Prick Up Your Ears
Prick Up Your Ears
Release: 1987-04-17
·Runtime: 111m
·★ 6.6
Drama
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.
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Production Companies
British Screen Productions
Civilhand
Zenith Entertainment
Film4 Productions
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Julie Walters
as Elsie Orton
Vanessa Redgrave
as Peggy Ramsay
Linda Spurrier
as RADA Instructor
Antony Carrick
as Counsel
Wallace Shawn
as John Lahr
Michael Müller
as BBC Actor 1
Neville Phillips
as Man in Gallery
Jonny Phillips
as Youth Outside Lavatory
Joan Sanderson
as Anthea's Mother
Neil Dudgeon
as Policeman
Steven Mackintosh
as Simon Ward
Sian Thomas
as Marilyn Orton
Frances Barber
as Leonie Orton
Charles McKeown
as Mr Cunliffe
Eric Richard
as Education Officer
Selina Cadell
as Miss Battersby
John Salthouse
as Chauffeur
Angus MacKay
as RADA Judge
Sean Pertwee
as Orton's Friend
David Bradley
as Undertaker
Neville Smith
as Police Inspector
Lindsay Duncan
as Anthea Lahr
Margaret Tyzack
as Madame Lambert
Gary Oldman
as Joe Orton
Stevan Rimkus
as Kenneth
Roger Lloyd Pack
as Actor 2
Richard Ireson
as Man Outside Lavatory
Richard Wilson
as Psychiatrist
Noel Davis
as Philip
Robin Hooper
as Mortuary Attendant
Janet Dale
as Mrs Sugden
Garry Cooper
as Actor 1 – Mr Sloane
Derek Jarman
as Patrick Proktor (uncredited)
Derek Lyons
as Library Patron (uncredited)
David Cardy
as Brian Epstein
Karl Johnson
as Douglas Orton
Spencer Leigh
as Constable
Alfred Molina
as Kenneth Halliwell
Rosalind Knight
as RADA Judge
