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Wilt( 1989)

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Has the shocking truth about Henry Wilt been inflated?

Overview

Henry Wilt is a more or less failed teacher who fantasizes about murdering his dominant, non-attentive wife Eva. At a party who gets stuck in an inflatable doll and makes a complete fool of himself. Eventually, he dumps the doll in a hole at a building site. However, he has been witnessed getting rid of the doll and when his wife disappears on the night after the party, the police and Inspector Flint have strong suspicions on Mr Wilt.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Mel Smith

      Inspector Flint

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      Griff Rhys Jones

      Henry Wilt

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      Alison Steadman

      Eva

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      Roger Lloyd Pack

      Dr Pittman

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      Diana Quick

      Sally

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      Jeremy Clyde

      Hugh

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      Roger Allam

      Dave

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      David Ryall

      Rev. Froude

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      Dermot Crowley

      Braintree

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      John Normington

      Treadaway

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      Tony Mathews

      Gladden

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      Charles Lawson

      Cranham

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      Gabrielle Blunt

      Mrs. Bulstrode

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      Edward Clayton

      Mossop

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      Jeffrey Chiswick

      Macari

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      Julia McCarthy

      Mrs. McClaren

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      Geoffrey McGivern

      Mr. Yeo

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      Tai Ling

      Manageress

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      Christopher Saul

      Vice Principal

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      Barbara Hicks

      Ms Clinch

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      Adam Bareham

      Board

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      Ian Barritt

      Science Teacher

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      Togo Igawa

      Japanese Visitor

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      Fergus McLarnon

      Jessell

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      Mark Monero

      Figgis

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      Sam Smart

      Gilmore

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      Christopher Priest

      Student

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      Josephine Tewson

      Miss Leuchars

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      Ken Drury

      Farmiloe

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      David Quilter

      Boffin

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      Debra Hearst

      WPC Longman

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      Beccy Wright

      WPC Duncan

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      Dan Hildebrand

      Constable

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      Don Williams

      Adam

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      Billy Geraghty

      Dee-Jay

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      Imogen Claire

      Party Guest

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      Peter Gluckstein

      Party Guest

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      Gina McKee

      Party Guest

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      Neville Phillips

      Party Guest

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      Ann Queensberry

      Party Guest

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      Jim Dunk

      Urwin

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      Sidney Livingstone

      Barney

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      Stewart Harwood

      Driver

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      John Melainey

      Reporter

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      Alex Scurr

      Boy who sticks his tongue out

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    A review by kevin2019

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    Written by kevin2019 on Fri Nov 15 2024
    "Wilt" is a consistently amusing film throughout which perfectly uses the comedy of extreme embarrassment to good effect as Henry Wilt bungles his way from one improbable - yet never entirely implausible - catastrophe to the next. The many twists and turns it takes are completely unanticipated until the very end when it becomes perfectly clear Wilt's wife Eva is very much alive and she has inadvertently stumbled into the clutches of the strangler and, even though this character has been referenced elsewhere earlier on in the film, this doesn't spoil the fun in any way. The finale has lots of c...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • based on novel or book
    • falsely accused
    • satire
    • inflatable doll