Gods and Monsters
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Bill Condon
Kent George
James Lecesne
Lynn Redgrave
Kevin O'connor
Lisa Darr
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
An extrapolation from real events in the life of James Whale, who directed the Universal Pictures horror classics "Frankenstein" and "The Bride of Frankenstein," and died in an apparent suicide in a Hollywood pool in 1957. As the drama unfolds, Whale, who has suffered a stroke, becomes a melancholy recluse enlivening the end of his days by spinning out fantasies around the handsome young gardener, Clayton Boone, who has suddenly appeared in his life. Whale begins to stage a plot with Boone at its center--not a plot of seduction, but something far more complex, leading both men on a journey toward mutual understanding and self-discovery.
Director
Bill Condon
Cast
Kent George
James Lecesne
Lynn Redgrave
Kevin O'connor
Lisa Darr
Pamela Salem
Ian Mckellen
Brandon Kleyla
Lolita Davidovich
Judson Mills
Matt Mckenzie
Michael O'hagan
Amir Aboulela
Brendan Fraser
Cornelia Hayes O'herlihy
Martin Ferrero
Sarah Ann Morris
David Millbern
John Gatins
David Dukes
Rosalind Ayres
Mark Kiely
Lisa Vastine
Jack Betts
Jesse James
Jesse Long
Edward Mccarthy
Owen Masterson
Jack Plotnick
Paul Michael Sandberg
David Fabrizio
Todd Babcock
Crew
Joe Abele
Marshall Adams
Robert Aguilar
Robert Allen
Charlene Amateau
William Ambrose
Allison Andrade
Leonard Arterberry
Erica Arvold
Brian Askew
Clive Barker
Steven Barnes
Howard Baskin
Shaher Batroukh
Roman Bennett
Deena Benz
Timothy P Best
Gary Bloom
Sheryl Blum
Chuck Borden
Christopher Bram
Holly Brand
Lisa Brookes
Mary Brunner
Janine Burke
Carter Burwell
John J Cardos
Paul Colichman
George Colucci
Kevin Compayre
Latasha Compton
Bill Condon
Maggie Cone
Adam Cook
Josh Cook
Steve Cook
Maura Corcoran
Judy Crown
Jennifer Lee Croyle
Lynn D'angona
Joe Daley
Debra Davidson
Kyle Davis
Tarra Day
Tony Deale
Matthew Devitt
Dave Devoe
Carol Doran
Cyndra Dunn
Farnaz Farjam
Patrick Farrell
Stephen R Fernandez
Kim Ferry
Gregg Fienberg
Gregg Fienberg
Bruce Finlayson
Daniel L Fischer
Anne Fishbein
David Forrest
Brian R Freidin
Gina Galvan
Thomas Goehring
Michael Goldman
Brian Gott
Rita Green
Ric Griffith
Mary Beth Hagner
Robert Halliwell
Tom Hallowell
Arne Hansson
Mark R. Harris
Adam Harrison
Renee Hedstrom
Mark W Hindle
Brad Hirsch
Shawn Holden
Melissa Horlick
Sam Irvin
Blake Jackson
Scott Jacobson
Charlie Jakab
Stephen P. Jarchow
Nate Juda
Stephen M Katz
Virginia Katz
Timothy Kiley
Roy Knyrim
Wendy Kutzer
Jed Lambert
Kristopher Lamorte
Lance Layman
Lisa Levy
Ross Levy
Michael J Lindsay
John A Locke
Jesse Long
Gilbert Lopez
Richard Ludt
Gerry Macalusa
Ted Maier
Wynn Marlowe
Valorie Massalas
Valorie Massalas
Hunter J Mayers
Jane Mcallister
Kim Mccall
Scott J Mcgregor
Thomas Carl Mcguinness
Robin Mcwilliams
Vladimir Melnik
Ken Metz
John Michael
Kelli Michna
Eric Miller
Nina Minster
Justin Mitchell
Ian S Momberger
Linda Morgenstern
Joseph Murphy
Cindy Nakadaira
Mario Nino
Buckley Norris
Christopher Olsen
Risa Grobart Pavlich
Carl Pedregal
Michael S Peters
Lanessa Phearson
Reed Phillips
Carla Rose Ponzio
Spencer Proffer
Keir Randall
Dana E Refano
Beau Rogers
Rikke Rosbaek
David Rosner
James Samson
John Schouweiler
Terry Schroth
John Seminara
Barnaby Shapiro
Bruce Sharpe
Richard Sherman
Tim Shinkle
Ashley Sibille
Jeffrey Sibille
William S Skinner
Andrew Jj Smith
Cody M Smith
Paula Smith
Peter S Smith
Tom Stepanovich
Andrew M Stewart
Suzy Strawn
Justin Stroh
Scott Tabeau
Keith A Talley
Adonica Thompkins
Mike Vartak
Art Vasenius
David Waine
Debe Waismann
David Warren
David Warren
Justin Webber
Jonathan M Wiener
John Willingham
David D B Wilson
Paul Wilson
Sebastian E Zabala
Sean Zell
Film Details
Technical Specs
Award Wins
Best Adapted Screenplay
Award Nominations
Best Actor
Best Supporting Actress
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of Best Director (Bill Condon) at the 1998 Seattle International Film Festival.
