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1987 British film
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
Prick_Up_Your_Ears
6th episode of the 5th season of Family Guy
"Prick Up Your Ears" is the sixth episode of the fifth season of Family Guy. It originally aired on Fox in the United States on November 19, 2006. In this
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English playwright and author (1933–1967)
guide notes "BFI Screenonline: Prick Up Your Ears (1987)". screenonline.org.uk. Retrieved 20 July 2019. "Prick up Your Ears (1987)". British Film Institute
Joe_Orton
2009 play by Simon Bent
Prick Up Your Ears is a play by Simon Bent, based on the life of playwright Joe Orton. Produced by Sonia Friedman it opened at the Comedy Theatre in London's
Prick_Up_Your_Ears_(play)
British actor (born 1953)
Jack Mellor in An Education (2009). His other notable films include Prick Up Your Ears (1987), Enchanted April (1991), Boogie Nights (1997), Chocolat (2000)
Alfred_Molina
his portrayals of Sid Vicious in Sid and Nancy (1986), Joe Orton in Prick Up Your Ears (1987) and Rosencrantz in Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (1990)
Gary_Oldman_filmography
British writer and murderer (1926–1967)
cottaging in public lavatories and other casual sexual encounters. In Prick Up Your Ears, the 1987 film based on Orton's life, Halliwell was portrayed by Alfred
Kenneth_Halliwell
British film director and producer (born 1941)
for his films in the 1980s such as My Beautiful Laundrette (1985), Prick Up Your Ears (1987), and Dangerous Liaisons (1988). He also received two Academy
Stephen_Frears
British actor and comedian (born 1974)
Concert Spectacular (2025-26). He has also appeared in Taboo (2002), Prick Up Your Ears (2009), Me and My Girl (2026) and Oliver! (2026). Matthew Richard
Matt_Lucas
American actor and writer (born 1943)
franchise (1995–2026). Shawn also appeared in The Bostonians (1984), Prick Up Your Ears (1987), Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills (1989), Vanya
Wallace_Shawn
English actor and filmmaker (born 1958)
his portrayals of Sid Vicious in Sid and Nancy (1986), Joe Orton in Prick Up Your Ears (1987) and Rosencrantz in Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (1990)
Gary_Oldman
British actress (1931–2011)
A Space Odyssey (1968) and A Clockwork Orange (1971), as well as Prick Up Your Ears (1987) and Match Point (2005). Tyzack was born in Essex, England,
Margaret_Tyzack
British actress (born 1950)
appeared in many other films, including Personal Services (1987); Prick Up Your Ears (1987); Buster (1988); Stepping Out (1991); Sister My Sister (1994);
Julie_Walters
American theater critic (born 1941)
1987, Lahr co-produced Prick Up Your Ears, a film version of his 1978 book about British playwright Joe Orton, Prick Up Your Ears: The Biography of Joe
John_Lahr
1963 play by Joe Orton
Prick up Your Ears: The Biography of Joe Orton. New York: Knopf, 1978, p. 128 ISBN 0394501535 Orton (1976, 64). Lahr, John(1978) Prick Up Your Ears,
Entertaining_Mr_Sloane
British television actress
& Lies (1996). She was married to actor Stephen Bill (known from Prick Up Your Ears). Their son Leo Bill is also an actor (known from 28 Days Later).
