Has the shocking truth about Henry Wilt been inflated?
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.
Wilt (1989) is a comedy and crime film directed by Michael Tuchner, released on May 12, 1989 with a runtime of 1h 32m. It stars Mel Smith, Griff Rhys Jones, Alison Steadman and Roger Lloyd Pack. Viewers rate it 6.4 out of 10 across 36 ratings.
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Mel Smith
as Inspector Flint
Griff Rhys Jones
as Henry Wilt
Alison Steadman
as Eva
Roger Lloyd Pack
as Dr Pittman
Diana Quick
as Sally
Jeremy Clyde
as Hugh
Roger Allam
as Dave
David Ryall
as Rev. Froude
Dermot Crowley
as Braintree
John Normington
as Treadaway
Tony Mathews
as Gladden
Charles Lawson
as Cranham
Directed by Michael Tuchner, written by Tom Sharpe, David Renwick and Andrew Marshall.
Average viewer score of 6.4/10 from 36 ratings.
"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…
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The main cast of Wilt (1989) includes Mel Smith, Griff Rhys Jones, Alison Steadman, Roger Lloyd Pack and Diana Quick. The film was directed by Michael Tuchner. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Wilt was released on May 12, 1989 and runs for 1h 32m.
Wilt (1989) holds an average rating of 6.4 out of 10 from 36 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy comedy and crime films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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