UK,
1987, 111 min
Directed by:
Stephen FrearsCinematography:
Oliver StapletonComposer:
Stanley MyersCast:
Gary Oldman, Alfred Molina, Vanessa Redgrave, Frances Barber, Julie Walters, Lindsay Duncan, Wallace Shawn, Sean Pertwee, Steven Mackintosh, Neil Dudgeon (more)Plots(1)
Frustrated writers, co-conspirators, friends and lovers, Joe Orton and Kenneth Halliwell (Oldman and Molina) serve respectively as protégé and mentor in each other's life until Orton's breakout success heightens Halliwell's sense of his own failure. With the young playwright's every new achievement, Halliwell's diminishing role leads him to a desperate attempt to keep them as equals forever. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Independent Spirit Awards
- 1988 - Stephen Frears (Best International Film)
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 1988 - Gary Oldman (Best Leading Actor)
- 1988 - Vanessa Redgrave (Best Supporting Actress)
- 1988 - Alan Bennett (Best Adapted Screenplay)
Golden Globes
- 1988 - Vanessa Redgrave (Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture)
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
- 1987 - Vanessa Redgrave (Best Supporting Actress)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 1987 - Vanessa Redgrave (Best Supporting Actress)
Cannes Film Festival
- 1987 - Stephen Frears (Best Artistic Contribution)
- 1987 - Stephen Frears (Golden Palm - Official Competition)