learn to love, be it toothpaste, beer, or baby diapers. It's a fantastic scientific discovery, which is only in your client's product.
This was before he lost his hand and the footware to chase Jude Law when he was barearsed, if he only had come up with shoes that require only one hand to tie 'em he'd be pulling diamonds on the soles of his feet, run rabbit run, scrubbers!
I love this movie, and didn't get around to seeing Robinson's Withnail & I until many years afterwards, and I have to say I was disappointed in it, it really didn't do anything for me.
I thought it was hilarious. Richard E Grant brings that same manic, slightly insane energy to the role. And Richard Griffiths is an absolute joy as Uncle Monty. “He told me you were a toilet trader”
There's not many actors who can do a full on soliloquy, on horseback, in perfect RP, in their 20s/early 30s. R.E.G is a glorious imperial throwback and such a lovely man.
"The worlds a shop and if it hasn't got a price tag it's not worth having".
This is one of the greatest movie monologues of all time and Richard delivers it with such passion while still adding that element of comedy. The first time I watched this scene I laughed until there was tears rolling down my face and I've laughed every time since. Bruce Robinson is one of the greatest underrated writers of all time his stuff is not only hard hitting at times but also very funny, very genuine and he really puts his heart and soul into his stuff even when it's a none stop rant and you'll find very few writers are able to do the same.
As an American, this (already amazing) scene got a lot funnier once I learned about the Blake reference
One of the most marvelous film endings of all time.
I love how his character went from Frankie Boyle to Jeremy Clarkson. 😂 A brilliant satire.
Somebody should make this speech word for word at some Libertarian convention to see if they unironically applaud it.
Absolutely fantastic. What a speech, what a performance, what a backdrop and the music is to die for. I can't stop watching it.
The music for this final scene is "Jupiter" from the orchestral suite "The Planets" by Gustav Holst, and the final words of his soliloquy, "I shall not cease until Jerusalem is builded here, on England's green and pleasant land" is roughly taken from the last 3 lines of the poem "Jerusalem" by William Blake.
The combination of which made me quite emotional...
And the pose he ends the movie with is an imitation of William Blake's Albion: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albion_(Blake)
I think to be more on the nose, it is supposed to remind the British viewer of the hymn ""I Vow to Thee, My Country" which is played annually on Remembrance Day
Late to the party, but you're missing an important piece of context: in the UK it was very famously used in the adverts for "Hovis" bread which pre-date the film.
David Attenborough’s worst enemy
music in the background = gustav holst "jupiter..." PERFECT!
ONE OF MY FAVORITE MOVIES OF ALL TIME!!!
Though I already have the movie on DVD, I want someone to post the scene where Bagley and his wife argue about whether the consumer has real choice---
Her: Perhaps they don't
Him: Perhaps if they hanged Jesus Christ we'd all be kneeling in front of a fucking gibbet!
It's a great line, and the cold fierceness, the wanton bitchiness of his delivery makes it the priceless moment in the movie, which has lots of other sample-worthy moments. The trailer, which is very badly done, does nothing to prepare you for how weirdly inspired the best half of is, or how much it bears repeating.
A tribute to this masterpiece: th-cam.com/video/zKEXymqT_ys/w-d-xo.html
My favourite bit is where he’s wearing a cardboard box on his head so the boil won’t hear him whispering 😂
I know some people in the Advertising agency business who talk like this. I'm one of them. I think the worst disaster would be if packaging disappeared. I do like the idea of putting vitamins in toilet paper. Wouldn't do you any good, of course, but it's a marketing concept idea, which would appeal to the neurotics.
that comment is a rambling string of unconnected thoughts. i liked it immensely
Are you the one who put aloe vera in toilet paper?
@@iainbagnall4825 Market research found people thought vera aloe was a greasey mess on their greasey mess. Negative result. Sprayed vitamins (they dry on contact with the TP) was better. Especially vit E and D. In this day and age where manufacturers are ploughing ahead, as it were, enboldened by new TV advertising liberties, NOCKies are next. They are sock-like items which teen boys will wear to bed to prevent nocturnal disturbances.
@@rossquinn njoy away, ross. You may have guessed I write TV ads. I think and write in :28 time-frames - the length of a :30 spot. See my reply to Iain.