Sheila Kelley (British actress)
Sheila_Kelley_(British_actress)
Scottish actress (born 1950)
in several plays by Harold Pinter. Duncan's film credits include Prick Up Your Ears (1987), The Reflecting Skin (1990), City Hall (1996), An Ideal Husband
Lindsay_Duncan
Ref. British Academy Film Awards 1988 Best Actor in a Leading Role Prick Up Your Ears Nominated 1998 Best British Film Nil by Mouth Won Best Original Screenplay
List of awards and nominations received by Gary Oldman
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British actress (born 1958)
film appearances include three collaborations with Gary Oldman in Prick Up Your Ears (1987), We Think the World of You (1988) and Dead Fish (2005); as
Frances_Barber
English actress (1912–1992)
(1971), The Great Muppet Caper (1981), playing John Cleese's wife, and Prick Up Your Ears (1987), the film based on the life of playwright Joe Orton. Sanderson's
Joan_Sanderson
Play written by Joe Orton
original on 14 June 2008. Retrieved 4 November 2008. [1] Lahr, John. Prick up Your Ears: The Biography of Joe Orton. New York: Knopf, 1978, pp. 222, 271–272
What_the_Butler_Saw_(play)
English actress (1933–2020)
series with Kathy Burke and James Dreyfus. Her other films include Prick Up Your Ears (1987) and About a Boy (2002). Throughout her career, Knight continued
Rosalind_Knight
(screenplay, with Malcolm Mowbray), 1984 Pleasure at Her Majesty's, 1976 Prick Up Your Ears (screenplay), 1987 Little Dorrit, 1987 The Wind in the Willows (voice
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British actress and activist (born 1937)
Devils (1971), Murder on the Orient Express (1974), Agatha (1979), Prick Up Your Ears (1987), Mission: Impossible (1996), Venus (2006), Atonement (2007)
Vanessa_Redgrave
British actor and producer (born 1951)
Glory Glory Days (1983), Give My Regards to Broad Street (1984), Prick Up Your Ears (1987). Salthouse had previously been a professional footballer until
John_Salthouse
portrayal of Peggy Ramsay in the Stephen Frears directed British film Prick Up Your Ears (1987) she was nominated for a BAFTA Award. She played a quiet and
List of awards and nominations received by Vanessa Redgrave
List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Vanessa_Redgrave
British actor and screenwriter
Yes Minister (1980), The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1981), Prick Up Your Ears (1987), and The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (1992). Charles McKeown
Charles_McKeown
American animated sitcom
he was credited as a guest star, but beginning with season five's "Prick Up Your Ears", he has been credited as a main cast member. On June 26, 2020, after
Family_Guy
American musician (born 1948)
excerpts from Rundgren's musical Up Against It, which was adapted from the screenplay (originally titled "Prick Up Your Ears"), that British playwright Joe
Todd_Rundgren
English actor and narrator
Brighton Beach Memoirs. Mackintosh's first film appearance was in Prick Up Your Ears. He went on to star in Memphis Belle, Twelfth Night, and David Leland's
Steven_Mackintosh
2005 compilation album by Adam Ant
breakthrough album, Kings of the Wild Frontier, recorded at KPM studio. "Prick Up Your Ears" (track one) is about 1960s English playwright and author Joe Orton
Redux_(album)
English actress
Her film career has included roles in Not Quite Paradise (1985), Prick Up Your Ears (1987), The Madness of King George (1994), Mrs. Dalloway (1997), Mrs
Selina_Cadell
English actor
Role Notes 1989 Red King White Knight Russian Defector Vlasek 1987 Prick Up Your Ears Policeman 1990 Fools of Fortune Sergeant Rudkin 1996 Different for
Neil_Dudgeon
English actor (1944–2014)
filmreference.com. Retrieved 30 December 2012. Helen Fry, "'The Walls Have Ears'", Yale University Press, London, ISBN 978-0-300-23860-0, 2019, p. 269 Sale
Roger_Lloyd-Pack
British writer
Malry's Own Double-Entry (2000), and the Joe Orton biographical play Prick Up Your Ears based on John Lahr's book. He wrote the theatre adaptation of A Prayer
Simon_Bent
British actor (1940–2008)
Owner Mr. Love (1985) – Undertaker Personal Services (1987) – Sydney Prick Up Your Ears (1987) – Mr. Sugden Hellraiser (1987) – Moving Man No.1 Law & Order
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American author and producer
working on Family Guy, she was a writer's assistant on the CBS series Listen Up She released two young adult novels, She's So Money and DupliKate, under the
Cherry_Chevapravatdumrong
Former boutique in London
