Prick Up Your Ears
They shared everything... except success.
Overview
When the young, attractive Joe Orton meets the older, more introverted Kenneth Halliwell at drama school, he befriends the kindred spirit and they start an affair. As Orton becomes more comfortable with his sexuality and starts to find success with his writing, Halliwell becomes increasingly alienated and jealous, ultimately tapping into a dangerous rage.
- Production
- British Screen Productions, Civilhand, Zenith Entertainment, Film4 Productions
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Cast
Gary Oldman
Joe Orton
Alfred Molina
Kenneth Halliwell
Vanessa Redgrave
Peggy Ramsay
Wallace Shawn
John Lahr
Lindsay Duncan
Anthea Lahr
Julie Walters
Elsie Orton
Frances Barber
Leonie Orton
Janet Dale
Mrs Sugden
Margaret Tyzack
Madame Lambert
Eric Richard
Education Officer
Rosalind Knight
RADA Judge
Angus MacKay
RADA Judge
Linda Spurrier
RADA Instructor
Helena Michell
Orton's Friend
Sean Pertwee
Orton's Friend
Charles McKeown
Mr Cunliffe
Selina Cadell
Miss Battersby
Antony Carrick
Counsel
Neil Dudgeon
Policeman
Richard Wilson
Psychiatrist
Crew
- Director
- Stephen Frears
- Writers
- Alan Bennett
- Producers
- Andrew Brown
- Cinematography
- Oliver Stapleton
- Composer
- Stanley Myers
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CinemaSerf
January 29, 2025
Maybe now, a few decades after this was made and when the politically correct brigade advocate that only gay actors should play gay roles, they ought to watch this and see just how engagingly two straight blokes can do what it says on their CVs and act! This is quite a witty and telling retrospective on the turbulent lives of playwright John "Joe" Orton (Gary Oldman) and his general factotum, friend, confidante and part-time lover "Kenneth" (Alfred Molina) set at a time when homosexuality in the…