Butley

1974

Action / Drama / Romance

2
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 64% · 500 ratings
IMDb Rating 6.7/10 10 938 938

alcohol college based on play or musical lgbt english professor

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Plot summary

Butley is set in Queen Mary’s College, London and focuses on two English instructors, Ben Butley, a middle-aged former T. S. Eliot expert whose life is now in a shambles, and his protégé, Joey, a homosexual. With both Joey and his wife leaving, Butley faces a life alone, fighting back with wit, obscenity and booze.

Director

Harold Pinter Photo
Harold Pinter

Top cast

Derrick O'Connor Photo
Derrick O'Connor as Irishman in pub
Susan Wooldridge Photo
Susan Wooldridge as Female Student
John Savident Photo
John Savident as James
Oliver Maguire Photo
Oliver Maguire as Man in the Tube
720p.BLU
363.85 MB
1280*738
English 2.0
R
Subtitles
29.97 fps
12 hr 39 min
Seeds 2

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by R T 4 / 10

Stagy production would be nothing without the great

Stagy production would be nothing without the great performance given by Alan Bates.
Reviewed by Alec B 8 / 10

Simon Gray's writing is deliciously cruel and witty

Simon Gray's writing is deliciously cruel and witty but without Bates' performance this could have easily fallen apart.
Reviewed by Richard W 8 / 10

Directed by Harold Pinter, you would expect this

Directed by Harold Pinter, you would expect this to have much worth. And it does. The whole play takes place in a room, except for scenes in the London Underground when we see Butley commuting to his office. Its like a short story fleshed out, but with the added pleasure of seeing Alan Bates at his best. I can see why some people dislike it, but the script and content is top class. Abandoning Eliot, Butley takes up Beatrix Potter - and his life descends. Hilarious!
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