author Alexander Trocchi. Also featured were T-shirts with the slogan 'Prick Up Your Ears', a reference to the biography of influential proto-punk subversive
Sex_(boutique)
Gay slang term
cottaging in London toilets. The diaries were the basis of the 1987 film Prick Up Your Ears and the play of the same name. The film Get Real was based on the
Cottaging
English actor (born 1942)
eldest son, George, is an architect, who has featured on the ITV series Love Your Home and Garden alongside Alan Titchmarsh. His daughter, Francesca, works
David_Bradley_(English_actor)
China Girl Jason Scott Lee – Born in East L.A. Steven Mackintosh – Prick Up Your Ears Eddie Marsan – Empire State Holt McCallany – Creepshow 2 Dylan McDermott
1987_in_film
British film director and artist (1942–1994)
his films. Ostia (as Pier Paolo Pasolini, 1987, dir. Julian Cole) Prick Up Your Ears (as Patrick Procktor, uncredited, 1987, dir. Stephen Frears) Dead
Derek_Jarman
Film script by Joe Orton
Lahr, John (1978). Prick Up Your Ears: The Biography of Joe Orton. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. pp. 242, 243, 246. "Sunday Play: Up Against It". Radio
Up_Against_It
British actor (1924–1992)
of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. His film credits included Prick Up Your Ears (1987), The Dressmaker (1988) and The Reunion (1989). Whilst living
Bert_Parnaby
British actress
West in The Wizard of Oz, along with the films One for the Road, Prick Up Your Ears, and Water. She also toured Britain in the RSC's Romeo and Juliet
Julie_Legrand
English actor and playwright (born 1934)
Clapham in the Yorkshire Dales. A Private Function (screenplay), 1984 Prick Up Your Ears (screenplay), 1987 Little Dorrit, 1987 The Madness of King George
Alan_Bennett
Scottish actor and theatre director (born 1936)
(1986) as Col. Partridge Whoops Apocalypse (1986) as Nigel Lipman Prick Up Your Ears (1987) as Psychiatrist How to Get Ahead in Advertising (1989) as Bristol
Richard Wilson (Scottish actor)
Richard_Wilson_(Scottish_actor)
Welsh actor (born 1948)
Jubilee (1978) - Sphinx The Tempest (1979) - Ariel, an airy spirit Prick Up Your Ears (1987) - Douglas Orton A Prayer for the Dying (1987) - Fitzgerald
Karl_Johnson_(actor)
English actor
1987 Inspector Morse Ned Murdoch TV series ("The Dead of Jericho") Prick Up Your Ears Constable First Sight Colin TV series ("Leaving Home") Aria Young
Spencer_Leigh_(actor)
1980 American satirical comedy film
there would be no Farrelly brothers". On the Family Guy episode "Prick Up Your Ears", Stewie is told to calm down by a line of characters holding various
Airplane!
1964 play by Joe Orton
Problems" Chicago Reader. Retrieved 2017-03-21. "Books to give you hope: Prick Up Your Ears by John Lahr" The Guardian. Retrieved 2017-03-21. John M. Clum (2000)
The_Ruffian_on_the_Stair
American voice actor
he was credited as a guest star, but beginning with season five's "Prick Up Your Ears" he has been credited as a main cast member. Two episodes into the
Mike_Henry_(voice_actor)
English composer and conductor (1930–1993)
Myers worked frequently with director Stephen Frears. His score for Prick Up Your Ears (1987) won him a "Best Artistic Contribution" award at the Cannes
Stanley_Myers
Theatrical agent
Kensington Place, Brighton by her friend and biographer Simon Callow. In Prick Up Your Ears (1987), the Orton film biopic based on the Lahr book, Ramsay is portrayed
Peggy_Ramsay
1965 play by Joe Orton
Banham, Martin, ed. 1998. The Cambridge Guide to Theatre. Cambridge: Cambridge UP. ISBN 0-521-43437-8. Bigsby, C. W. E. 1982. Joe Orton. Contemporary Writers
Loot_(play)
Dark Eyes Best Artistic Contribution: Stanley Myers (composer) for Prick Up Your Ears Jury Prize: Shinran: Path to Purity by Rentarō Mikuni Yeelen by Souleymane
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Episode list for an animated series
original on February 8, 2012. Retrieved October 27, 2009. "Annie Awards: For Your Consideration". Annie Awards. Archived from the original on July 30, 2012
List_of_Family_Guy_episodes
English actress (1932–2015)
(reprint of Daily News (New York) item), 26 January 1963, p.64 John Lahr Prick Up Your Ears, Knopf, 1978 Stevens, Christopher (2010). Born Brilliant: The Life
Geraldine_McEwan
1985 film by Stephen Frears
the dialogue. Oldman and Frears worked together two years later on Prick Up Your Ears. The film marked the first time Oliver Stapleton was in charge of
My_Beautiful_Laundrette
British social realist artistic movement
