Prick Up Your Ears

Prick Up Your Ears

🎞️ Movie 105 min GB
โ˜… 7.1 /10 1987

They shared everything... except success.

This film is the story of the spectacular life and violent death of British playwright Joe Orton. In his teens, Orton is befriended by the older, more reserved Kenneth Halliwell, and while the two begin a relationship, it's fairly obvious that it's not all about sex. Orton loves the dangers of bath-houses and liaisons in public restrooms; Halliwell, not as charming or attractive as Orton, doesn't fare so well in those environs. While both long to become writers, it is Orton who achieves fame - his plays 'Entertaining Mr. Sloane' and 'Loot' become huge hits in London of the sixties, and he's even commissioned to write a screenplay for the Beatles. But Orton's success takes him farther from Halliwell, whose response ended both his life and the life of the up-and-coming playwright.

Cast

Gary Oldman
Gary Oldman
Joe Orton
Alfred Molina
Alfred Molina
Kenneth Halliwell
Vanessa Redgrave
Vanessa Redgrave
Peggy Ramsay
Wallace Shawn
Wallace Shawn
John Lahr
Lindsay Duncan
Lindsay Duncan
Anthea Lahr
Julie Walters
Julie Walters
Elsie Orton
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James Grant
William Orton
Frances Barber
Frances Barber
Leonie Orton
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Janet Dale
Mrs Sugden
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Dave Atkins
Mr Sugden
Stanley Myers
Stanley Myers
Composer
Oliver Stapleton
Oliver Stapleton
Cinematographer

๐ŸŽฌ Videos

Official 30th Anniversary Trailer
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Official 30th Anniversary Trailer
Prick Up Your Ears Trailer
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Prick Up Your Ears Trailer