what was equis about?

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also can you buy it on tape?

Answer 1

Equus, not Equis. Equus is the Latin word for horse. It's about a boy who's obsessed with horses, his violent mutilation of six of them, and his relationship to his psychiatrist. The movie is based on a play by Peter Shaffer.

I'd read the play first, then see the movie. The play is amazing, I saw it on Broadway a zillion years ago. Daniel Radcliffe was the most recent actor to play Alan.

Movie: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075995/plotsummary

Most recent London Production: http://www.equustheplay.com/about/index.php

Here's the Amazon link:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/index=blended&field-keywords=equus&results-process=default&dispatch=search/ref=pd_sl_ya_tops-1_blended_31279538_1&results-process=default