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“AN OUTRAGEOUS, HILARIOUS
PITCH-BLACK COMEDY.”
Los Angeles Times
THE NORTH AMERICAN BLU-RAY PREMIERE
From the legendary pen of Joe Orton – hailed by The Guardian as “the first rock star playwright” – comes the “sophisticated and devastating” (New York Magazine) film version of the tale that has shocked and delighted audiences for over half a century: When voracious middle-aged Kath (Beryl Reid of THE KILLING OF SISTER GEORGE) invites a strapping young stranger named Sloane (Peter McEnery of NEGATIVES) to move in, the arrival of her upper-crust brother Ed (Harry Andrews of THE RULING CLASS) will lead to a most unexpected triangle of lust, murder and pickled onions. Alan Webb (WOMEN IN LOVE) co-stars in this “sharp, wild and effervescent comedy” (Cinevue) adapted by BAFTA nominee Clive Exton (Jeeves & Wooster) and directed by Douglas Hickox (ZULU DAWN, THEATRE OF BLOOD), now scanned in 2K from the original camera negative with 4+ hours of new and archival Special Features.
Disc 1: Blu-ray
- Audio Commentary With Film Historian Nathaniel Thompson And Orton Scholar Dr. Emma Parker
- Archival Interview With Actor Peter McEnery
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All My Sloanes – 60 Years Of Joe Orton's Mr. Sloane, Featuring Malcolm McDowell And Maxwell Caulfield
- Archival Interview With John Lahr, Author Of Prick Up Your Ears: The Biography Of Joe Orton
- Archival Interview With Leonie Orton Remembering Her Brother Joe
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Ortonesque – Screenwriter David McGillivray On The Lasting Influence Of Joe Orton
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Act Of Character – Rosie White On The Inimitable Identities Of Beryl Reid
- Archival Locations Featurette With Richard Dacre
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Threads Of Desire: Costuming And Sexuality In ENTERTAINING MR. SLOANE – Video Essay By Costume Historian Elissa Rose
- Trailer
Disc Specs:
- Runtime: 94 mins
- Audio: English Mono
- Closed Captions
- Region A
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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Packaged in a firm side-loading slipcase
*All foreign-language featurettes are subtitled in English.