JOE ORTON’S LEGENDARY ENTERTAINING MR. SLOANE MAKES NORTH AMERICAN BLU-RAY PREMIERE
4+ Hours of Special Features Celebrate Orton’s Legacy
Including New Interviews with Malcolm McDowell and Maxwell Caulfield
Los Angeles, CA (February 14, 2025) Severin Films celebrates legendary playwright Joe Orton with the North American Blu-ray Premiere of ENTERTAINING MR. SLOANE, the acclaimed 1970 film adaption of Orton’s landmark comedy. Severin’s release boasts over 4 hours of Special Features that honor the film, the play and Orton’s remarkable legacy and still-potent influence, including all-new interviews with former stage Sloanes Maxwell Caulfield and Malcolm McDowell; an archival interview with the film’s Sloane Peter McEnery, an archival interview with Prick Up Your Ears: The Biography of Joe Orton author John Lahr, a revealing new look at the career of award-winning actress Beryl Reid and much more.
Pre-orders for ENTERTAINING MR. SLOANE – which also include a firm slipcase adapted from the original UK quad poster art as well as a bundle that features a naughty keychain created exclusively for this release – begin February 14th
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 black 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.
ENTERTAINING MR. SLOANE Special Features:
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Audio Commentary With Film Historian Nathaniel Thompson And Orton Scholar Dr. Emma Parker
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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
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Archival Interview With John Lahr, Author Of Prick Up Your Ears: The Biography Of Joe Orton
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Archival Interview With Leonie Orton Remembering Her BrotherJoe 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
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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
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Trailer
Feature Specs for ENTERTAINING MR. SLOANE:
- Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
- Audio: English Mono
- Closed Captions: English SDH
- Run Time: 94 mins
- Region: A