2026. Papamichael, Stella (29 March 2007). "BBC – Movies — Review: Prick Up Your Ears (1987)". BBC Film. Retrieved 13 September 2025. Sausages, Jim (20
Kitchen_sink_realism
5th episode of the 5th season of Family Guy
"Whistle While Your Wife Works" is the fifth episode of season five of Family Guy, the last episode produced for Season 4. The show originally aired on
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Australian-British actor (1926–2015)
the Roaring Boys, and a daughter, Helena, who appeared in the films Prick Up Your Ears and Maurice. Michell died in Hampstead, London, eleven days before
Keith_Michell
Scottish actress (1931–2016)
original on 27 May 2009. Retrieved 9 May 2012. Lahr, John (2002). Prick Up Your Ears: The Biography of Joe Orton. Bloomsbury Publishing PLC. p. 320. ISBN 0-7475-6014-5
Adrienne_Corri
Cast of American animated comedy franchise
though after they split, he felt strong feelings of love for her. In "Prick Up Your Ears", when Brian talks about Jillian's bulimia, he goes on to compare
List_of_Family_Guy_characters
British Academy Film Award nominations for A Private Function (1984), Prick Up Your Ears (1987), and The Madness of King George (1994), winning Outstanding
List of awards and nominations received by Alan Bennett
List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Alan_Bennett
1987 film by Herbert Ross
"Making Mr. Right/Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn/Secret of My Success/Prick Up Your Ears". Siskel & Ebert. Season 1. Episode 27. April 11, 1987. Canby, Vincent
The Secret of My Success (1987 film)
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Fictional character from the Family Guy franchise
that Kevin died in Iraq. In the episode, "Prick Up Your Ears", she dates a boy named Doug, but he breaks up with her when he sees her naked right before
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American television personality (born 1986)
affordable and eco-friendly make-up which started with 4 make-up products and by September 2020 expanded to 10 make-up products and 10 skincare products
Lauren_Conrad
Fictional character from the Family Guy franchise
he was credited as a guest star, but beginning with season five's "Prick Up Your Ears", he has been credited as a main cast member. On June 26, 2020, amidst
Cleveland_Brown
1988 film awards ceremony
Connery – The Name of the Rose as William of Baskerville Gary Oldman – Prick Up Your Ears as Joe Orton Gérard Depardieu – Jean de Florette as Jean Cadoret Yves
41st British Academy Film Awards
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English actor
Wounds Pt 1" in series 8 of Lewis. Rumpelstiltskin (1987) – Ralph Prick Up Your Ears (1987) – Youth Outside Lavatory Sleeping Beauty (1987) – Count The
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Award category recognising excellence by an actress in a supporting performance
Mrs. Lift Throw Momma from the Train Vanessa Redgrave Peggy Ramsay Prick Up Your Ears 1988 Sigourney Weaver Katharine Parker Working Girl Sônia Braga Madonna
Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture
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Martial art move in Star Trek
Television". Archived from the original on 2015-03-03. "Star Trek: Prick up your ears". www.independent.ie. Archived from the original on 2012-10-25. Retrieved
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Retrieved 2017-05-13. Murphy, Tim. "Prick Up Your Ears". Brown Alumni Magazine. Retrieved 4 October 2017. "Prick Up Your Ears". Brown Alumni Magazine. Retrieved
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1926 novel by Dorothy L. Sayers
Investigation into Feminine Crime Writing. ISBN 0-7153-7877-5. Lahr, John. Prick Up Your Ears: the Biography of Joe Orton. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. 1980 ISBN 0-06-015796-8
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West End theatre in London
August 2009), world premiere of a new musical about Ernest Hemingway Prick Up Your Ears (30 September – 6 December 2009) by Simon Bent, starring Matt Lucas
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2013 film
Festival, while the film was also awarded the People's Choice Award Runner-Up prize at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. The film was nominated
Philomena_(film)
British playwright and screenwriter (1911–1977)
Terence Rattigan to the spotlight". The Guardian. Lahr, John (1978) Prick Up Your Ears; The Biography of Joe Orton. New York: Knopf. Wansell, p. 364. "BFI
Terence_Rattigan
Fictional family in the Family Guy series
