Alfred Molina, Frances Barber, Gary Oldman

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R, 1 hr. 51 min.

Directed by: Stephen Frears

Release Date: April 17, 1987

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DVD Release Date: June 15, 2004

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  • October 9, 2008
    Good little film about the life of Joe Orton. Alfred Molina is great as his lover Kenneth Halliwell. Plus an excellent script by Alan Bennet.
  • June 24, 2009
    Great movie, and a warning to treat your partner with a little more respect, I don't care how famous or handsome you are!
  • March 3, 2009
    i realized i wanted to be like gary oldman watching this. exactly him. and i'm a girl.

    the acting here is pure love <3 but my god Molina's scary with that wig! (more than without it)
  • March 2, 2009
    As a film, it's well structured but a bit flimsily plotted. Reasonably stylish, Gary Oldman is excellent, and Alfred Molina is good and does well with a pretty underwritten and awkwardly motivated character. Gets extra points for hot gay kissing.
  • January 18, 2009
    i loved it! not much action, unless you mean guy- to guy action=of which there is alot!!
    Plus gary oldman is the sexiest gay man ever in this movie!!!!!!!!
  • September 24, 2008
    wow i have just seen this movie 4 the 1st time n think that this is a good movie 2 watch...this has got a good cast of actors/actressess throughout this movie...i think that gary oldman is brilliant throughout this movie...i think that the director of this Art House & Internation...( read more)al, Drama, Comedy movie had done a good job of directing this movie because you never know what 2 expect throughout this movie...its a good movie 2 see..its an old classics movie but its still got a good cast of actors/actressess throughout this movie..i think that Alfred Molina (who plays doctor octopus in spider-man 2) is a great actor n hes done some good movies throughout
  • July 22, 2008
    fabulous movie. You'll be surprised.
  • July 10, 2008
    It made me sooooo tired and I didn't watch it all...just the first 6 minutes...
  • February 3, 2008
    the filmmaker is in England and give us a nice movie with known
    actors from Europe

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