Behind the Candelabra (2013)
Romance/Drama · 1h 58m
Description
Outrageous entertainer and flamboyant pianist whose stage and television career spanned 40 years, Liberace (Acadey Award winner Michael Douglas) lived lavishly and embraced a lifestyle of exess. In the summer of 1997 handsome young Scott Thorson (Academy Award winner Matt Damon) walked into his dressing room and. despite their age difference and seemingly different worlds, the two embark on a secretive five-year love affair. Behind the Candelabra captures the essense of Liberace's appeal while taking a behind-the-scenes look at their tempestuous relationship. The film also features an all-star supporting cast that includes Emmy and Academy Award nominee Dan Aykroyd, Golden Globe winner and Emmy nominee Scott Bakula, Golden Globe nominee Rob Lowe, and Academy Award, Golden Globe and Emmy nominee Debbie Reynolds.
Status
ReleasedLanguage
EnglishCountry
United StatesProduction Companies
HBO Films, Jerry Weintraub ProductionsBudget
$23000000Revenue
$13400000Where to Watch
Matt Damon
Scott Thorson
Scott Bakula
Bob BlackEric Zuckerman
Lou
Eddie Jemison
Assistant Director
Randy Lowell
DirectorTom Roach
Stunt ActorShamus Cooley
Camera AssistantJohn Smutny
Sound Mixer
Jane Morris
Rose Carracappa
Garrett M. Brown
Joe Carracappa
Michael Douglas
Liberace
Pat Asanti
George Liberace
Debbie Reynolds
Frances LiberaceCasey Kramer
Dora Liberace
Cheyenne Jackson
Billy Leatherwood
Tom Papa
Ray Arnett
Dan Aykroyd
Seymour HellerJames Kulick
Assistant Stage Manager
Bruce Ramsay
CarlucciPaul Witten
Make-Up Artist
Deborah Lacey
Gladys
Rob Lowe
Dr. Jack Startz
David Koechner
Adoption AttorneySusan Todd
Sue
Nicky Katt
Mr. Y
Austin Stowell
Backstage FlirtFrancisco San Martin
Backstage Flirt
Boyd Holbrook
Cary James
Anthony Crivello
Stagehand
Mike O'Malley
Tracy SchnelkerKiff VandenHeuvel
Scott's Half Brother, Wayne (as Kiff Vanden Heuvel)
Nikea Gamby-Turner
DorothyCharlotte Crossley
June
Josh Meyers
Liberace's AttorneyHarvey J. Alperin
Joel Strote (as Harvey Jacob Alperin)
Paul Reiser
Scott's Attorney
Jerry Clarke
Dr. Ronald DanielsLisa Frantz
AnchorwomanShaun T. Benjamin
Health Department Spokesman (as Shaunt Benjamin)John Philip Kavcak
Priest at FuneralKelly Allen
Young American Dancer (uncredited)Gregg Atwill
Funeral Mourner (uncredited)Natacha Bachour
Showgirl (uncredited)
Greg Baine
Patron (uncredited)Cassandra M. Bellantoni
Hospital Visitor (uncredited)Paul Borst
Party Guest (uncredited)Lita S. Bowman
Mourner (uncredited)Barbara Brownell
Angie Liberace (uncredited)
Johnny Carson
Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Patty Chong
Concert Patron (uncredited)Lee Christian
Sex Club Patron (uncredited)Nathan Collins
Print Reporter (uncredited)Kass Connors
Kazarian (uncredited)Russ Cugno
Mourner (uncredited)Pat Destro
(uncredited)Jacquelyn Dowsett
Showgirl (uncredited)
Timothy Skyler Dunigan
Concert Fan / Driver (uncredited)Fielding Edlow
Deposition Reporter (uncredited)
Corey Eid
French Guy #2 (uncredited)
Krystal Ellsworth
Impossible Dream Dancer (uncredited)Kelli Erdmann
Young American Dancer (uncredited)Derek Ferguson
Young American (uncredited)Joe Filippone
Adult Bookstore Patron (uncredited)Jack Fitz
Midwestern Husband (uncredited)
Gladis Giada
Boogie Woogie Concert Fan (uncredited)Aussie Guevara
Sex Club Worker (uncredited)
Brandon Henschel
Dancer (uncredited)Doug Hunter
Print Reporter (uncredited)Lenny Jacobson
Stage Manager (uncredited)
Richard Allan Jones
Mourner (uncredited)Adam J. Kassel
Valet (uncredited)Dominique Kelley
Impossible Dream Dancer (uncredited)
David Dustin Kenyon
Cameraman (uncredited)Peggy King
Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)Kirk Krogstad
Theatre Stage Hand (uncredited)Kristin Lindquist
Billy (uncredited)
Rachael Markarian
Showgirl (uncredited)Hugo Martin
Club Patron (uncredited)Paul McDade
Sex Club Worker (uncredited)Kc Monnie
Young American Dancer (uncredited)
Max Napolitano
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Cassidy Noblett
Show Boy (uncredited)Ryan Novak
Dancer (uncredited)Lance Patrick
Sex Couple #1 (uncredited)Ferly Prado
Dancer (uncredited)Mike Jerome Putnam
On-Air News Reporter (uncredited)
Thure Riefenstein
Maitre d' (uncredited)
Joan Riegert
Concert Fan (uncredited)Ryan Roth II
Stagehand (uncredited)Stephanie Maura Sanchez
Second Anchorwoman (uncredited)Jimmy Scanlon
News Reporter (uncredited)Roby Schinasi
French Guy #1 (uncredited)
Nellie Sciutto
Reporter (uncredited)Franklin J. Sterns
Bookstore Patron (uncredited)Caroline Jaden Stussi
Startz Surgeon (uncredited)
Becca Sweitzer
Showgirl (uncredited)Trace Taylor
Stagehand (uncredited)Anna Wendt
Stagehand (uncredited)Eric Womack
Bartender (uncredited)
Ryken Zane
Print Reporter (uncredited)
Steven Soderbergh
Director
Richard LaGravenese
WriterScott Thorson
WriterAlex Thorleifson
Writer
