Prick Up Your Ears
They shared everything... except success.
They shared everything... except success.
Drama
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1987
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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.
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Details
Runtime:
111 min
Release date:
17 Apr 1987
Country:
GB
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
Nominated for 3 BAFTA 5 wins & 8 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
Gary Oldman is excellent as Orton, right down to remarkable resemblance, while Alfred Molina creates both an amusing and tormented Halliwell. Vanessa Redgrave takes top honors, though, as a compassionate and benign agent.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
26 Mar 2009
fresh:
Oldman is brilliant; Molina's Halliwell less subtle; and the film's dissection of cottaging quaintly amusing.
– Dave Calhoun,
Time Out,
24 Jun 2006
rotten:
The film covers the main events of the Orton life in a manner that is nothing less than distracted. One has little understanding of the fatal intensity - and need - that kept Orton and Halliwell together.
– Vincent Canby,
New York Times,
20 May 2003
fresh:
The great performances in the movie are, of course, at its center. Gary Oldman plays Orton and Alfred Molina plays Halliwell, and these are two of the best performances of the year.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
1 Jan 2000
rotten:
The filmmakers have shown great intellectual taste. But it's not the kind of taste that's illuminating.
– Hal Hinson,
Washington Post,
1 Jan 2000