Behind the Candelabra (2013)
Based on the autobiographical novel, the tempestuous 6-year relationship between Liberace and his (much younger) lover, Scott Thorson, is recounted.
Director:
Steven Soderbergh
Writer:
Richard LaGravenese
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Michael Douglas as Liberace |
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Matt Damon as Scott Thorson |
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Dan Aykroyd as Seymour Heller |
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Scott Bakula as Bob Black |
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Rob Lowe as Dr. Jack Startz |
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Tom Papa as Ray Arnett |
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Paul Reiser as Mr. Felder |
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Bruce Ramsay as Carlucci |
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Nicky Katt as Mr. Y |
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Cheyenne Jackson as Billy Leatherwood |
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Mike O'Malley as Tracy Schnelker |
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David Koechner as Adoption Attorney |
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Boyd Holbrook as Cary James |
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Debbie Reynolds as Frances |
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Eric Zuckerman as Lou |
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Eddie Jemison as Assistant Director |
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Randy Lowell as Director |
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Tom Roach as Stunt Actor |
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Shamus Cooley as Camera Assistant |
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John Smutny as Sound Mixer |
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Jane Morris as Rose Carracappa |
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Garrett M. Brown as Joe Carracappa |
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Pat Asanti as George Liberace |
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Casey Kramer as Dora Liberace |
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James Kulick as Assistant Stage Manager |
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Paul Witten as Make-up Artist |
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Deborah Lacey as Gladys |
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Susan Caroll Todd as Sue |
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Austin Stowell as Backstage Flirt |
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Francisco San Martin as Backstage Flirt |
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Anthony Crivello as Stagehand |
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Kiff VandenHeuvel as Scott's Half-Brother, Wayne |
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Nikea Gamby-Turner as Dorothy |
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Charlotte Crossley as June |
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Josh Meyers as Liberace's Attorney |
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Harvey J. Alperin as Joel Strote |
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Jerry Clarke as Dr. Ronald Daniels |
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Lisa Frantz as Anchorwoman |
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Shaun T. Benjamin as Health Department Spokesman |
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John Philip Kavcak as Priest at Funeral |
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Kelly Allen as Young American Dancer (uncredited) |
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Gregg Atwill as Funeral Mourner (uncredited) |
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Greg Baine as Patron (uncredited) |
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Brian Blu as Guy Outside Casino (uncredited) |
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Paul Borst as Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Barbara Brownell as Angie Liberace (uncredited) |
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Kass Connors as Kazarian (uncredited) |
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Jacquelyn Dowsett as Showgirl (uncredited) |
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Timothy Skyler Dunigan as Concert Fan (uncredited) |
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Fielding Edlow as Deposition Reporter (uncredited) |
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Corey Eid as French Guy #2 (uncredited) |
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Krystal Ellsworth as Impossible Dream Dancer (uncredited) |
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Kelli Erdmann as Young American Dancer (uncredited) |
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Amber Lee Ettinger as Hair Stylist (uncredited) |
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Derek Ferguson as Young American (uncredited) |
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Joe Filippone as Adult Bookstore Patron (uncredited) |
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Brandon Henschel as Dancer (uncredited) |
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Kara Hess as Young American Dancer (uncredited) |
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Lenny Jacobson as Stage Manager (uncredited) |
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Richard Allan Jones as Mourner (uncredited) |
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Adam J. Kassel as Valet (uncredited) |
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Dominique Kelley as Impossible Dream Dancer (uncredited) |
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David Dustin Kenyon as Cameraman (uncredited) |
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Kirk Krogstad as Theatre Stage Hand (uncredited) |
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Kristin Lindquist as Billy (uncredited) |
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Rachael Markarian as Showgirl (uncredited) |
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Hugo Pierre Martin as Patron (uncredited) |
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Paul Montez McDade as Sex Club Worker (uncredited) |
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KC Monnie as Young American Dancer (uncredited) |
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Max Napolitano as Bar Patron (uncredited) |
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Gregory Niebel as Tailor (uncredited) |
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Cassidy Noblett as Show Boy (uncredited) |
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Ryan Novak as Dancer (uncredited) |
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Meredith Ostrowsky as Young American (uncredited) |
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Lance Patrick as Sex Couple #1 (uncredited) |
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Brittany Perry-Russell as Liberace Showgirl (uncredited) |
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Ferly Prado as Dancer (uncredited) |
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Mike Jerome Putnam as On-Air News Reporter (uncredited) |
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Thure Riefenstein as Maitre d' (uncredited) |
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Stephanie Maura Sanchez as Second Anchorwoman (uncredited) |
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Jimmy Scanlon as News Reporter (uncredited) |
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Roby Schinasi as French Guy #1 (uncredited) |
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Nellie Sciutto as Reporter (uncredited) |
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Franklin J. Sterns as Bookstore Patron (uncredited) |
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C.J. Stussi as Startz Surgeon (uncredited) |
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Becca Sweitzer as Showgirl (uncredited) |
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Trace Taylor as Stagehand (uncredited) |
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Anna Wendt as Stagehand (uncredited) |
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Ryken Zane as Print Reporter (uncredited) |
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Judy Bruno Bennett as Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
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Cal Rein as Bookstore Guy (uncredited) |
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Brian Neil Hoff as Reporter (uncredited) |
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Nick Lanzisera as Young American Dancer (uncredited) |
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Charles Moniz as Mourner (uncredited) |
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Ayesha Orange as Showgirl (uncredited) |
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Jason Williams as Young American Dancer (uncredited) |
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Johnny Carson as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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Peggy King as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Directing | Steven Soderbergh | Director |
| Writing | Richard LaGravenese | Screenplay |
| Camera | Steven Soderbergh | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Steven Soderbergh | Editor |
| Crew | Michael Runyard | Stunt Double |
| Writing | Scott Thorson | Book |
| Writing | Alex Thorleifson | Book |
| Production | Susan Ekins | Producer |
| Production | Gregory Jacobs | Producer |
| Production | Michael Polaire | Producer |
| Production | Jerry Weintraub | Executive Producer |
| Production | Carmen Cuba | Casting |
| Art | Howard Cummings | Production Design |
| Art | Patrick M. Sullivan Jr. | Supervising Art Director |
| Art | Barbara Munch | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ellen Mirojnick | Costume Design |
| Production | Julie M. Anderson | Production Supervisor |
| Crew | David Kirchner | Post Production Supervisor |
| Production | Michael Polaire | Unit Production Manager |
| Art | Greg Berry | Set Designer |
| Art | Eric Sundahl | Set Designer |
| Production | Julia Ballou | Casting Assistant |
| Production | Wittney Horton | Casting Associate |
| Production | Caleb Duffy | Location Manager |
| Production | Selena Carrillo | Production Coordinator |
| Directing | Annie Welles | Script Supervisor |
| Directing | Gregory Jacobs | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Jody Spilkoman | Second Assistant Director |
| Sound | Larry Blake | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Larry Blake | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Marvin Hamlisch | Original Music Composer |
| Crew | Linda Klein | Medical Consultant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kate Biscoe | Makeup Department Head |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marie Larkin | Hair Department Head |
| Sound | David Krane | Vocal Coach |