Gods and Monsters (1998)
Gods and Monsters (1998)
Plot.
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Cast & Crew.
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
Michael O'Hagan
William Whale
David Millbern
Dr. Payne
Amir Aboulela
The Monster
Marlon Braccia
Elizabeth Taylor
Jesse Long
Assistant Director
Owen Masterson
Camera Assistant
Lisa Vastine
Librarian
Kent George
Whale at 25
Martin Ferrero
George Cukor
David Fabrizio
Photographer
Jesse James
Michael Boone
Lisa Darr
Dana Boone
Paul Michael Sandberg
Sound Man
Judson Mills
Young Man at Pool
Arthur Dignam
Ernest Thesiger (uncredited)
John Gatins
Kid Saylor (uncredited)
Curtis Harrington
Cukor Party Guest (uncredited)
Celeste Lecesne
Jack Pierce (uncredited)
Sarah Ann Morris
Daisy (uncredited)
Richard Pines
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Jennifer Tolkachev
Party Guest (uncredited)
Bill Condon
Director / Screenplay
Richard Sherman
Set Designer / Production Design
Bruce Finlayson
Costume Design
Christopher Bram
Novel
Mark R. Harris
Producer
Jim Samson
Set Decoration
Valorie Massalas
Casting / Co-Executive Producer
Gregg Fienberg
Producer
Stephen M. Katz
Director of Photography
Debra-Lee Davidson
Makeup Artist
Paul Colichman
Producer
Brian Smith
ADR Mixer
Clive Barker
Executive Producer
David Bach
Supervising Sound Editor
Virginia Katz
Editor
David Forrest
Executive Producer
Beau Rogers
Executive Producer
Stephen P. Jarchow
Executive Producer
Sam Irvin
Co-Executive Producer
Lisa Levy
Line Producer
Spencer Proffer
Co-Executive Producer
John Schouweiler
Line Producer
Carter Burwell
Original Music Composer
David Larry
Art Direction
Judy Crown
Key Hair Stylist
Sheryl Blum
Hairstylist
Tarra D. Day
Key Makeup Artist
Carol F. Doran
Wigmaker
Media.
Details.
Release DateJanuary 21, 1998
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 45m
Content RatingR
Budget$10,000,000
Box Office$6,451,628
Filming LocationsCalifornia, United States of America · Vancouver, Canada
Genres
Wiki.
Gods and Monsters is a 1998 period drama film written and directed by Bill Condon, based on Christopher Bram's 1995 novel Father of Frankenstein. The film stars Ian McKellen, Brendan Fraser, Lynn Redgrave, Lolita Davidovich, and David Dukes. Its plot is a partly fictionalized account of the last days of the life of film director James Whale (McKellen), known for directing Frankenstein (1931) and Bride of Frankenstein (1935). A veteran of World War I, the aged Whale develops a complicated relationship with his gardener, Clayton Boone (Fraser), a fictitious character originally created by Bram for the source novel.
An international co-production between the United Kingdom and the United States, Gods and Monsters is produced by Paul Colichman, Gregg Fienberg, and Mark R. Harris; Clive Barker served as executive producer. As well as featuring reconstructions of the production of the Bride of Frankenstein, the film's title is derived from a scene in Bride of Frankenstein, in which the character Dr. Pretorius toasts Dr. Frankenstein, "To a new world of gods and monsters!"
Gods and Monsters was nominated for three Academy Awards, including Best Actor for McKellen and Best Supporting Actress for Redgrave, and won for Best Adapted Screenplay. Despite receiving positive reviews, the film was a box office failure. It was later adapted as a play of the same name which premiered in London at the Southwark Playhouse in February 2015.