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The Misadventures of Mr. Wilt

Original title: Wilt
  • 1989
  • R
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
1.3K
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The Misadventures of Mr. Wilt (1989)
An unlucky lecturer's wife goes missing and he's accused of her murder.
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An unlucky lecturer's wife goes missing and he's accused of her murder.An unlucky lecturer's wife goes missing and he's accused of her murder.An unlucky lecturer's wife goes missing and he's accused of her murder.

  • Director
    • Michael Tuchner
  • Writers
    • Tom Sharpe
    • Andrew Marshall
    • David Renwick
  • Stars
    • Griff Rhys Jones
    • Mel Smith
    • Alison Steadman
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    1.3K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Michael Tuchner
    • Writers
      • Tom Sharpe
      • Andrew Marshall
      • David Renwick
    • Stars
      • Griff Rhys Jones
      • Mel Smith
      • Alison Steadman
    • 13User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Top Cast47

    Griff Rhys Jones
    Griff Rhys Jones
    • Henry Wilt
    Mel Smith
    Mel Smith
    • Inspector Flint
    Alison Steadman
    Alison Steadman
    • Eva Wilt
    Diana Quick
    Diana Quick
    • Sally
    Jeremy Clyde
    Jeremy Clyde
    • Hugh
    Roger Allam
    Roger Allam
    • Dave
    David Ryall
    David Ryall
    • Rev. Froude
    Roger Lloyd Pack
    Roger Lloyd Pack
    • Dr. Pittman
    Dermot Crowley
    Dermot Crowley
    • Braintree
    John Normington
    John Normington
    • Treadaway
    Tony Mathews
    Tony Mathews
    • Gladden
    Charles Lawson
    Charles Lawson
    • Cranham
    Gabrielle Blunt
    Gabrielle Blunt
    • Mrs. Bulstrode
    Edward Clayton
    • Mossop
    Jeffrey Chiswick
    • Macari
    • (as Geoffrey Chiswick)
    Julia McCarthy
    Julia McCarthy
    • Mrs. McClaren
    Geoffrey McGivern
    Geoffrey McGivern
    • Mr. Yeo
    Ling Tai
    • Manageress
    • Director
      • Michael Tuchner
    • Writers
      • Tom Sharpe
      • Andrew Marshall
      • David Renwick
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Crime

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    • Trivia
      Wilt was the first in a loose series of satirical novels featuring the character Henry Wilt written by Tom Sharpe; the others in the series were The Wilt Alternative, Wilt On High, Wilt in Nowhere and the Wilt Inheritance.
    • Goofs
      In the restaurant scene towards the beginning of the movie, when The Wilts are having dinner, the waitress comes in and asks if anyone has a 'Y' registration Cavalier and Henry gets up, however, later shots of the same car show it to be an 'X' registration car.
    • Quotes
      • [Henry bursts into the church, to find the vicar trying to strangle Eva]
      • Henry Wilt: Now you listen here, if anyone's going to murder my wife, it's going to be me!
    • Alternate versions
      A near identical version exists for TV broadcast that replaces all the strong profanity (such as the F word) with milder swear words such as 'bloody'. Closer examination shows that these scenes do not appear dubbed indicating that during filming some scenes were specially filmed again using the milder language. This version was broadcast on ITV in the UK in the 1990s and as this film was co-financed by an ITV network (LWT) this would appear to indicate that these changes were planned well in advance with television screenings in mind.
    • Connections
      Referenced in The James Whale Radio Show: Entertainment? (1991)
    • Soundtracks
      Love Hurts
      Written by Felice Bryant and Boudleaux Bryant

      Performed by Leo Sayer

      Produced by Anne Dudley and Ted Hayton for Buffalo Music Ltd.

      Published by Acuff-Rose Opryland Music Ltd.

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    Details

    • Release date
      • November 17, 1989 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Puppenmord
    • Filming locations
      • Middlesex Polytechnic, Bounds Green, London, England, UK(college interiors)
    • Production companies
      • The Rank Organisation
      • London Weekend Television (LWT)
      • Picture Partnership
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    Box office

    • Gross US & Canada
      • $113,014
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 32m(92 min)
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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