Behind the Candelabra (2013)

Director:

Steven Soderbergh

Writers:

Richard LaGravenese (screenplay)
Scott Thorson (book)
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Release Date:

14 June 2013 (UK)

Genre:

Biography | Drama

Plot:

Based on the autobiographical novel, the tempestuous 6-year relationship between Liberace and his (much younger) lover, Scott Thorson, is recounted. |

Awards:

1 nomination

Status:

Completed | See complete list of 25,800 in-production titles »

Status Updated:

17 April 2013

More Info:

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Cast

Matt Damon	...	Scott Thorson
Michael Douglas	...	Liberace
Rob Lowe
Dan Aykroyd	...	Seymour Heller
Debbie Reynolds	...	Frances
Scott Bakula	...	Bob Black
Caroline Jaden Stussi	...	Startz Surgeon
Boyd Holbrook
Max Napolitano	...	Bar Patron
Paul Reiser	...	Mr. Felder
Nicky Katt	...	Mr. Y
Cheyenne Jackson	...	Billy Leatherwood
Eddie Jemison	...	Second Assistant Director
Kiff VandenHeuvel	...	Wayne
Tom Papa	...	Ray Arnett
Lenny Jacobson	...	Stage Manager
Bruce Ramsay	...	Carlucci
Deborah Lacey	...	Gladys
Rachael Markarian	...	Showgirl
Krystal Ellsworth	...	Impossible Dream Dancer
Thure Riefenstein	...	Maitre d'
Kc Monnie	...	Young American Dancer
Jane Morris	...	Rose
Stephanie Maura Sanchez	...	Second Anchorwoman
Becca Sweitzer	...	Showgirl
Nellie Sciutto	...	Reporter
Anthony Crivello	...	Stage hand
Barbara Brownell	...	Angie Liberace
Jacquelyn Dowsett	...	Showgirl
David Dustin Kenyon	...	Cameraman
Roby Schinasi	...	French Guy #1
Mike Jerome Putnam	...	On air news reporter
Behind The Candelabra	...	Middle Aged Woman
Derek Ferguson	...	Young American
Eric Zuckerman	...	Schumacher
Lance Patrick	...	Sex couple #1
Brandon Henschel	...	Dancer
Joe Filippone	...	Adult Bookstore Patron
Pat Asanti	...	George liberace
Nikea Gamby-Turner	...	Dorothy
Corey Eid	...	French Guy #2
Francisco San Martin	...	Handsome Young Man
Brian Shotwell	...	Print Reporter
Gladis Giada	...	Boogie Woogie Concert Fan
Cassidy Noblett	...	Show Boy
Paul Witten	...	Liberace's Make-up Artist
Richard Allan Jones	...	Mourner
Anna Wendt	...	Stagehand
Pat Destro
Kass Connors	...	Kazarian
Lisa Frantz	...	Anchor Woman
Aussie Guevara	...	Sex Club Worker
Eric Womack	...	Bartender
Kelly Allen	...	Young American Dancer
Shaun T. Benjamin	...	Raymond Carrillo (as Shaunt Benjamin)
Kelli Erdmann	...	Young American Dancer
Kristin Lindquist	...	Billy
Casey Kramer	...	Dora Liberace
Greg Baine	...	Patron
Jerry Clarke	...	Dr. Ronald Daniels
Fielding Edlow	...	Deposition Reporter
Jimmy Scanlon	...	News Reporter
Natacha Bachour	...	Showgirl
Ferly Prado	...	Dancer
Doug Hunter	...	Print Reporter
Gig Schmidt	...	Stagehand
Dominique Kelley	...	Impossible Dream Dancer
Nathan Collins	...	Print Reporter (rumored)
Ryan Roth II	...	Stagehand
Paul McDade	...	Sex Club Worker
Franklin J. Sterns	...	Bookstore Patron
Susan Todd	...	Middle Aged Woman
Kirk Krogstad	...	Theatre Stage Hand
Trace Taylor	...	Stage hand - The Make up Artist
Gregg Atwill	...	Funeral Mourner
Michael McVay	...	News Reporter
Jack Fitz	...	Midwestern Husband
Dustin Hennick	...	Print Reporter
Lita S. Bowman	...	Mourner
Paul Borst	...	Party guest
Birgit Reichel	...	Sex couple #1
Todd Bradley	...	Boom operator
Ryan Roth	...	Stagehand
Russ Cugno	...	Mourner
Cassandra M. Bellantoni	...	Hospital Visitor (uncredited)
Patty Chong	...	Concert Patron (uncredited)
Lee Christian	...	Sex Club Patron (uncredited)
Adam J. Kassel	...	Valet (uncredited)
Joan Riegert	...	Concert Fan (uncredited)

Directed by
Steven Soderbergh

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Richard LaGravenese		screenplay
Alex Thorleifson		book
Scott Thorson		book

Produced by
Jerry Weintraub	....	producer

Casting by
Carmen Cuba

Production Design by
Howard Cummings

Art Direction by
Patrick M. Sullivan Jr.