she replied, "Oh, I don't know Peter, meth is a hell of a drug" ("Prick Up Your Ears"). When Meg is thought to have become pregnant, Lois tells her to
Griffin_family
American actress (born 1966)
November 20, 2016. Greg Hernandez (March 11, 2008). "Mindy Cohn: Greg catches up w/Natalie from "The Facts of Life"". dailynews.com. Retrieved September 21
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British film industry award
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BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
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British film industry award
de Florette" Yves Montand César Soubeyran / Le Papet Gary Oldman Prick Up Your Ears Joe Orton 1988 (42nd) John Cleese A Fish Called Wanda Archie Leach
BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
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1996 film by Stephen Frears
story in a marvelous production". He compared it favorably to Frears' Prick Up Your Ears, feeling both films showed the director's affinity for the marginal
Mary_Reilly_(film)
English actor
Charlies" Dempsey and Makepeace 1986 Swabey Episode: "Out of Darkness" Prick Up Your Ears 1987 Actor 1 - Mr Sloane The Bill 1988-2003 Neil Chambers / Frank
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Season of television series
moments as ever." Nancy Basile of About.com regarded "Airport '07", "Prick Up Your Ears", and "Barely Legal" as "gem episodes." In his review for the Family
Family_Guy_season_5
Higginbotham, Adam (16 April 2012). "Vanessa Redgrave: 'Why do I work? I'm mortgaged up to the hilt'". The Telegraph. Retrieved 14 January 2026.{{cite news}}: CS1
List of Vanessa Redgrave performances
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14th episode of the 7th season of Family Guy
Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County clip for the season five episode "Prick Up Your Ears". She had watched Family Guy for years and considered Stewie her favorite
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American film company
with few exceptions, the non-Goldwyn-produced properties) that would end up with the library of Orion Pictures, now an MGM division. However, the Goldwyn
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British musician
Further Adventures of Tennessee Buck ("Don't Talk-Dance") (1988) Prick Up Your Ears (music arranger: song) (1987) Rambling Rose ("Sidewalk Stomp Rag")
Richard_Myhill
1970 British film
about the film at the 1:20 mark. Scheetz, Cameron (14 February 2025). "Now's Your Chance to See the Provocative Queer Classic Entertaining Mr. Sloane in All
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1951 national exhibition in the United Kingdom
required. The Festival is featured in the early portion of the film Prick up your Ears. The archive of the Design Council held at the University of Brighton
Festival_of_Britain
British theatre producer (born 1965)
on Broadway The Mountaintop (2009) Arcadia (2009) Othello (2009) Prick Up Your Ears (2009) After Miss Julie (2009), on Broadway Legally Blonde (2009)
Sonia_Friedman
Barrymore Jillian "Whistle While Your Wife Works" Episode 5 Carrie Fisher Angela Drew Barrymore Jillian "Prick Up Your Ears" Episode 6 David Cross Jerry Kirkwood
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British stage, television and film actor
Crook as Ginger. Other theatre productions include Sonia Friedman's Prick Up Your Ears (Harold Pinter Theatre) directed by Daniel Kramer; King Arthur (Arcola
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British film industry award
Charing Cross Road Hugh Whitemore Little Dorrit Christine Edzard Prick Up Your Ears Alan Bennett 1988 (42nd) The Unbearable Lightness of Being Jean-Claude
BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
BAFTA_Award_for_Best_Adapted_Screenplay
(2011) Pretty Persuasion, US (2005) The Price of Love, US (1995) Prick Up Your Ears, UK (1986) Pride, UK (2014) Priest, UK (1994) Primero, Guatemala (2017)
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British film award
Connery – The Untouchables Gary Oldman – Prick Up Your Ears Screenwriter of the Year Alan Bennett – Prick Up Your Ears Director of the Year Stanley Kubrick
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12th episode of the 5th season of Family Guy
Guy, Volume five, Nancy Basile regarded "Airport '07," alongside "Prick Up Your Ears," and "Barely Legal" as "gem episodes." Ahsan Haque of IGN commented
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