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Overview
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Christopher Bram (novel)
Bill Condon (screenplay)
Release Date:
4 November 1998 (USA) more
Plot:
The last days of Frankenstein director James Whale are explored. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 32 wins & 23 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(33 articles)
Tracking Shot November 2009: Beginners, Black Swan, Let Me In
(From ioncinema. 2 November 2009)
More horror screenings and Zombie Walks!
(From Fangoria. 14 October 2009, 12:17 PM, PDT)
User Comments:
More than just gay vs. straight. more (213 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Ian McKellen | ... | James Whale | |
| Brendan Fraser | ... | Clayton Boone | |
| Lynn Redgrave | ... | Hanna | |
| Lolita Davidovich | ... | Betty | |
| David Dukes | ... | David Lewis | |
| Kevin J. O'Connor | ... | Harry | |
| Mark Kiely | ... | Dwight | |
| Jack Plotnick | ... | Edmund Kay | |
| Rosalind Ayres | ... | Elsa Lanchester | |
| Jack Betts | ... | Boris Karloff | |
| Matt McKenzie | ... | Colin Clive | |
| Todd Babcock | ... | Leonard Barnett | |
| Cornelia Hayes O'Herlihy | ... | Princess Margaret | |
| Brandon Kleyla | ... | Young Whale | |
| Pamela Salem | ... | Sarah Whale |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
The Father of Frankenstein (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for sexual material and language.
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Runtime:
105 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Alberta) | Canada:18 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Canada:PG (British Columbia) | Iceland:12 | Singapore:R(A) | Philippines:PG-13 | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Chile:18 | Germany:12 | Norway:11 | Portugal:M/16 | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:R | South Korea:18 | New Zealand:M
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The film had to be shot in only 21 days. more
Goofs:
Anachronisms: The Fiesta disc pitcher used by Hanna in the studio is the post-1986 yellow not the original yellow that would have existed in 1957. more
Quotes:
David Lewis:
You only embarrass yourself.
James Whale:
Oh dear, I'll never work in this town again.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Clive Barker: Raising Hell (2004) (V) more
Soundtrack:
Just Might Be Tonight more
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Originally, I thought this would be a film of gay man versus straight man. It is. But much more than that, it is a film that speaks of human strengths and weaknesses, one that studies with quirky charm and quiet strength the scenario of man versus man.
Without getting maudlin or preachy, "Gods and Monsters" goes about telling its story about ignorance, frailty, and unconditional love, the very themes that ran throughout most of James Whale's life and films.
Bill Condon has created a poetic masterpiece, a wonderful answer to the question "Can't we all just get along?". Ian McKellen as James Whale is fascinating and absorbing, his facial expressions and body movements mesmerizing. He does not give a stereotypical "queen" performance. Rather, his James Whale is a dignified, yet tortured man. Lynn Redgrave is comical for the most part as Whale's maid, though she does lend a certain down to earth quality. It is Brendan Fraser, though, who steals this film. As Clay Boone, Fraser holds his own in McKellen's formidibal shadow. He does not provide a stereotypical performance either. Boone prooves to be as dignified and monstrous as Whale.
The few problems I had with the film where two gimmicky scenes, one showing Boone's surrender to a request of Whale's that he pose "like a statue", the other a dream sequence that has Whale walking among his fallen comrades in the trenches of World War one, and one flashback on the set of "Bride of Frankenstein", a scene tainted by Arthur Dignam's awful portrayal of Ernest Thesiger.
Eventually, "Gods and Monsters' proves two things: that we are all at once superhuman and sub-human, and that Hollywood can still show this in a beautiful way.