The film 'Prick Up Your Ears' is a biographical drama about playwright Joe Orton and his lover Kenneth Halliwell. The narrative focuses on their relationship and careers, without featuring any identifiable transsexual characters or themes.

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

The film is a biopic based on real historical figures, Joe Orton and Kenneth Halliwell. All major characters are portrayed on screen with the same gender as their historical counterparts, with no instances of gender alteration from documented history.

The film is a biopic about real historical figures, Joe Orton and Kenneth Halliwell, both of whom were white. The actors cast in these roles, Gary Oldman and Alfred Molina, are also white, aligning with the historical race of the characters.