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
Neville Phillips
as Man in Gallery
Jonny Phillips
as Youth Outside Lavatory
Lindsay Duncan
as Anthea Lahr
Antony Carrick
as Counsel
Noel Davis
as Philip
Janet Dale
as Mrs Sugden
Angus MacKay
as RADA Judge
Joan Sanderson
as Anthea's Mother
Robin Hooper
as Mortuary Attendant
Spencer Leigh
as Constable
David Cardy
as Brian Epstein
Richard Ireson
as Man Outside Lavatory
Karl Johnson
as Douglas Orton
Roger Lloyd Pack
as Actor 2
Rosalind Knight
as RADA Judge
Sian Thomas
as Marilyn Orton
Richard Wilson
as Psychiatrist
Wallace Shawn
as John Lahr
Frances Barber
as Leonie Orton
Margaret Tyzack
as Madame Lambert
Sean Pertwee
as Orton's Friend
Michael Müller
as BBC Actor 1
Gary Oldman
as Joe Orton
Selina Cadell
as Miss Battersby
Vanessa Redgrave
as Peggy Ramsay
Stevan Rimkus
as Kenneth
John Salthouse
as Chauffeur
Derek Jarman
as Patrick Proktor (uncredited)
Linda Spurrier
as RADA Instructor
Charles McKeown
as Mr Cunliffe
Steven Mackintosh
as Simon Ward
David Bradley
as Undertaker
Alfred Molina
as Kenneth Halliwell
Neil Dudgeon
as Policeman
Neville Smith
as Police Inspector
Derek Lyons
as Library Patron (uncredited)
Eric Richard
as Education Officer
Garry Cooper
as Actor 1 – Mr Sloane