Set Decoration by
Barbara Munch

Costume Design by
Ellen Mirojnick

Makeup Department
Diana Acrey	....	crowd hair supervisor
Kate Biscoe	....	makeup department head
Sheryl Blum	....	hair stylist
Behind The Candelabra	....	assistant hair stylist
Diana Choi	....	wig maker
Patricia Gundlach	....	hairstylist
Dorota Hines	....	makeup artist
Connie Kallos	....	assistant hair stylist
Jamie Kelman	....	prosthetic makeup design and application for Debbie Reynolds
Todd Kleitsch	....	designer and makeup artist for Michael Douglas
Marie Larkin	....	hair department head
Medusah	....	hair stylist
Koji Ohmura	....	prosthetic sculptor
Deborah Rutherford	....	assistant makeup department head
Don Rutherford	....	makeup artist
Yoichi Art Sakamoto	....	prosthetic dental appliances: Matt Damon
Kerrie Smith	....	hairstylist: Michael Douglas
Yvette Stone	....	key hair stylist
Dana Vargas	....	additional hair stylist: Palm Desert, Las Vegas
Clinton Wayne	....	prosthetic supply
Hiroshi Yada	....	prosthetic makeup artist: Matt Damon

Production Management
Julie M. Anderson	....	production supervisor
David Kirchner	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Sylwia K. Dudzinska	....	dga trainee
Jody Spilkoman	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Scott M. Anderson	....	set dresser
Fred Apolito	....	propmaker
Nicole Balzarini	....	art department coordinator
Lucie Bourgeau	....	art department coordinator: additional photography
Clint Carney	....	prop maker
Brad Einhorn	....	property master
Louis Farah Jr.	....	construction medic
Francesco Ferrara	....	painter
Neil Garland	....	set foreman
Melissa Harrison	....	property assistant
Michael A. Heath	....	prop paperwork
Karen Higgins	....	construction coordinator
Eric R. Johnson	....	assistant art director
George W. Kiel	....	drapesmaster
Eric Luling	....	on-set dresser
D.J. Markuson	....	construction accountant
Suzanne Milano	....	art assistant
Elizabeth Morris	....	set decoration buyer
Bob Renna	....	drapery foreman
Greg Sanger	....	leadman
Andrew M. Siegel	....	assistant property master
Eric Sundahl	....	set designer
Karen Teneyck	....	graphic designer
Jason Vanover	....	key greensman
Jack White	....	food stylist (uncredited)

Sound Department
Mark Agostino	....	pro tools playback operator
Matt Coby	....	dialogue editor
Scott Curtis	....	foley mixer
Javier M. Hernández	....	boom operator
Chris Navarro	....	adr mixer
Billy Theriot	....	foley editor
Dennis Towns	....	sound mixer
Gerard Vernice	....	sound
Ryan Young	....	adr recordist

Special Effects by
Robert Garrigus	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
Ryan Andersen	....	visual effects editorial coordinator: Shade vfx
Sam Edwards	....	flame artist
Daniel A Flores	....	rotoscope artist: Shade VFX
Bryan Godwin	....	visual effects supervisor: Shade VFX
Harimander Singh Khalsa	....	compositing supervisor: Shade VFX
Beejal Lakhavani	....	visual effects editorial production assistant: shade vfx
Rohini Montenegro	....	compositor
Karen M. Nichols	....	flame artist
Andrew Pellicer	....	2d intern: Shade VFX
Ryan J. Quinlan	....	compositor
John Riddle	....	technical director: Shade VFX
Dane Allan Smith	....	3D scanning
Dane Allan Smith	....	visual effects producer
Thomas J. Smith	....	visual effects supervisor
Joseph A. Spano III	....	digital compositor
Shane Strickman	....	senior visual effects coordinator: Shade VFX
David Van Dyke	....	visual effects executive producer: Shade VFX
James William Visconti III	....	computer playback engineer

Stunts
Mike Gunther	....	stunt coordinator
Mike Litz	....	stunt rigger
Alex Schoenauer	....	stunt rigger
Kyle Woods	....	stunt rigging coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
James W. Apted	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Russell Ayer	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Claudette Barius	....	still photographer
Braden Belmonte	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera: re-shoots
Mark C. Broedling	....	house lighting designer
Mario Cisneros	....	grip
R. Michael De Chellis	....	rigging gaffer
Max Deleo	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Greg Fausak	....	best boy grip
Renée George	....	lighting technician
Enrico Grippo	....	lighting technician
James Plannette	....	gaffer
Benjamin Relf	....	video playback engineer
Sean Smith	....	lighting technician
Paul Toomey	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera

