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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.
Nov 4, 1998 · Gods and Monsters: Directed by Bill Condon. With Ian McKellen, Brendan Fraser, Lynn Redgrave, Lolita Davidovich. The last days of Frankenstein (1931) director James Whale are explored.
Gods and Monsters is a spellbinding, confusing piece of semi-fiction, featuring fine performances; McKellen leads the way, but Redgrave and Fraser don't lag far behind. Once a powerful Hollywood ...
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Dec 4, 1998 · "Gods and Monsters" is not a deep or powerful film, but it is a good-hearted one, in which we sense the depth of early loss that helped to shape Whale's protective style, and the California openness that allows Clayton Boone to care for a man he has nothing in common with.
Academy Award winner, Best Adapted Screenplay. James Whale, acclaimed creator of the Frankenstein movies, begins an unlikely friendship with his handsome gardener. 472 IMDb 7.3 1 h 45 min 1998. R. Drama · LGBTQ · Sentimental · Campy. Free trial of Here TV, rent, or buy.
Summaries. The last days of Frankenstein (1931) director James Whale are explored. 1957. Long having retired, James Whale, arguably most famous for directing Frankenstein (1931) and Bride of Frankenstein (1935) among some other 1930s horror classics, has burned his bridges with the Hollywood community in that they have abandoned him, the ...
Film. Gods and Monsters (film), a 1998 film about film director James Whale. Justice League: Gods and Monsters, a 2015 direct-to-video animated superhero film. "Chapter One: Gods and Monsters", the first chapter of the DC Universe.
An acclaimed tale of unexpected friendship and a glimpse into Hollywood's past, with Ian McKellan as aging Frankenstein director James Whale and Brendan Fraser as his young gardener.
Gods and Monsters. Ian McKellen and Brendan Fraser star in this Oscar-winning drama set in the final days of openly gay "Frankenstein" director James Whale, a has-been struggling with ill health and an attraction to his new gardener. 659 IMDb 7.3 1 h 45 min 1998.
Part biography, part fantasy, part meditation on the true nature of inner monsters, life, death, and art, this is a sensitive and compelling study of an iconic industry figure. Full Review ...
