Prick Up Your Ears
1987 · Movie · R · 111 min · ★ 6.7 · 83% critics
A young drama student begins a passionate relationship with an older, more reserved partner, and the two become close collaborators. As one grows more confident in his sexuality and finds success as a writer, the other feels increasingly sidelined, and their bond turns volatile and dangerous.
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Details
- Years
- 1987
- Release date
- 1987-04-17
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 83/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (100 votes)
About
If you like intense, character-driven true-story dramas about love, ambition, and jealousy, this may click, especially if you enjoyed Wilde or Gods and Monsters; Not for you if you want light romance or low conflict.
Pros: sharp wit; strong performances; tense relationship drama | Cons: bleak toxicity; uneven engagement; explicit sexual content
Themes
- london, england
- based on novel or book
- england
- biography
- playwright
- lgbt
- 1960s
- drama school
- gay theme
Cast & crew
Gary Oldman
as Joe Orton
Alfred Molina
as Kenneth Halliwell
Vanessa Redgrave
as Peggy Ramsay
Wallace Shawn
as John Lahr
Lindsay Duncan
as Anthea Lahr
Julie Walters
as Elsie Orton
- JG
James Grant
as William Orton
Frances Barber
as Leonie Orton
Janet Dale
as Mrs Sugden
- DA
Dave Atkins
as Mr Sugden
Directed by Stephen Frears