Prick Up Your Ears
1987 · 111 MIN · IMDB 7.1 · 6,692 VOTES · DIR. Stephen Frears
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,267 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:01:44 Mr. Orton?
00:06:56 Is it "Epstein"...
00:11:25 Wrong?
00:14:17 "How do you justify your existence?"
00:18:43 Thanks.
00:22:24 Me, it's like organizing D-day.
00:25:41 Leicester is the hometown of Richard Attenborough.
00:29:10 "A wicked boy. A heartless boy.
00:34:15 - Not here. People are looking. - Fuck people.
00:39:21 Television.
00:43:52 No, I want to get on.
00:47:52 He's got a big one.
00:54:21 This calls for a little detective work, Miss Batersby.
00:57:39 he made out it was much more of an ordeal than in fact it was.
01:00:43 - So prison was a taste of freedom. - For Joe.
01:04:03 You're making it into a cheap sex farce. That's not what we wrote.
01:08:35 He's wanting it, ask him.
01:13:17 Somewhere even you might be happy.
01:18:38 Thank you.
01:26:10 Why?
01:30:57 Hello.
01:37:19 Do you need any assistance in stripping the corpse?
01:40:27 I don't understand my life.
01:46:22 I hope nobody gets to hear about this in Leicester.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,267
Dialogue density11.4 lines / min
First line00:01:44
Final line01:46:22
Production Record
DirectorStephen Frears
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes6,692