@@rossquinn hey- yeah, comes from all those :30 scripts I wrote for TV commericals. You have to be punchy. Average TV spot has about 50 words, wall to wall. Unless they are the award bait ones. Then.... I became a director and the world was mine!!! Except when clients were around.
This speech actually improves with age. The 1980s mass-produced crap he mentions sounds even more tacky as the years pile on.
This scene was filmed at Wind green hill on the Dorset/ Wiltshire border. P
Win Green
Thank you! I really wanted to know. I thought it might have been filmed at Ivinghoe Beacon on the trig point, but Dorset makes more sense.
Jesus Christ he went from being a pimple to Andrew Ryan
lol
Amazing ending speech from 'How To Get Ahead in Advertising' starring Richard E. Grant. I bought it then and I enjoy sharing it now.
+ulric rainard
Meh. Another self-righteous anti-capitalist screed from some Lefty screenwriter hypocritcally denouncing the same system that keeps him in clover.
The power of bullshit
pinz2022 As opposed to some righty hypocrite who goes on about trickle down wealth while lowering wages and dodging tax?
@@mozgren not bullshit, it's the truth.
An unintended consequence of capitalism is that we buffer to a fine polish, the ugliest faces of our nature. To the point of imminent self-delusion, and ultimate self-destruction.
What a truly wonderful and insightful film, with a message that only a true anarchist can appreciate.
Anarchy: it's not for anyone!
CANNIBoy you’re talking about yourself and nobody else, capitalism brings out one’s dominant nature, good or bad.
Words you used but demonstrably don't understand:
buffer
imminent
capitalism
Wikihow polishing with a buffer.
The self-delusion was imminent at time of writing. And capitalism isn’t perfect mate- _nothing_ is! I’d suggest dealing with it honestly, but reality like anarchy, isn’t for everyone!
Wrong to underrate that movie, came way earlier for its time.
A fantastic and criminally under-appreciated actor. He deserved to be 'discovered' in the same way that Anthony Hopkins was in The Silence Of The Lambs; he has more talent than pretty much any male A list star
Grants finest moment!
Love the fact that his horse hust seems to nod in agreement: )
Glad when he get an oscar nomination after his long time career
Has boyle ever run for senate?
Apparently the whole film is a rant against Thatcher
And yet, as a life long Tory voter I appreciate the humour and the criticism of the excess.
It came without packages, boxes or bags
you put this up on a doomsday! excellent! this performance deserves it. i used to perform some pieces" rain man' style and this one was in there. withnail n I is a great act
you still alive? was it just your doomday?
What is CZT?
It's the special ingredient which makes one product greater than another. A point of difference you will learn to love, be it toothpaste, beer, or baby diapers. It's a fantastic scientific discovery, which is only in your client's product.
You have to wonder if that sun-burst behind his head is a great special effect. Maybe they just got lucky. It happens.
Or, very skilful film-making.....and a lot of takes.
He should end his speech shouting “Glorious Purpose !!!!”
This reminds me of the end of 300.
I love how he says boil
What movie is this?
"how to get ahead in advertising" ,the one after the classic "withnail and i" [google bruce robinson]
Seriously, what is czt though?
see above.
see reply to Chrisopher Montoya
totally brilliant
No totally. Maybe 9-1/2 out of 10.
This was before he lost his hand and the footware to chase Jude Law when he was barearsed, if he only had come up with shoes that require only one hand to tie 'em he'd be pulling diamonds on the soles of his feet, run rabbit run, scrubbers!
scrubbers!!!!!....[get in the back of the van!]
well at least the English country side is beautiful even if advertising isn't
BAAAD Dragon lair! (Dragon liar?) Advertising is beautiful. How else would you know about, and BUY several, NOCKies?
build it and they will come
I love this movie, and didn't get around to seeing Robinson's Withnail & I until many years afterwards, and I have to say I was disappointed in it, it really didn't do anything for me.
It hasn't aged well.
I thought it was hilarious. Richard E Grant brings that same manic, slightly insane energy to the role. And Richard Griffiths is an absolute joy as Uncle Monty. “He told me you were a toilet trader”
Was is cct
hahaha
A party political broadcast on behalf of the ConservativeParty.
Withnail
Brexit Britain.