Winner of FIPRESCI prize at the 1998 Flanders International Film Festival in Ghent.
Winner of Special Jury Award and best actor award (Ian McKellen) at the 1998 San Sebastian International Film Festival.
Winner of the 1998 award for Best Actor (Ian McKellen) from the Chicago Film Critics Association.
Winner of the 1998 award for Best Actor (Ian McKellen) from the Online Film Critics Society.
Winner of the 1998 Broadcast Film Critics Association award for Best Actor (Ian McKellen) and nominated for the Best Picture award.
Winner of the 1998 Golden Satellite Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay - Adaptation (Bill Condon) from the International Press Academy.
Winner of the International Critics Grand Prix at the 1998 Deauville Festival of American Film.
Winner of two 1998 awards, including Best Actor (Ian McKellen), and co-winner of Best Music Score (Carter Burwell), shared with Elliot Goldenthal ("The Butcher Boy"), from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association.
Winner of two 1998 awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor (Ian McKellen) from the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures.
Limited Release in United States November 4, 1998
Released in United States Fall November 4, 1998
Released in United States on Video June 8, 1999
Released in United States 1998
Released in United States January 1998
Released in United States September 1998
Released in United States October 1998
Released in United States November 1998
Released in United States 1999
Shown at Seattle International Film Festival May 21 - June 15, 1998.
Shown at New York Film Festival September 25 - October 11, 1998.
Shown at San Sebastian International Film Festival September 17-26, 1998.
Shown at Aspen Filmfest in Aspen, Colorado September 23-27, 1998.
Shown at Deauville Festival of American Film (in competition) September 4-13, 1998.
Shown at Denver International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) October 8-15, 1998.
Shown at Flanders International Film Festival in Ghent October 6-17, 1998.
Shown at Hamptons International Film Festival (Contemporary International Cinema) in East Hampton, New York October 14-18, 1998.
Shown at Chicago International Film Festival (in cometition) October 8-18, 1998.
Shown at Mill Valley Film Festival October 1-11, 1998.
Shown at London Film Festival November 5-19, 1998.
Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival (main program) January 27 - February 7, 1999.
Feature film directorial debut for screenwriter William Condon.
Began shooting June 30, 1997.
Completed shooting July 28, 1997.
Limited Release in United States November 4, 1998
Released in United States Fall November 4, 1998
Released in United States on Video June 8, 1999
Released in United States 1998 (Shown at Seattle International Film Festival May 21 - June 15, 1998.)
Released in United States 1998 (Shown at New York Film Festival September 25 - October 11, 1998.)
Released in United States September 1998 (Shown at Aspen Filmfest in Aspen, Colorado September 23-27, 1998.)
Released in United States October 1998 (Shown at Hamptons International Film Festival (Contemporary International Cinema) in East Hampton, New York October 14-18, 1998.)
Released in United States 1999 (Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival (main program) January 27 - February 7, 1999.)
Released in United States September 1998 (Shown at Deauville Festival of American Film (in competition) September 4-13, 1998.)
Released in United States October 1998 (Shown at Flanders International Film Festival in Ghent October 6-17, 1998.)
Released in United States October 1998 (Shown at Chicago International Film Festival (in cometition) October 8-18, 1998.)
Released in United States November 1998 (Shown at London Film Festival November 5-19, 1998.)
Released in United States October 1998 (Shown at Mill Valley Film Festival October 1-11, 1998.)
Released in United States January 1998 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (American Spectrum) in Park City, Utah January 15-25, 1998.)
Released in United States October 1998 (Shown at American Film Institute (AFI) Los Angeles International Film Festival (Premiere) October 22-31, 1998.)
Released in United States October 1998 (Shown at Denver International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) October 8-15, 1998.)
Released in United States September 1998 (Shown at San Sebastian International Film Festival September 17-26, 1998.)
Nominated for the 1998 award for Best Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published (Bill Condon) from the Writers Guild of America.
