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Synopsis
This unadorned biography of playwright Joe Orton (Gary Oldman) charts his bawdy, dangerous relationships. Alfred Molina plays Orton's brutish lover, Kenneth Halliwell, a pathetic figure who becomes horrific and then tragic before the film is over. The hilarity of scenes from such Orton plays as Loot and What the Butler Saw is evenly balanced by the bleakness of the playwright's tormented (and tormenting) off-stage existence, which ended suddenly at age 34 with half a dozen blows to the head from a hammer. Prick Up Your Ears is based on the book by theater critic John Lahr, who is played in the film by Wallace Shawn. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

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

Production Crew

Philip Elton Art Director
John Lahr Book Author
Debbie McWilliams Casting
Oliver Stapleton Cinematographer
Stanley Myers Composer (Music Score)
Bob Ringwood Costume Designer
Stephen Frears Director
Mick Audsley Editor
John Lennon Featured Music
Michael Zimbrich First Assistant Director
Elaine Carew Makeup
John Harle Musical Direction/Supervision
Andrew Brown Producer
Hugo Luczyc-Wyhowski Production Designer
Ann Wingate Production Manager
Alan Bennett Screenwriter
Philip Elton Set Designer
Harry Carroll Songwriter
John Lennon Songwriter
Paul McCartney Songwriter
Richard Myhill Songwriter
Stanley Myers Songwriter
Tony Jackson Sound/Sound Designer
Tony Jackson Sound/Sound Designer
Year: 1987
Runtime: 110
Country: UK
MPAA Rating: R
Category: Feature

Genre
Comedy Drama

Color type
Eastmancolor

Produced by
Civilhand
Samuel Goldwyn Company
Zenith

Release
April 17, 1987 (USA)
by Samuel Goldwyn Company

Awards
1987 - Best Foreign Film - Independent Spirit Award