Prick Up Your Ears

Prick Up Your Ears

1987 British film
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Prick Up Your Ears is a 1987 British film, directed by Stephen Frears, about the playwright Joe Orton and his lover Kenneth Halliwell. The screenplay was written by Alan Bennett, based on the 1978 biography by John Lahr. The film stars Gary Oldman as Orton, Alfred Molina as Halliwell, Wallace Shawn as Lahr, and Vanessa Redgrave as Peggy Ramsay.

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Alan Bennett
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Zentith Entertainment (UK)
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  • 17 April 1987 (1987-04-17)
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111 minutes
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United Kingdom
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English
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Budget
£1.9 million
Box office
$1,654,743

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Joe Orton: I always wanted to be an orphan. I could have, if it wasn't for my parents.

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