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Wilt, released in North America as The Misadventures of Mr. Wilt, is a 1989 film directed by Michael Tuchner and starring Griff Rhys Jones, Mel Smith, Alison Steadman, and Diana Quick. It is an adaptation by LWT of the 1976 novel Wilt by author Tom Sharpe.
The Misadventures of Mr. Wilt: Directed by Michael Tuchner. With Griff Rhys Jones, Mel Smith, Alison Steadman, Diana Quick. An unlucky lecturer's wife goes missing and he's accused of her murder.
- (1.2K)
- Comedy, Crime
- Michael Tuchner
- 1989-11-17
The premise was the Inspector was convinced the academic had murdered his wife, while he denied it, despite the circumstantial evidence piled up against him - Wilt did, however, have a perfectly reasonable explanation for how he wound up leaving the posh party of Eva's friend (Diana Quick) alone.
- Michael Tuchner
- 5 (from 1 vote)
- Comedy
- 1989
The plot is simple: Jones plays the titular character, Mr Wilt, who, after years of living with his overbearing wife, finds she's disappeared. He doesn't seem that bothered, whereas dopey local detective, played by Mel Smith, feels the need to prove that Wilt is more murderer than he seems.
The only thing Henry Wilt (Jones) dreams about more than getting out of his third-rate lecturing job is murdering his patronising wife (Steadman).
Sep 10, 2012 · Wilt has no drive, but his socially aspirant, ball-breaking wife Eva (Steadman) has. Of the many incompetents around, Detective Inspectot Flint (Smith, wasted) takes the wooden spoon.
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Apr 14, 2024 · Henry Wilt spends his evenings walking his dog and fantasising about murdering his domineering wife, Eva. Whilst incredibly drunk at a party, Wilt's entanglement with a life-size inflatable doll ends with him dumping it in a convenient hole at a building site.
