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This film is the story of the spectacular life and violent death of British playwright Joe Orton. In his teens, Orton is befriended by the older, more reserved Kenneth Halliwell, and while the two begin a relationship, it's fairly obvious that it's not all about sex. Orton loves the dangers of bath-houses and liaisons in public restrooms; Halliwell, not as charming or attractive as Orton, doesn't fare so well in those environs. While both long to become writers, it is Orton who achieves fame - his plays "Entertaining Mr. Sloane" and "Loot" become huge hits in London of the sixties, and he's even commissioned to write a screenplay for the Beatles. But Orton's success takes him farther from Halliwell, whose response ended both his life and the life of the up-and-coming playwright.
Plot Keywords Playwright, Sex, Death, Love, Writer, William Shakespeare, Dead Body, Reference To Queen Elizabeth II, Librarian, Collage, Actress, Husband Wife Relationship, Scissors, Letter, Roommate, Redding England, Night School, Wasp Sting, Heartbreak, Vagina, Rehearsal, Blood, Civil Servant, Pajamas, Testicles, Urinal, Air Freshener, Peter Pan, Head In Oven, Teasing, Suitcase, British Flag, Reference To Richard Attenborough, Pantomime, Courtroom, Mutilating Library Book, Male Female Relationship, Student, Cemetery, Recipe, Library Book, Model, Friendship, Innocence, Agent, Fireworks, Cigarette Smoking, Bus, Festival Of Frederick, Cremation, Raincoat, Telephone Call, Breaking Down Door, Secretary, Morocco, Reference To T.S. Eliot, Inspiration, Mythology, Voyeur, Acting, Penis, Makeup, Theater Director, Hotel, British Sailor, Reference To Dorothy Sayers, Diary, Prison, Masturbation, Radio Play, Art Gallery, Graveyard, Pick Up, Park, Shorthand, Elocution, Pregnancy, Friend, Liverpudlian, Peep Hole, London England, Swimsuit, Beach, Whistling, Sussex England, Nudity, Reference To Paul Mccartney, Fight, Anal Sex, National Assistance, Chauffeur, Surrey England, Landlady, Investigation, Funeral, Cottage, Underwear, Men's Toilet, Kiss, Awards Banquet, Shakespeare's Richard III, Dancing, Brixton, False Teeth, Reference To Bob Hope, Park Bench, Suicide By Pills, Mirror, Killed With Hammer, Typist, Father Son Relationship, Sambo, Australia, Reference To Oedipus, Flowers, Subway, Dancer, Competition, Toilet Sex, Elevator, Co Author, Cat, Wig, Literary Agent, Theater, Baldness, Acting Class, Swimming, Writing, Sketching, Cremated Remains, Theatre Audience, Bisexual, Cruising, Theatre Award, Undertaker, Derelict Vehicle, Titanic, Gay, Police, Guilt, Mother Son Relationship, Psychiatrist, Brandy, Raising The Titanic, Erection, Rain, Speech Teacher, Face Slap, Teenage Boy, Bench, Bludgeoned With Hammer, Wine, Scholarship, Semen, Coffin, Bum, Theft, Zipper, Money, Beret, Stealing, Drug Use, Typewriter, Illness, Painter, Country Home, Handkerchief, Reference To The Beatles, Phallus, Murder, Radio, Reference To Brian Epstein, Suicide, Male Nudity, Stairway, Flash Forward, 1950s, Camera, Library, Bludgeoning, Mother Daughter Relationship, Stealing Book, Dictionary, Knickers, Photographer, Following, Homosexual, Wasp, Rivalry, Flashback, Magnifying Glass, Epsom England, Brick, Microphone, Gay Lead Character, Policeman, Marriage, Murder Suicide, Actor, Investigator, Personal Assistant, Psychiatry, Brighton, Family Relationships, Memory, Bludgeoned To Death, Islington England, Dunkirk Spirit, Rada, Reference To Dorothy Lamour, Threesome, Tape Recorder, Widow, Book, Remington England, Jeans, Court, Rationing, Orphan, Holiday, Only Child, Manuscript, Vanity, Evening Drama Award, Suicide Attempt, Hammer, Judge, Limousine, Leicester England, 1960s, Novelist, Festival, Thief, Watching TV, Talent, Tearoom, Nonlinear Timeline, Mutual Masturbation, Jealousy, Urination, Coronation Of Queen Elizabeth II, Audition, Doctor, Novel, Brother Sister Relationship, Photograph, Artist, Valium, Death Of Mother, Death Of Father, Based On Book, Independent Film.
