Wilt (1989)
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.
- Date of release
- 1989-05-12
- TMDB
- 6.4 / 10 (37)
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Genres
- Comedy, Crime
- Director
- Michael Tuchner
Casting
- Mel Smith — Inspector Flint
- Griff Rhys Jones — Henry Wilt
- Alison Steadman — Eva
- Roger Lloyd Pack — Dr Pittman
- Diana Quick — Sally
- Jeremy Clyde — Hugh
- Roger Allam — Dave
- David Ryall — Rev. Froude
- Dermot Crowley — Braintree
- John Normington — Treadaway
- Tony Mathews — Gladden
- Charles Lawson — Cranham
Interesting facts
Wilt, released in North America as The Misadventures of Mr. Wilt, is a 1989 British comedy 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 story follows the comic misadventures of the eponymous Henry Wilt as he is accused of the murder of his wife when she suddenly goes missing after a party at a friend's house where they have a very public argument.
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