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Overview
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Director:
Writers:
Alan Bennett (writer)
John Lahr (book)
Release Date:
8 May 1987 (USA) more
Plot:
This film is the story of the spectacular life and violent death of British playwright Joe Orton. In his teens... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 5 wins & 5 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(10 articles)
Lucas' London Play Shuts Early
(From WENN. 4 November 2009, 4:06 AM, PST)
Matt Lucas play to close three weeks early
(From digitalspy. 3 November 2009, 1:31 PM, PST)
User Comments:
Very moving and sad more (22 total)
Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Gary Oldman | ... | Joe Orton |
 | Alfred Molina | ... | Kenneth Halliwell |
 | Vanessa Redgrave | ... | Peggy Ramsay |
 | Frances Barber | ... | Leonie Orton |
| Janet Dale | ... | Mrs. Sugden |
 | Julie Walters | ... | Elsie Orton |
| Bert Parnaby | ... | The Magistrate |
| Margaret Tyzack | ... | Madame Lambert |
| Lindsay Duncan | ... | Anthea Lahr |
 | Wallace Shawn | ... | John Lahr |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Dave Atkins | ... | Mr. Sugden |
| John Bailey | ... | Wigmaker |
| Stephen Bill | ... | George Barnett |
| Jane Blackburn | ... | Woman in gallery 1 |
| Mark Brignal | ... | Beatles chauffeur |
| Selina Cadell | ... | Miss Datersby |
| Antony Carrick | ... | Counsil |
| Joanne Connelly | ... | Stage manager |
 | Garry Cooper | ... | Mr Sloane |
| Philippa Davies | ... | Peggy ramsay's secretary |
| Liam De Staic | ... | Brickie |
| Anthony Douse | ... | BBC actor 2 |
| James Grant | ... | William Orton |
| Christopher Guinee | ... | Publisher |
| William Job | ... | RADA Chairman |
| Rosalind Knight | ... | RADA Judge |
| Spencer Leigh | ... | Constable |
| Roger Lloyd-Pack | ... | Mr Sloane |
| Angus MacKay | ... | RADA Judge |
 | Steven Mackintosh | ... | Simon Ward |
| Charles McKeown | ... | Mr. Cunliffe |
 | Helena Michell | ... | Orton's Friend |
| John Moffat | ... | Wigmaker |
 | Michael Müller | ... | 1st BBC Actor |
| Sean Pertwee | ... | Orton's Friend |
| Eric Richard | ... | Education Officer |
| Stella Richman | ... | Woman in gallery 2 |
| Stevan Rimkus | ... | Kenneth |
| Hooper Robin | ... | Mortuary attendant |
| Joan Sanderson | ... | Anthea's mother |
| Neville Smith | ... | Police inspector |
| Linda Spurrier | ... | Instructor |
| Max Stafford-Clark | ... | Honourable President |
| Sian Thomas | ... | Marilyn Oston |
| Charlotte Wodehouse | ... | Janet |
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Runtime:
111 min
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Color (Eastmancolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Argentina:18 | UK:15 (re-release) | UK:18 (original rating) | Australia:M | New Zealand:R16 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | USA:R
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Trivia:
The first film of Steven Mackintosh. more
Quotes:
[Halliwell puts his hand on Orton's leg. Orton brushes it off]
Joe Orton:
No. Have a wank.
Kenneth Halliwell:
Have a wank? Have a wank? I can't just have a wank. I need three days' notice to have a wank. You can just stand there and do it. Me, it's like organizing D-Day. Forces have to be assembled, magazines bought, the past dredged for some suitably unsavoury episode, the dog-eared thought of which can still produce a faint flicker of desire! Have a wank, it'd be easier to raise the Titanic.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Family Guy: Prick Up Your Ears (#5.6)" (2006) more
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I never heard of Joe Orton before I saw this, but now I want to know more. Performances here are flawless, Molina and Oldman take risks very few actors would take. I wish the filmmakers had spent a little more time on Orton's work, and less on his sex life, but this is a small complaint. I give this a 9, and laugh wholeheartedly at the joke in the title.