Wilt [Special Edition] [DVD]

Based on the novel by Tom Sharpe, Wilt reunites the considerable comic talents of Mel Smith and Griff Rhys Jones in a farcical tale of a missing wife, an overzealous law enforcement officer and a blow-up doll. The titular hero Henry Wilt (Jones) is a liberal-studies lecturer condemned to teaching students on day-release from the local pie factory. As if this wasn't demoralising enough he is regularly emasculated by his bossy wife Eva (Alison Steadman); after a particularly embarrassing party he finds himself in possession of an inflatable playmate, which he unceremoniously dumps at a local building site. Unfortunately, not only is he spotted, but his wife goes missing the same day, leaving a very tenacious Inspector Flint (Smith) determined to catch this suburban criminal. Jones is superb as the henpecked husband and Smith pulls of a fantastically clichéd, but hugely entertaining PC plod. It's a minor British comedy gem from a time when Four Weddings and a Funeral was merely a glint in Richard Curtis' eye. --Kristen Bowditch

An inflatable love story! Comedy double act Mel Smith and Griff Rhys Jones (Not the None O’Clock News, Bean) star in Tom Sharpe’s comic farce. At a party Henry Wilt (Griff Rhys Jones) finds himself in an embarrassing position with an inflatable doll and decides to rid himself of the evidence by dumping it in a hole on a building site. When it is discovered that his wife has gone missing, local Inspector Flint (Mel Smith) suspects that what is in the hole is a body, and Wilt is suspected of murder. Based on the best-selling novel by Tom Sharpe.

37 minutes of exclusive previously unseen footage, including:
Featurette
Mel Smith interview
Griff Rhys Jones interview
Michael Tuchner interview
Location footage
Various clips
Theatrical trailer

English, mono
English HOH subtitles
4:3 picture ratio