Casting Department
Julia Ballou	....	casting assistant
Emily Bon	....	extras casting assistant
Wittney Horton	....	casting associate
William E. Johnson III	....	extras casting assistant
Rich King	....	extras casting
Jeremy Lambert	....	extras casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Anthony Almaraz	....	costumer
Christian Cordella	....	costume illustrator
Ann Foley	....	assistant costume designer
Monica Haynes-Nino	....	costumer
Robert Q. Mathews	....	costume supervisor
Kiersten Ronning	....	key costumer
Anna Seltzer	....	costume assistant
Kenn Smiley	....	key costumer
Barnaby Smith	....	costumer: Mr. Damon
Jack Taggart	....	ager/dyer
Gillian Waterman	....	costumer
Tricia Yoo	....	set costumer

Editorial Department
Corey Bayes	....	first assistant editor
Philip Beckner	....	digital intermediate editor
John Daro	....	senior digital intermediate colorist
Paul Lavoie	....	digital intermediate producer
Amy McGrath	....	assistant editor
Bill Schultz	....	digital intermediate executive
Erin Sullivan	....	second assistant editor

Music Department
Katie Hampton	....	off-camera singer
Katie Hampton	....	playback singer
Edie Lehmann	....	vocal contractor
David Low	....	orchestra contractor
Larry Mah	....	digital score recordist
Victor Pesavento	....	music preparation
John Ashton Thomas	....	arranger
Thomas Vicari	....	music scoring mixer
Brian Brigham	....	off-camera singer (uncredited)
Jon Robert Hall	....	off-camera singer (uncredited)
David Loucks	....	off-camera singer (uncredited)
Gerald White	....	off-camera singer (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Gil Amaral	....	driver: cast
Jeff Bova	....	production driver
Michael W. Broomer	....	driver
Shane Greedy	....	transportation coordinator
John Hight	....	driver: cast (2012)
Steve Lewis	....	transportation
Stan Mataele	....	driver
Cyril O'Neil	....	picture car consultant
George A. Sack	....	transportation captain
Lin C. Smith	....	driver
Chase Spitzer	....	dot coordinator

Other crew
Arek Bagboudarian	....	set production assistant
Teri J. Barber	....	set production assistant
Selena Carrillo	....	production coordinator
Caleb Duffy	....	location manager
Jesse Ehman	....	office production assistant
Taylor Erickson	....	assistant location manager
Desirae Ferrer	....	production secretary
Briana Frapart	....	production assistant: re-shoots
Briana Frapart	....	production assistant: reshoots
Rachael Lin Gallaghan	....	production coordinator: Palm Springs
Katy Galow	....	set production assistant
Jenny Gienger	....	cast assistant
Heather Gothie	....	travel coordinator
Kimberly Hayes	....	assistant production coordinator: Las Vegas unit
Jason Hinkel	....	first assistant accountant
TJ Jackson	....	assistant to producer (as Tim Jackson)
David Scott Leatherwood	....	assistant: Mr. LaGravenese
Joseph Malloch	....	assistant: Mr. Polaire
Joseph Malloch	....	post-production coordinator
Cynthia H. Margulis	....	assistant accountant: costumes
Morgan McHugh	....	production assistant
Heidi Brook Myers	....	adr loop group
Katrina Norman	....	dancer
Tim Patterson	....	assistant production coordinator
Alice Peterson	....	office production assistant
Aurora Ann Quinones	....	production assistant
Emily Rice	....	post-production accountant
Tiffany Romero	....	assistant production accountant
Tiffany Romero	....	second assistant accountant
Ashley Romo	....	office production assistant
Linda Rowe	....	animal trainer
Jon Sperry	....	dialect coach for Debbie Reynolds: uncredited
Amanda Sutton	....	post-production payroll accountant
Jennifer Tunberg	....	additional set production assistant
Brian Turi	....	animal trainer: dog
Jeff Winn	....	key craft service
Sydney Yuman	....	production assistant

Production Companies

• HBO Films

Distributors

• ARP Sélection (2013) (France) (theatrical)
• Home Box Office (HBO) (2013) (USA) (TV)

Special Effects

• Gentle Giant Studios (3D scanning)
• Shade VFX (visual effects)

Other Companies

• 5150 Action  production services
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  stabilized remote camera systems
• Keslow Cameras  camera equipment provided by
• Movie Movers  hair and makeup trailer
• Movie Movers  star trailers
• Red Digital Cinema  camera equipment provided by
• Rice Gorton Pictures Ltd.  post-production accountants

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Runtime:

118 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

Ireland:16 | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Santa Clarita, California, USA

Company:

HBO Films

Trivia:

According to an interview with Michael Douglas at the Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour, Debbie Reynolds, who plays Liberace's mother in this movie, was personally acquainted with the real Liberace and appeared as a guest on his variety show. Douglas also said that when he was younger, his father, Kirk Douglas, had a Palm Springs home down the street from one of Liberace's homes, and although Michael Douglas never met Liberace, he did occasionally see him in the neighborhood.

Movie Connections:

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