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Prick Up Your Ears (1987)

3 Ratings: 3.0

Art House & International and Comedy movie directed by Stephen Frears

Joe Orton was briefly the embodiment of a certain kind of '60s rebel, and Stephen Frears's film adaptation of the British playwright's biography successfully conjures up that outrageous spirit. The hostile, fussy codependency between Orton (Gary Oldman) … see full wiki

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Cast: Gary Oldman, Vanessa Redgrave, Alfred Molina, Frances Barber, Janet Dale

Director: Stephen Frears

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review by amoslassen. December 30, 2006

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What a Way to GO

"PRICK UP YOUR EARS" What a Way to Go Amos Lassen and Literary Pride "Prick Up Your Ears" is a gem of a movie. It tells the true story of English playwright Joe Orton and his homosexual relationship with his talented but not so successful partner, Kenneth Halliwell. It is a solid drama and most amazing is that it is twenty years old. Joe Orton was a daring and rebellious writer. Told through flashbacks, … more

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review by LynnHoffman. September 25, 2006

Ken and Joe were lovers. ..

. . . . well, maybe not lovers but more like two men who shared a sexual history. When Ken hammered Joe to death, it was hardly an act of love, but it was certainly an act of history. Unravelling the history of Ken and Joe is what Prick Up Your Ears is about. Joe was playwright Joe Orton. Ken was first his mentor, then his lover and finally-when Joe's fame exceeded his-his depressed and angry drudge. … more

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review by gradyharp. September 08, 2004

A Major Achievement in Film Biography and 'Period Piece'

Stephen Frears continues to deliver extraordinary films (Dirty Pretty Things, The Grifters, Dangerous Liaisons, My Beautiful Launderette, Loving Walter, High Fidelity among others) and returning now to his 1987 PRICK UP YOUR EARS not only shows this excellent film aging well, but now it shows how keenly Frears is able to depict a period in time. Set in the 1960s, Frears bases his story on the biography of Joe Orton (British playwright whose plays included 'Entertaining Mr. Sloane' and 'Loot'). And … more

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