Plot Keywords Playwright, Sex, Death, Love, Writer, William Shakespeare, Dead Body, Reference To Queen Elizabeth II, Librarian, Collage, Actress, Husband Wife Relationship, Scissors, Letter, Roommate, Redding England, Night School, Wasp Sting, Heartbreak, Vagina, Rehearsal, Blood, Civil Servant, Pajamas, Testicles, Urinal, Air Freshener, Peter Pan, Head In Oven, Teasing, Suitcase, British Flag, Reference To Richard Attenborough, Pantomime, Courtroom, Mutilating Library Book, Male Female Relationship, Student, Cemetery, Recipe, Library Book, Model, Friendship, Innocence, Agent, Fireworks, Cigarette Smoking, Bus, Festival Of Frederick, Cremation, Raincoat, Telephone Call, Breaking Down Door, Secretary, Morocco, Reference To T.S. Eliot, Inspiration, Mythology, Voyeur, Acting, Penis, Makeup, Theater Director, Hotel, British Sailor, Reference To Dorothy Sayers, Diary, Prison, Masturbation, Radio Play, Art Gallery, Graveyard, Pick Up, Park, Shorthand, Elocution, Pregnancy, Friend, Liverpudlian, Peep Hole, London England, Swimsuit, Beach, Whistling, Sussex England, Nudity, Reference To Paul Mccartney, Fight, Anal Sex, National Assistance, Chauffeur, Surrey England, Landlady, Investigation, Funeral, Cottage, Underwear, Men's Toilet, Kiss, Awards Banquet, Shakespeare's Richard III, Dancing, Brixton, False Teeth, Reference To Bob Hope, Park Bench, Suicide By Pills, Mirror, Killed With Hammer, Typist, Father Son Relationship, Sambo, Australia, Reference To Oedipus, Flowers, Subway, Dancer, Competition, Toilet Sex, Elevator, Co Author, Cat, Wig, Literary Agent, Theater, Baldness, Acting Class, Swimming, Writing, Sketching, Cremated Remains, Theatre Audience, Bisexual, Cruising, Theatre Award, Undertaker, Derelict Vehicle, Titanic, Gay, Police, Guilt, Mother Son Relationship, Psychiatrist, Brandy, Raising The Titanic, Erection, Rain, Speech Teacher, Face Slap, Teenage Boy, Bench, Bludgeoned With Hammer, Wine, Scholarship, Semen, Coffin, Bum, Theft, Zipper, Money, Beret, Stealing, Drug Use, Typewriter, Illness, Painter, Country Home, Handkerchief, Reference To The Beatles, Phallus, Murder, Radio, Reference To Brian Epstein, Suicide, Male Nudity, Stairway, Flash Forward, 1950s, Camera, Library, Bludgeoning, Mother Daughter Relationship, Stealing Book, Dictionary, Knickers, Photographer, Following, Homosexual, Wasp, Rivalry, Flashback, Magnifying Glass, Epsom England, Brick, Microphone, Gay Lead Character, Policeman, Marriage, Murder Suicide, Actor, Investigator, Personal Assistant, Psychiatry, Brighton, Family Relationships, Memory, Bludgeoned To Death, Islington England, Dunkirk Spirit, Rada, Reference To Dorothy Lamour, Threesome, Tape Recorder, Widow, Book, Remington England, Jeans, Court, Rationing, Orphan, Holiday, Only Child, Manuscript, Vanity, Evening Drama Award, Suicide Attempt, Hammer, Judge, Limousine, Leicester England, 1960s, Novelist, Festival, Thief, Watching TV, Talent, Tearoom, Nonlinear Timeline, Mutual Masturbation, Jealousy, Urination, Coronation Of Queen Elizabeth II, Audition, Doctor, Novel, Brother Sister Relationship, Photograph, Artist, Valium, Death Of Mother, Death Of Father, Based On Book, Independent Film.