- Actors: Beryl Reid, Harry Andrews, Peter McEnery, Alan Webb
- Directors: Douglas Hickox
- Writers: Clive Exton, Joe Orton
- Producers: Douglas Kentish
- Format: PAL
- Language English
- Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 1.77:1
- Number of discs: 1
- Classification: 15
- Studio: Cinema Club
- DVD Release Date: 20 Jun 2005
- Run Time: 94 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00097HUI4
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 35,436 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)
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An attractive young charmer by the name of Mr. Sloane weasels his way into the lives of a middle-aged brother and sister, while trying to disguise the truth about his unpleasant past. This black comedy is based on a work by Joe Orton, the taboo-tweaking British playwright who delighted in loading his dialogue with satirical insights and racy double entendres. Indeed, sexual tension drives the plot from the very beginning, when the lonely Kath (Beryl Reid) spots Mr. Sloane (Peter McEnery) in a cemetery and invites him to become a boarder. Despite the age difference, Sloane coyly plays along with her flirtations for his own benefit. Their fun seems over when Kath's brother Ed (Harry Andrews) shows up, but the prim and proper gentleman also takes a shine to Sloane, hiring him as his chauffeur and taking particular interest in the young man's tight leather uniform. Kath and Ed's elderly father, however, develops a strong hatred of Sloane, and accuses to him of being involved in an old, unsolved murder. Though the translation to the screen is somewhat uneven, the controversial elements of Orton's text are mostly preserved, and his gleefully amoral tone survives intact.
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
This is a truly dark comedy, in a way which only Orton knew how to write. Mr Sloan is an athletic young lodger, who believes that he can use his gift for charming his flirtatious landlady (played by Beryl Reid) and her jealous brother to his best advantage. As a tale of manipulation unfolds, each character becomes a victim of their own greed.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Very pleased to see this again. A dark comedy, very funny and the actors seem to relish their roles. A joy to watch.
35 of 39 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Not Sure. In & out of print on VHS for years, Sloane finally gets a much deserved DVD release. The picture seems much improved, crisper and sharper print than ever before and seems to have been cleaned up. Sound mix is mono but sounds average for it's type. The only problem I have with this is that the picture looks zoomed in, it is 16:9 but looks cropped at top and bottom, if it's been modified from 4:3 then I wish they'd just left it alone. The film itself is first class and does justice to Orton's text. Beryl Reid gives one of if not her best ever performance, the support cast are equally great. Benefits from repeated viewing.
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Vintage Black comedy!
ENTERTAINING MISTER SLOANE is a classic black comedy from the pen of talented writer/playwright Joe Orton. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Neil B
Highly Entertaining
My favourite Orton play, and one that translates well to screen. How can one forget the exchange between Beryl Reid's excellently realised character and Sloane: 'I expect you were... Read more
Published 4 months ago by CLINT McGAVIN
Surreal & entertaining-ish...
The things Beryl Reid does here in the name of comedy are outrageous and courageous for an actress of any age let alone one in her late 50's early 60's. Read more
Published on 29 Mar 2010 by Dee Tee
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Published on 1 Feb 2009 by Mr. J. E. Thorpe
Very dark comedy with a touch of the 60s about it
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Published on 15 July 2007 by Lou Knee
Very pleased
Great joy to see this film again and the restoration for DVD is wonderful.
The image looks correctly framed for 16:9/anamorphic TVs. Read more
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