"His wife just left him for another man. And so did his boyfriend."21 January 1974Drama127 mins
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.
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Butley (1974) ORIGINAL TRAILER
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